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The Olympics is the mecca of sporting controversy, and it is precisely because its system of values is not standardized or agreed upon.If women in general do not aggressively negotiate their salaries, this is in part due to the reality that they are often viewed negatively for such behavior.Though we take issue with the seemingly hyper-secure voting software changes to come, we commend the non-election proposals passed at the UC meeting for responding well to student demands.Besides, regardless of what Harvard would have us believe, excessive drinking is not the exclusive province of the class of 2013.Christo Schulz's victory gave men's tennis its fourth point of the day and helped the Crimson defeat a struggling Radford squad by a score of 4-3.The No. 12 Harvard men’s lacrosse team takes on No. 18 Massachusetts at 1 pm at Garber Field in Amherst tomorrow afternoon.If the No. 4 Crimson beats No. 5 Cornell in tonight’s NCAA quarterfinals at 7 pm, it will head to the Twin Cities for the women’s Frozen Four.At its tenth meeting of the year (March 10), the Faculty Council discussed final exams and study abroad transcripts with Jay Harris, the Harry Austryn Wolfson Professor of Jewish Studies and dean of undergraduate education. The council was also briefed about Harvard's digital dissemination efforts.This post was co-authored with Anand Rao and Jamie Yoder One of the most important things that executives forget when they craft their service model is the need to address customers' anxieties. In today's grim environment, this is more important than ever for all companies but especially for financial services firms. Since the financial crisis of September 2008, many people have been scared to invest. Between the end of September 2007 and early December 2008 retirement accounts alone lost nearly $2.8 ...Last week, I wrote a post about exiting a conversation gracefully that generated some buzz. Beyond commenting on the strategies and tips to help you get out of those awkward moments, many of you rightfully pointed out that breaking into conversations was just as perplexing, especially at networking events, conferences, and other forced-conversation forums. There are two strategies that I recommend to ease in and out of group conversations effortlessly. Both begin with a polite interruption followed by a ...When I was a young consultant, my first (and at the time, only) client was a fledgling Toyota, which had only recently entered the American market in a big way. Back in the mid-1970's, in the wake of the first oil shocks , Toyota was an inspiring company battling for long-term growth and market share in a country that still viewed Japanese products — and the people who made them — with suspicion. To this day, I carry insights with regard to leadership that I learned from Toyota in that period. ...According to Christensen, the debate about public vs. privately funded care focuses on "the wrong answers to the wrong questions." The more fundamental challenge is business model innovation. Read More >Seelert, who started his career in the Mad Men era, the 1960s, talks about where the show gets it right, common mistakes in the field, and his advice for marketers today. Read More >NYT columnist Nicholas Kristof highlights Falik's nonprofit startup, Global Citizen Year, and her mission to give high school graduates experience working in a developing country. Read More >Even if you loathe sports and think pro-athletes are selfish morons, you couldn't find a better discussion about what it really takes to get the best out of competitive, highly-paid high performers than the "What Geeks Don't Get: The Limits of Moneyball" all-star panel at this past weekend's MIT Sloan's Sports Analytics conference. Management committees at Goldman Sachs , General Electric , and Toyota could do worse than snag a transcript of the spirited session for their own personnel policy and planning ...Taking responsibility for something one is incapable of doing has never been a particularly good idea. Politicians get in trouble for promising their electorates that they can fix the economy when they can't. Money managers get in trouble when they tell their clients that they will beat the market when they can't. The only thing of which we can be sure is that in due course the promise-taker will be disappointed and the promise-giver will be frustrated. And in due course, disappointment and frustration ...You have a wonderful fashion sense. Those clothes you're wearing today, for example — they look great! You don't believe me. You couldn't possibly — after all, I've never seen you. But, chances are, on an unconscious level you really do believe me, and my compliment makes you feel warm and gooey inside. And your positive feelings predispose you to do something nice for me, so if I were a salesman or your subordinate or your colleague, that nice something, whatever it is, could definitely make ...I'm heading off this week to SXSW Interactive , the annual geekfest that remains the only place where I have actually danced with robots to the music of theremins . Isn't that exactly how you imagine that geeks party? But SXSW isn't (just) a big programmer party. It's one of the marquis events in the tech conference calendar, the place where shiny new tools get unveiled and new social networks get heralded for their revolutionary features, while established social media brands brag about the business ...The Hauser Center for Nonprofit Organizations at Harvard University is pleased to announce that the Initiative for Responsible Investment has joined the Center.Former FDA commissioner David Kessler says overeating has to be attacked the same way that tobacco was in the past, by making it socially unacceptable.Reduce. Reuse. Recycle. We hear this mantra
time and again. When it comes to carbon—the "Most Wanted" element in terms
of climate change—nature has got reuse and recycle covered. However, it's up
to us to reduce. Scientists at Harvard Medical School are trying to meet
this challenge by learning more about the carbon cycle , that is, the process
by which carbon moves from the atmosphere into plants, oceans, soils, the
earth’s crust, and back into the atmosphere again. read moreAlumni of graduate programs on East Asia: Return to campus on April 9 for a day of faculty workshops on Asian art, politics, food, culture, and medicine! > Learn more, registerPartners in Health co-founder Paul Farmer, MD/PhD '90, will deliver the keynote, and some of Harvard's most compelling faculty will lead symposia exploring new research. Save April 10! > Learn more, registerPublished: March 11, 2010 Paper Released: February 2010 Author: Alnoor Ebrahim Executive Summary: Nonprofit leaders face multiple, and sometimes competing, accountability demands: from numerous actors (upward, downward, internal), for varying purposes (financial, governance, performance, mission), and requiring differing levels of organizational response (compliance and strategic). Yet is it feasible, or even desirable, for nonprofit organizations to be accountable to everyone for everything? The challenge ...From the MediaBerkman blog: Millions of people are now interacting in virtual worlds like Second Life and World of Warcraft using the guise of avatars. In these spaces, users can actually design their avatars to be subtly or radically different from who they are in real life. And it turns out how people interact through their avatars – the signals they give one another through conversation and appearance – can tell us a lot about the choices and biases that inform our behavior in the real world. Jeremy ...Berkman Center - MediaBerkman - 21 hours agoMillions of people are now interacting in virtual worlds like Second Life and World of Warcraft using the guise of avatars. In these spaces, users can actually design their avatars to be subtly or radically different from who they are in real life.
And it turns out how people interact through their avatars – the [...]Despite threats of disciplinary action against freshmen seeking to appease the River Gods, some members of the Class of 2013 nevertheless decided to celebrate Housing Day Eve with gusto.One of the best parts about living in Adams House is knowing that throngs of Quadlings, River rats, and even claustrophobic Quincy residents would trade a whole GPA point to live in your gold-brushed abode.Majestically situated on the banks of the Charles, Eliot House has a lot to offer the lucky freshmen placed here. With a vibrant community, a gorgeous courtyard, loving House Masters, and a wealth of facilities, this House is truly an all-inclusive package. Freshmen assigned to Eliot will have no reason to envy any of their (less fortunate) peers.Down the street, our neighbors in Adams House appear to have put up a banner. Looks like it's a message ...Since the Weatherhead Center provides Mr. Kramer with a legitimizing and prominent public platform, we wonder whether it views any policy call as ethically disgraceful.Korean-American author Chang-rae Lee described writing as an act of improvisation at the Harvard Book Store yesterday.I know it’s too much to ask society to change racial problems overnight, but there is certainly more we can do.Yes, healthcare reform is a noble cause. In the short term, it may even cut some costs. But no matter what the president says, passing a bill ends no “journey.” It won’t “solve a pressing national issue.”Government officials hailing from Acre, Brazil joined two Harvard professors in a discussion last night about practices for developing local communities while preserving the Amazon Rainforest.A panel discussion held in Harvard Hall last night examined the link between environmental factors and reproductive health.India’s decision to bring a larger number of women into its legislature is commendable—it represents a move toward greater gender equality in India.Harvard co-captain Colin West ended his distinguished career on a high note after finally capturing the trophy that eluded him for so long, while freshman counterpart Laura Gemmell capped off her first season with the same accolade—a national individual title.Perhaps the most surprising thing about the Nordic ski team’s rise this year is that the team’s assistant coach is a former softball recruit who had never cross country skied before college.For assistant coach Kelly Finley, the end of the women’s season means something entirely different—it allows her to spend a lot more time with a little girl named Avigail.Dean of Harvard College Evelynn M. Hammonds released yesterday the official report of the Committee to Review the Administrative Board, which recommends a holistic reform of the College’s primary disciplinary body.The Economics Department will reinstate junior seminars for the next academic year, due in part to an increase in the number of visiting professors, department leaders said yesterday.After a nine-month testing period, Le Whif will launch its products in cities nationwide and abroad, including London and Tokyo.In accordance with the University’s non-discrimination policy, which was modified in 2006 to include gender identity, University Health Services decided to address the medical needs of transgender people with more equitable insurance coverage.As part of our Housing Market series, we've been posting reviews and rankings for each of Harvard's 12 residential Houses. Click here to read more about our project. So, you want to be a member of the most elite House on campus? If you thought getting into Harvard was hard, clearly you've never tried to become a member of Kirkland House. Although not entirely abandoning DeWolfe housing, Kirkland will only keep one of its two current floors. This means that it will now accept significantly fewer freshmen ...On March 8, Associate Attorney General Tom Perrelli ’91 returned to Harvard Law School to discuss the Department of Justice’s new violence against women initiative. Perrelli’s visit marked the first stop on a month-long college campus tour sponsored by DOJ.As part of our Housing Market series, we'll be posting reviews and rankings for each of Harvard's 12 residential Houses over the next few days. Click here to read more about our project. “Pfuck my life” is what you might mistakenly think upon discovering a Pfolar bear at your door on Thursday morning. Sure, there are closer places to live than Pfoho, but the rabid enthusiasm of Pfohosers, tutors, and House Masters alike is a testament to the fact that Pfoho is among the better Houses. Pfoho is a ...Blog for the Science Club for Girls offers words of encouragement and wisdom that can only be gleaned from hindsightThe writers for the upcoming film on the founding of Facebook may be regretting starting the script too early—juicy scandals and charged accusations surrounding the social networking Web site just keeps surfacing. A week after Facebook experienced privacy issues, Facebook founder and CEO Mark E. Zuckerberg '06 was accused of hacking into student e-mail and social network ConnectU accounts before dropping out of Harvard in 2004.I will be talking at Oberlin College tomorrow evening .Members of the Roman Catholic Church in the Philippines have taken up the fight against protected sex after government health workers passed out roses and condoms on Valentines Day. Bishops have (wrongly) accused condoms of causing abortion, contributing the spread of HIV/AIDS, and allowing people to feel secure despite bishops’ warnings of a high failure [...]Hank Chien '96 jumps and climbs his way to a record 1,061,700 points in the Donkey Kong arcade game (NY Daily News)Harvard students just can’t get enough of that Old Spice commercial these days. Not only has Dunster spoofed it for their Housing Day vid, the senior gift video brigade also turned it into one of three clips urging seniors to each donate $10 to the annual senior gift fund.Noice - 1 day agoIn the upcoming film “Get Him to the Greek” starring Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, and Rose Bryne (just to name a few), a Hollywood producer is forced to get a rock legend out to L.A. for a comeback show. The movie is produced by Judd Apatow, the man behind “40 Year Old Virgin” and “Knocked [...]Noice - 2 days agoGet silly tonight.
Sincerely,
The Voice.As President Drew Faust becomes the eighth Harvard president to visit Japan, faculty members are sending back dispatches about cultural and historical aspects of her visit.BERKMAN CENTER FOR INTERNET & SOCIETY AT HARVARD UNIVERSITY March 10, 2010 // Upcoming events and digital media [1] [TODAY 3/10/10] Institute of Politics Forum Event Co-Sponsored by
the Berkman Center: "Digital Governance -- From the State House to the
White House" with Aneesh Chopra: United States CTO; Ann Margulies: CIO,
Commonwealth of Massachusetts; Teri Takai: CIO, State of California
Event Moderator: Jerry Mechling: Lecturer in Public Policy, HKS
( ...Here's something you might not know. There's enough food in the world to feed pretty much everyone . So why are more than 1 billion people — nearly 20% of the world's population — either starving or malnourished? And why, over the last two decades, has global hunger steeply risen? The answer has everything to do with the past — and future — of advantage. Over the last few months, I've discussed in depth the tectonic shifts rocking the macro and micro economy. Let's put it all ...John Doerr has been instrumental in creating a plan that brings new focus to energy conservation and representing green industry interests in Washington. From the archives: A passion for the environment Read More >As a former teacher, principal, and charter-school founder, Lemov set out to learn what makes a good teacher. The result is a taxonomy of 49 techniques, ranging from Cold Call (No. 2) to Positive Framing (No. 43). Read More >I was in my home office, on the phone with a new client, when I heard a knock on the door. I looked at my watch: it was 4pm, the time my daughters Isabelle and Sophia come home from school. Generally I love taking a break at this time and hearing about their day. But, I have a rule: if the door to my office is closed, they have to knock once. If I answer, they can come in. If I'm silent, it means I don't want to be disturbed and they have to wait until I come out. Well, this time, not wanting my call to be ...In 1966, Time magazine published a cover article posing the question, " Is God Dead? " Asked about the possibility, former President Eisenhower reportedly responded, "That's funny. I was just talking with Him this morning." Some of us are beginning to feel the same way about trendy assertions that strategy is dead. You may have read one such proclamation in the Jan. 25 Wall Street Journal . "Strategy, as we knew it, is dead," argued Walt Shill, who leads Accenture's North American consulting practice. An ...Comparing medical treatments to find the best and the cheapest may be a pillar of U.S. healthcare reform efforts, but very little such research is being done, according to a report from Harvard Medical School published on TuesdayThe poll by Harvard’s Institute of Politics found that six out of 10 young adults surveyed worry they may not meet their current bills and obligations.Published: March 10, 2010 Paper Released: February 2010 Authors: Jordan I. Siegel and Prithwiraj Choudhury Executive Summary: "Tunneling" refers to efforts by firms' controlling owner-managers to take money for themselves at the expense of minority shareholders. Looking at emerging economies in general and at India in particular, HBS professor Jordan I. Siegel and doctoral student Prithwiraj Choudhury argue for a simultaneous analysis of corporate governance and strategic activity differences in order to ...Noice - 2 days agoIt looks like some of the houses feel the need to post more than one mediocre Housing Day video this year. Here’s Quincy’s second attempt after the seemingly lazy BBC -penguin-clip attempt. It features a dub over “I’ll Make A Man Out of You” from the Mulan soundtrack. Our verdict: We’re really confused. And embarrassed for Quincy. [...]Noice - 2 days agoCabot rounded off the last of the Housing Day videos as it released its Housing Day video last night, and we’re impressed. The video seems to be based off of Google’s “Parisian Love” ad that was shown during the Super Bowl, with lyrics to the tune of “Anyone Else But You” from the Juno soundtrack.Harvard’s on-campus recruiting program, formerly known as e-recruiting, is reflecting signs of stabilization in the financial sector, according to Robin Mount, director of the Office of Career, Research, and International Opportunities.A glass of wine with dinner might not be a bad idea for your waistline, according to a new study by Harvard researchers, which found that middle-aged and older women who drink moderately experience significantly less weight gain than those who abstain.Housing Day Eve and its rituals came a day early this year for a few enthusiastic freshmen afraid of incurring the wrath of both the River Gods and the College administration, which had warned the Class of 2013 the police would be monitoring unsafe activity along the river Wednesday night.Despite the political stalemates in recent months, young Americans’ approval of President Barack Obama has held steady since November, according to a poll released yesterday by the Institute of Politics.Mass. Supreme Court Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall reflected on how her childhood in apartheid-era South Africa made her more conscious of the influence of the law.Gregory M. Sensing works at the Harvard School of Public Health. He goes to work, he goes home, he decides what to make for dinner and when to do the laundry. But for most of his life, he’s faced a struggle that something internal does not seem quite right.In response to burgeoning student interest over the past few years, the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences will create a new biomedical engineering concentration, marking the start of the school’s ambitions to expand existing tracks into independent concentrations.Homi K. Bhabha opens up his home to FM.Lowell House is close to the Yard, next to the MAC, and sometimes, too close to Nochs. While Lowell's detractors will complain about the Russian Bells (they’re only annoying on Sundays at 1 p.m.), there isn’t much to dislike about this Neo-Georgian beauty. If Lowell residents come to greet you on Housing Day, revel in the glory that the Housing Gods have bestowed upon you—for the next three years, you'll belong to a House that you'll be proud to show off to your parents and jealous peers.You may be turned off by concrete at first. Regal old Harvard—mantelpieces, window seats, chandeliers—that’s what turns you on. But after moving into Mather, you’ll be welcomed into a vibrant House community, get invited to one of the parties that occur here each weekend, and hook up with a hot Matherite in your (guaranteed) single. Concrete is seductive.DUNSTER
Susan Olsen
Dining Hall Cook FM: What’s your favorite time of the year in Dunster?ELIOT
Michael C. McGaghie ’01
Senior Resident Tutor FM: What is the most extravagant thing that a student has ever done for you to show their appreciation?Beloved house personalities speak out on everything from late-night phone calls to the perks of Quad living.CABOT
Richard A. Johnson
Resident Tutor FM: If you could say one thing to freshmen as they get psyched for Housing Day, or more specifically...ADAMS
Zachary C. Sifuentes ’97
Resident Tutor FM: What’s your favorite thing about Adams House?Whether they’ve been shacked up in Lamont, Starbucks, or the back of your dining hall, they’ve undoubtedly been working away, ...Harvard (20-8, 11-3 Ivy) earned its 20th win of the season with a 64-59 victory over the Big Green (11-17, 6-8 Ivy) at Lavietes Pavilion.Homi K. Bhabha opens up his home to FM.The Harvard women’s lacrosse team faced a tall order, looking to defeat its first nationally-ranked opponent of the year.The Harvard women’s lacrosse team faced a tall order, looking to defeat its first nationally-ranked opponent of the year.Sticking around campus for spring break? Jealous of your friends who are sunbathing in the tropics? Well, you can still ...It’s not easy being a grad student at Harvard. While members of the College stress over cold breakfasts and the ...Hey Rabbah Sara Hurwitz, first female Orthodox rabbi, what is your favorite Jewish holiday?Last Wednesday evening, in Harvard’s Malkin Athletic Center, all the ladies—and not just the single ones—channeled their inner Beyoncé, learning ...The Harvard men’s volleyball team looked to continue the momentum it gained from the first win of the season last Saturday, but the Crimson had its hopes dashed by the Springfield Pride.According to a recent Boston Herald article, you passed out next to an empty couch last weekend with genitalia sharpie-d ...So, you played with “Star Wars” androids as a child? It’s okay; we did too. Once. 15 years ago (translation: ...Her name is Brogan A. Berry ’12, and people always say she looks like a squirrel, frolicking in the yard, ...I began to worry after I’d eaten my seventh banana in two days.My spring break plans for this year: go home to see the family who, at an alarming rate, seem to ...By 10:30 p.m., the line of twenty-somethings waiting to enter Club Oberon for Friday night’s “Jerkus Circus” curved its way ...Whether they’ve been shacked up in Lamont, Starbucks, or the back of your dining hall, they’ve undoubtedly been working away, ...Jody Cukier Siegler ’79 is the type of person who, when asked if she minds being recorded during an interview, ...Homi K. Bhabha opens up his home to FM.With only a few days remaining, Harvard's Houses have been releasing YouTube videos at a steady clip. The videos are filled with memes and pop songs. Some are pretty bad; others make us want to transfer from our lame Houses and into ones that know how to make a quality video.“Put yourself in the path of lightning,” was the advice of Senior Advisor to the President Valerie Jarrett, speaking at the Harvard Law School Women’s Law Association spring conference on February 19, 2010. The conference, entitled “Women for Women: Advocating for Change,” brought together leaders in the legal profession to discuss the challenges that women face in the courtroom, the workplace, and in the community.In today’s New York Times, Alan M. Dershowitz , the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School, contributed a post, “Representing the Despised,” in response to the recent release of a video by a conservative advocacy organization, Keep America Safe, which takes aim at lawyers who have represented Guantánamo detainees and are now working in the Justice Department.Dershowitz’s post is one of four commentaries that appeared as part of the Times’ Room for Debate blog post “Attacking ...This month, Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow, the Jeremiah Smith, Jr. Professor, will deliver the 16th annual Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh Lecture in Ethics and Public Policy at the University of Notre Dame and the Robert M. Cover Lecture in Law and Religion at Yale Law School.Richard W. Wrangham, Currier’s House Master since 2008, has studied man’s hairier cousin—the chimpanzee—since his days as an undergraduate at ...In the op-ed “Legitimizing Hate” in the March 5 issue of the Crimson, the Hispanic Business Magazine article “Business Diversity ...The Chinese government views Google’s decision to challenge China’s censorship laws by threatening to leave the country as yet another instance of Westerners denying China its sovereign right to govern.The cancellation of River Run is unjustified, totalitarian, and completely, 100 percent mean and unfairA slight lyrical change overlooked by many music critics suggests that these celebrities may be at the forefront of a religious cause in addition to a humanitarian one.The CDO will likely help to promote diversity, and the existence of the position demonstrates that Harvard takes this goal seriously.The steps Harvard administrators have taken to increase student safety and promote alcohol education have been visible, yet they are completely useless unless accompanied by real consequences for binge drinking on campus.Noice - 2 days ago…WITH A TWISTAs part of our Housing Market series, we'll be posting reviews and rankings for each of Harvard's 12 residential Houses over the next few days. Click here to read more about our project. Everyone wants to eat in Quincy. Everyone wants to have their student group meetings in Quincy. Everyone wants to crash the Masters’ open houses and party on the roof. Clearly everyone wishes they could be in Quincy.Author-turned-activist Bill McKibben says the fight to arrest global warming requires an international movement to force political change.Amyloid-beta protein – the primary constituent of the plaques found in the brains of Alzheimer's disease patients – may be part of the body's first-line system to defend against infection. read moreJeffry Liker, in his recent HBR blog post , minimizes the scope of quality problems arising from Toyota's hyper growth over the last decade. He sees those who believe Toyota has serious quality/safety problems as uninformed. He accuses them of contributing to a "growing mythology," viewing their "faulty generalizations" as "laughable." It is hard to square his views with the following three statements. In January 2008, Chris Tinto, then Toyota's Vice President for Technical and regulatory Affairs, in an ...Before they were Harvard, they were military.It was not a mistake to get into a war in Afghanistan, said Richard Holbrooke of the months following 9/11, but “the tragedy is, we got diverted to Iraq."The other night I went to see Mark Halperin and John Heilemann talk about their 2008 campaign bestseller, Game Change , at Harvard's Kennedy School. They were very sharp and entertaining, and they persuaded me to buy the book (the $8.61 Kindle price was a factor, too). They were also touchier than I would have expected about the criticism their book has received for its focus on the trivial and the personal. Their defense was that political campaigns turn on the trivial and the personal, so if you ignore ...Scientific research has been resistant to adopt the kinds of “generative” effects we’ve seen in networks and culture. John Wilbanks – Vice President of Science Commons – discusses the systemic sources of this resistance, and some of the interventions from free culture and free software world that are helping a generative system to emerge. Click Above [...]Scientific research has been resistant to adopt the kinds of “generative” effects we’ve seen in networks and culture. John Wilbanks – Vice President of Science Commons – discusses the systemic sources of this resistance, and some of the interventions from free culture and free software world that are helping a generative system to emerge. Download [...]Over the past few months there has been growing anger and frustration about outsized Wall Street bonuses awarded by institutions that were rescued by taxpayer funds. At the core of this anger is the feeling that the pursuit of big payoffs caused bankers to develop complex products and take big risks which ultimately caused the financial system to crash — and if this dynamic is not curbed, it will happen again. At the same time, there is also a feeling, reinforced by President Obama, that Wall Street ...Look out for a full quality archive of this video (with Q & A) soon! Share and Enjoy:Richard Holbrooke, a diplomat for nearly 50 years, imparts to a Harvard audience his insights into current international conflicts, particularly in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Kashmir.Should Sally slowly build her case for evidence-based management or does she need to take a more aggressive approach? Editors' Note: This fictional case study will appear in a forthcoming issue of Harvard Business Review, along with commentary from experts and readers. If you'd like your comment to be considered for publication, please be sure to include your email address. Sally Randolph rose from her swivel chair and walked over to the Norman Rockwell print hanging on her wall. A remnant from the days ...Sure, it's great to hang out at a hot-ticket business conference such as TED , Pop!Tech , or the annual meetings of The Clinton Global Initiative and the World Economic Forum . But these gatherings are steadily evolving beyond the standard conference model. They're going from feeding brain candy to a largely passive audience to creating and engaging communities to accomplish tangible results. These conferences have year-round programs for their exclusive lists of attendees, to encourage the ...Tuesday, March 9, 12:30 pm Berkman Center, 23 Everett
Street, second floor RSVP required for those attending in person ( rsvp@cyber.law.harvard.edu ) This event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site shortly after. Scientific research has so far shown significant resistance to adopting
the kinds of "generative" effects we've seen in networks and culture.
Most of the resistance is systemic - emerging from the institutions
that host research, the cultures of scientific publication and ...45% Rate Personal Financial Situation “Bad;” Republicans Energized for 2010 Midterm ElectionsImagine you have a friend who has a budget problem. Every month he spends more than he earns. His credit card bills are piling up. He is clearly on an unsustainable path. Then one day he comes to you with an idea. Friend : I am going to take off a few days from work and fly down to Bermuda for a quick vacation. You : But isn't that expensive? Won't that just add to your growing debts? Friend : Yes, it is expensive. But my plan is deficit-neutral. I have decided to give up that half-caf, extra-shot ...Toyota has announced three major recalls covering a total of eight million vehicles globally since October 2009. The recalls are for defects that have been associated with 52 fatalities and 38 injuries so far. Not surprisingly, the business media and notable Toyota experts are starkly pessimistic. We looked at 108 Wall Street Journal articles discussing Toyota during February, 2010, and found that 106 were negative to Toyota. In a recent column by Dennis Seid , Jeffrey Liker, an economist and author of The ...How should companies survive a recession and do well afterward? Empirical research into the activities of 4,700 public companies during three recent recessions makes clear that the healthiest survivors simultaneously deployed both defensive and offensive maneuvers. Writing in the March issue of Harvard Business Review , HBS professors Ranjay Gulati and Nitin Nohria and Kellogg School doctoral student Franz Wohlgezogen advise a multi-pronged strategy to reduce costs selectively and invest wisely in ...After having nearly destroyed one of the world's most recognizable and successful brands, Tiger Woods got one thing right in his extraordinary mea culpa: "My real apology," he said, "will come from my behavior over time." I couldn't help thinking that marketers should take that to heart in a world where corporate responsibility will increasingly be a critical factor in competitive advantage. In a previous post I sketched the marketing "performance enhancers" that CEOs and CMOs say they need for the ...Described in a few words, Currier is unpretentious, comfortable, and airy—all in all, a great place to live.Noice - 3 days agoIf you have looked at the Harvard Housing Day website at all previously you will have noticed that it is the neutral crimson and white that comes with every Harvard website (for the most part). Tonight, however, we noticed at The Voice that there was something a little different…Namely that Leverett completely & successfully hacked [...]Mick Dodson, a law professor and director of the Australian National University’s National Centre for Indigenous Studies, has been appointed the next chair of Harvard’s Committee on Australian Studies.An e-mail from a concerned mother alleging that Central Square is “overrun with drunks, drugs, drug deals and scum” dominated the discussion at last night's City Council meeting.For many seniors, this week has been circled on their calendars for months.Forty placards, each bearing the words “I am a feminist because,” hung beside corresponding photographs of self-identified feminist students.Harvard Law School professor Jeannie C. Y. Suk is helping Sen. Charles E. Schumer ’71 (D-N.Y.) design a new standard that would protect fashion designers against knockoffs.Kirkland House will retain one floor of 20 DeWolfe St. after efforts to offload all overflow housing in the apartment building have resulted in a compromise.Metal arm bands are neatly arranged by a pipe bag underneath a looming five-foot portrait of its owner: Sitting Bull, ...Yesterday afternoon, the Crimson women’s tennis team sweltered beneath the warm Tampa sun in a losing effort against No. 20 South Florida (7-4). With the 5-2 defeat, No. 60 Harvard (6-5) ended its only trip to Florida this season with an even record after winning against Central Florida on Saturday.American black men in post 9/11 popular culture are being portrayed as “heroic terror warriors,” according to Boston College professor Cynthia Young.If Bertolt Brecht and Steve Jobs collaborated on a play about economic downturn, the end result might look something like the lifeless, sluggish production of Clifford Odets’s “Paradise Lost” currently running at the American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.).For college students, issues of identity, origins, and the future are, admittedly, sensitive subjects.Sanders Theatre was filled with rich, textured harmony last Friday evening during Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra’s (HRO) third concert of the 2009-2010 season.Unfortunately for the class of 2013, Dean of Freshmen Thomas A. Dingman '67 recently sent out an e-mail outlining strict consequences for those brave souls who participate in certain River Run events this year. So what do freshmen think about this? We asked, and here's what they told us.The talented yet inconsistent junior goalie Kyle Richter had the best two-game stretch of his season last weekend in the first round of the ECAC playoffs, recording 33 and 37 saves respectively on back-to-back nights as Harvard swept the Princeton Tigers.So along with the return of milder temperatures and a spring climate this past weekend, so too came the opening of the 2010 spring season for the Harvard sailing team.Although it excels as a visually engaging film, the story plods along a little too neatly, complete with a cookie-cutter ending. However, the enthralling animation of the film at large makes for a solidly entertaining experience at the very least.Don’t go into “Brooklyn’s Finest” expecting a particularly innovative or intriguing crime film—it is certainly no “French Connection.”According to Danish director Henrik Genz, “We can’t get what we want. And we have to be happy with what we can get.” In his new film, “Terribly Happy,” Genz manifests these sentiments in a story that—unsurprisingly, given its title—is fairly dark.This is the sort of movie where it almost feels as though the person who wrote the second page never read the first.Noice - 3 days agoAdams’ gong was apparently stolen by the “Friends United for Chinese Knicknacks and Against Detention of Ancient Manchurian Stuff” society. Take a moment to spot out the acronym. We wonder if it will find its safe return? TO THE PRESS: THIS LETTER MUST BE REPRINTED WORD-FOR-WORD OR WHAT’S GONG STAYS GONG.
Cambridge, MA: Friends United for Chinese [...]The Brown phenomenon has brought to light more than just the supposed Republican re-takeover of our national government.“Mean Free Path” is an experiment aiming for the reconstruction, not dismantlement, of poetic forms. Lerner’s book invents a new form as recognizable and systematic as the old ones.Pressured to instrumentalize their educations for the sake of some bigger, better goal, Harvard students come to instrumentalize themselves.The ability to appreciate the comedic aspects of any great novel can expose new dimensions of a book’s complexities.Lelic’s plotline centers on a school shooting in which Mr. Szajkowski—a teacher who everyone agrees was always strange—walks into a school assembly and opens fire on students and teachers alike.France’s actions against veils have set the tone for the rest of Europe.Harvard can monitor student-drinking behavior to some degree, but the amount each person decides to consume is a choice that lies solely with the individual.Non-violent protests against an unfortunate reality—as all the protests have promised to be—are thus completely justified.On Feb. 19 the HLS Women's Law Association hosted "Change in the Community," a panel discussion that focused on various ways in which women lawyers have advocated for and advanced women’s rights.In a panel discussion “Change in the Courtroom,” a group of HLS alumnae and practicing attorneys discussed both the advantages and challenges of arguing for women’s rights from within the legal system. The discussion was part of the Feb. 19 conference “Women for Women: Advocating for Change,” hosted by the HLS Women’s Law Association.“Don’t you think you’re being overdramatic?” asks Louise Harrington (Kelly E. Perron ’11)—mother of the fractious, dysfunctional family which “Five ...The Bach Society Orchestra (BachSoc) gave its third performance of the season this past Saturday in Paine Hall. Under the ...“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Princeton student smoke, but just look at all of you here,” remarked Jeffrey ...For Gorillaz to express the plasticity of this world in conventional rap would be disingenuous, and their turn from this language toward a less human and electronic musicality represents a broader investment in a synthetic experience.“This movie is often called a thriller or suspense, but it is simply about a mother... although this movie is ...“The Monitor,” named after the Civil War ironclad ship, is ostensibly a concept album centered on living in our times and questioning identities, with a focus on the lingering importance of the Civil War.On “Broken Bells,” however, Danger Mouse is billed as Brian Burton, and has spoken of his desire to make clear that he is not just producing an album by another artist; Broken Bells is meant to be a stand-alone project. It’s hard to say from the debut, though, if it will stand as more than just a brief, albeit enjoyable, collaborative adventure.The very existence of a greatest hits album for this band—whose closest approximation of a hit was 1994’s “Cut Your Hair,” which peaked at the giddy height of 10 on the Billboard Alternative Chart—seems more or less unnecessary, but even when one accepts the notion, this particular collection of songs proves frustratingly off.As flawless a blend as Leo’s falsetto, a tight drum line, and a melodic guitar solo can be, there’s no particular charm in stating the obvious.Leverett is a solid House with many benefits to be had, and freshmen should feel a small jolt of excitement and breathe a hefty sigh of relief at getting sorted into this above average House.Harvard students have been launching Web sites left and right over the past few weeks. Here are two for your procrastination pleasure.Finally, an amusement park for real men. Check out our rides: Twisted Metal Tired of lame free-fall rides that go at the girly acceleration of gravity? This monster hurls you from the height of a 23-story building at over 3 G’s—onto your face.
Wheel of Death You better leave your skirt at home, because by the [...]Laura Gemmell ’13 and Colin West ’10 took home College Squash Association individual national championships (March 5-7), continuing Harvard’s dominance in the squash world this season.On Junior Parents Weekend, students’ mothers and fathers began to ponder what life might be like after graduation from Harvard.A shift in leadership development has occurred. While it used to be that American and European companies had cornered the market on developing the leaders of tomorrow, our latest round of research shows that Europe is now second to organizations in Asia Pacific, with India making the fastest progress. And while US companies still excel at leadership development, companies from South America are developing homegrown models that chip away at North America's dominance of the field. As with my last post , I'm ...Roughly 150 city and state government officials and Harvard graduate students spent their Saturday at the first “Government 2.0” camp to be hosted in Cambridge at Harvard Kennedy School learning to apply current social media tools in local government.While administrators and tutors can speak at length about how the limited effects of the cuts, no one is certain as to when they will end—and given history and future plans, that end may not come anytime soon.Women’s basketball team falls to first-place Princeton for first home loss in more than a year.Activist Noam Chomsky tells the Memorial Church gathering that President Obama, after a year in office, projects a foreign policy with real vision, but “hasn’t succeeded much in practice.”Rebecca Bliege Bird tested a conventional hypothesis of cooperative hunting – that working together will yield higher returns than working alone – among female hunters of the Martu Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. She found that cooperation only provides increased returns to poorer hunters while disadvantaging better hunters. Rebecca tests a signaling model of benefit, [...]Rebecca Bliege Bird tested a conventional hypothesis of cooperative hunting – that working together will yield higher returns than working alone – among female hunters of the Martu Aboriginal communities in Western Australia. She found that cooperation only provides increased returns to poorer hunters while disadvantaging better hunters. Rebecca tests a signaling model of benefit, [...]Research suggests that the brain’s lateral prefrontal cortex plays an important role in showing how well someone can rebound emotionally the day after an argument.Transporting patients from one location to another in post-quake Haiti can be a complicated task; often involving barriers of logistics, distance, and language. Sometimes the greatest challenge is a ticking clock.Dunster’s negative reputation is merely a front to keep the joys of this red-towered House a secret for the worthy only.What is an economy? Is it just rivers of money and stuff, flowing back and forth between consumer and producer, resting on a bed of information? That's more or less the way we've conceptualized it. It's why economists often say that banks and funds make up the "financial economy," while industries that make stuff are the "real economy." When we conceptualize an economy that way, the implicit goal for both "producers" and "consumers" is merely accumulation of money and stuff. More, more, more. That's what I ...My earliest memories from childhood are of brushing my teeth and of looking up at a cracked ceiling. In the first my dad explains how I can tell if my teeth are clean: I'll hear squeaking, like birds chirping, when I run my finger across the tops of them. In the second I ask my parents why we're moving, and they point to the fractures in the plaster overhead. Out of the all the moments in my infancy when I learned something new, these are the only two I recall with any sort of detail, and it's quite ...The Gov 2.0 Camp New England went a long way toward proving that "spontaneous" and "organized" aren't mutually exclusive terms.Monday, March 8, 12:30 pm Berkman Center, 23 Everett
Street, second floor RSVP required for those attending in person ( kglemaud@cyber.law.harvard.edu ) This event will be webcast live at 12:30 pm ET and archived on our site shortly after. This talk is part of The Psychology and Economics of Trust and Honesty speaker series, led by Berkman Fellow Judith Donath and hosted by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society’s Law Lab . For more related to Rebecca's talk, see this page . From Rebecca: Cooperative ...What's the biggest emerging market of them all? I'll give you a hint: The answer isn't geographic but demographic. The answer is...women. Women leaders are the new power behind the global economy, proclaims Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu 's announcement of its second annual webcast (which I moderated) celebrating International Women's Day . In developing nations, women's earned income is growing at 8.1 percent, compared to 5.8 percent for men. Globally, women control nearly $12 trillion of the $18 trillion total ...Two out of three cheers for International Women's Day (IWD), celebrated on March 8. My first cheer is loud and enthusiastic: High fives for women's diversity — all types of women in all types of careers! A 21-gun salute for women rising in the military! Multiple Olympic 10s for women athletes and athletic women leaders who perform high-wire balancing acts, juggling work and family! Let's raise a glass of vitamin water to womanpower, "womanomics," and women of valor! March 10 brings more cheering. ...Harvard Kennedy School Professor Malcolm Sparrow has been named by the White House to the Recovery Independent Advisory PanelThis post is a response to Pankaj Ghemawat's article " Finding Your Strategy in the New Landscape " The 2007-2008 global financial crisis has fast-forwarded a long term restructuring of the global economies that was in motion before the crisis. Rather than reverting to a pre-crisis mean, the global economy has embarked on a bumpy, multi-year journey to a "new normal." In the process, we are shifting from a uni-polar world to a multi-polar one— and doing so in a non-linear and uncertain fashion. As ...Published: March 8, 2010 Author: Staff Sharpening Your Skills dives into the HBS Working Knowledge archives to bring together articles on ways to improve your business skills. Questions to be Answered: How is negotiation evolving? How important are opening talks in determining a negotiation's outcome? Can you win against a non-negotiable partner? How can women negotiate past gender stereotypes? How is negotiation evolving? The New Deal: Negotiauctions Whether negotiating to purchase a company or a house, ...The Harvard community will celebrate Women’s Week over the next seven days.A 14-year-old rattles off the names of eight of Harvard’s Houses, listing Pforzheimer, Currier, and Cabot without a second thought. His 12-year-old sister plays on the C-league Pforzheimer House intramural basketball team and participates in the weekly Pfoho craft circle. Their 17-year old brother casually uses Harvard lingo, talking about concentrations, dining halls, and tutors in everyday conversation.The Cambridge Climate Congress passed three proposals Saturday with recommendations addressing environmental challenges.The Undergraduate Council’s Election Reform Task Force presented a comprehensive report endorsing 11 specific recommendations at last night’s general meeting to address weaknesses revealed by November’s highly controversial elections.Few days on campus are host to the emotional roller coaster that is the morning of Housing Day—and upperclassmen in the 12 undergraduate Houses plan to ratchet up the enthusiasm among their new housemates.Two weeks ago, Design School professors Allen Sayegh and Martin Bechthold took 12 of their graduate students to Armenia.Noice - 4 days agoIt’s true what they say, the weather is beautiful when it’s either Parents’ Weekend or Prefrosh Weekend. These past two days, it was hard to tell whether our zip code was 02138 or 90210. Sunlight, instead of slush and puddles, covered Tercenary Theater. T-shirts and frisbees, instead of hideous snowboots and down jackets, [...]While the weather in Cambridge took a turn for the warmer this weekend, members of the Harvard nordic ski team headed north to Rangeley, Maine for one last race in the snow—a 50k-freestyle race at TD Bank Rangeley Lake Loppet.PRINCETON, N.J.—In a high-stakes game with postseason implications and second place in the Ivy League on the line, the Harvard men’s basketball team (21-7, 10-4 Ivy) came up short, falling to Princeton (19-8, 10-3 Ivy) on the road, 54-51.With a win against Princeton on Saturday night, the Harvard women’s basketball team would remain in contention for a share of its 12th Ancient Eight title. With a loss, the Tigers would become sole champions of the league.After a weekend in DeLand, Fla. at the Bright House Invitational, the Crimson (2-1) took home more wins in one Saturday than the 2008 and ’09 squads captured in both of their opening weekends put together.The Harvard softball team (2-3) left its first preseason tournament with essentially the same answers and questions it had at the beginning of the year.Taking on perennial powerhouse Johns Hopkins (3-2), the Crimson (1-1) came out flat on Saturday and was not able to recover from an early deficit, eventually falling to the Blue Jays, 15-10.ut an late offensive charge, coupled with a refocused defense that allowed only three goals in the final three quarters, pushed Harvard to a gritty 9-7 victory over the Crusaders.Things warmed up as Harvard rebounded yesterday, defeating Bucknell (5-5) in overtime after having lost to the Bison last weekend.Another year, another conference semifinal nailbiter. And unfortunately for the No. 4 Harvard women’s hockey team, it was left looking at a 3-2 loss for the second year in a row.Riding a four-game losing streak, the Harvard men’s hockey team was in desperate need of a rapid turnaround to save its season this weekend.PRINCETON, N.J.—The Harvard men’s basketball team has proven its ability to win when co-captain Jeremy Lin isn’t on his game. But when its second option is also struggling, the Crimson’s chances for victory drop dramatically, especially on the road.Three Crimson wrestlers made it to the podium at the EIWA Championships this weekend, qualifying for NCAAs.After a 4-2 comeback victory on Friday, the Crimson men's hockey team continued its dominant performance on Saturday in a 3-0 shutout win.Lockdown—that was the first thing that went through freshman Kyle Casey’s mind after he knocked down two of the biggest free throws of his life.Junior co-captain Christine Matera hit a last-second three-pointer to help Harvard avoid an upset at the hands of Penn.The Harvard men’s swimming and diving team couldn’t make a big enough splash this past weekend, as the Princeton Tigers swam their way to the Ivy League Championship.Ending the season 16-0, Gemmell maintained perfection in her first year of collegiate squash and has set the bar high for next year when the team and Gemmell seek to defend their respective titles.Using a new lineup, which moved co-captain Gil Weintraub to the setter position, the team got the chemistry it needed to finally get a win.The Harvard women’s tennis team ended its two-game losing streak, defeating the University of Central Florida (7-2) on Saturday in Orlando by a score of 6-1. With the win, the Crimson improved to 6-4 on the season.In his last match as a collegiate squash player, Colin West finally accomplished a goal he had been working toward for four years.“Meaningful financial regulatory reform depends on reducing the risks posed by over-the-counter derivatives,” said Harvard Law School Professor Hal Scott, president and director of the Committee on Capital Markets Regulation (CCMR). In a 28-page letter dated Mar. 4, the committee advocated for increased oversight of derivatives by the Federal Reserve.Riding the momentum of its team performance at the Ivy League Championships a week ago, the Harvard track and field team sent athletes to three different meets this weekend, notching a number of standout finishes.Cabot offers spacious rooms, a great community, and a location that’s generally peaceful—although with two other Quad Houses within a few feet, it’s never hard to find a party.Noice - 4 days agoDoes Harvard seriously need yet another creepy website? Don’t we foster enough stalking behavior with Isawyouharvard!? Do we really need to “pass notes” now too?! Last time I checked, this was Harvard, not the second grade.
The newest site to hit the big Crimson is Harvard Note Pass. It is an exclusive chat service for Harvard [...]Our community must actively work to reduce the stigma surrounding issues of mental health and look out for signs of emotional distress in our friends.Extending the life of current consoles will be a relief to gamers and game makers alike.Hiding the extent of one’s privilege is hardly a means of experiencing “what it’s like” downstairs, and pretending as though certain affordable luxuries are just too expensive isn’t exactly considerate—it’s insulting.In light of the current political situation, reconciliation is a legitimate and necessary move to finally assure the passage of a comprehensive health-care reform bill.And the Housing Day mania continues. The popular trend of producing videos aimed at hyper-anxious freshmen has spread from the Quad to Leverett House, which debuted its creation over the weekend.Noice - 4 days agoWhat I really hate
the time that is very near
Midterms, they are here.
The parties mock me
as I sit and study hard
all fucking weekend.
Do I study some more
or accept my fate and
join the fiesta!?The quick and dirty about what's been going on around the Ancient Eight (and some other schools too). Oh, Yale. We love how artsy you are—frankly, it’s downright endearing. According to The New York Times, this new program will introduce students to “projection engineering, image-creation software and motion graphics,” all for the sake of transforming them into “well-rounded theater professionals.”The great financial economist Eugene Fama offers a retrospective .Winthrop is Harvard’s most welcoming and illustrious House with probably the best corps of alumni that Harvard can offer.Noice - 4 days agoby Lexi Ross Tonight, an eager audience crowded into Science Center C for a special performance by renowned comedian Jeff Garlin and the Immediate Gratification Players. Garlin, best known for writing and starring in Curb Your Enthusiasm and for his roles in WALL-E and Arrested Development, was being honored as IGP’s very first Player of the [...] |