December 14, 2000

HARVARD GAZETTE ARCHIVES

A different kind of freshman orientation at the Kennedy School
18 newly elected members of Congress visited the KSG in mid-December to bone up on the challenges they'll face in Washington.

Fiscal 2000 positions University well for future challenges
Harvard ended Fiscal Year 2000 on June 30 with a budget surplus of $120 million.

U.S. Electoral troubles: Dimpled chads, butterfly ballots take center stage
Five players in the U.S. election process presented their ideas for fixing the troubled system during a panel discussion Tuesday night at the Kennedy School of Government.

Bridging racial gaps: conference brings forces together
A diverse group of civil rights activists, law enforcement officials, legal experts, journalists, and victims of racial injustice participated in a three-day conference examining race and the criminal justice system at the Harvard Law School.

Law School aids development of new rules to protect women
With guidance from the Harvard Law School Immigration and Refugee Clinic, the U.S. government recently issued new rules providing asylum to abused women.

Innovative academic technology earns grant money
The Provost's Office has awarded the first round of 16 grants to Harvard professors and instructors for projects that will enhance the use of technology in education.

Design School Prize awarded for transforming Rio slums
A massive project that is transforming Rio de Janeiro's squalid shantytowns into functioning, integrated neighborhoods has won the Graduate School of Design's Veronica Rudge Green Prize in Urban Design.

(Photo by Marc Halevi) Rap artist Fat Joe speaking at the Law School conference, "Race, Police, and the Community" on Saturday. Panel discussions examined racial profiling, police brutality, teen empowerment, and "hip-hop profiling," a term used to describe the treatment of some black musical artists. Full story

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