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Harvard Foundation honors Ruby Dee

Ruby Dee — civil rights activist, star of stage and screen, and the surviving half of a pair who, for much of the 20th century, reigned as the first couple of African-American theater — made it to...

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Harvard Foundation honors Knowles for ‘years of support’

The Harvard Foundation will present its 2007 Faculty/Administrator Award to Jeremy R. Knowles, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and the Amory Houghton Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry,...

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Harvard Foundation honors Knowles, students

The Harvard Foundation recently honored members of the University community who have made outstanding contributions to improving intercultural and race relations at the College. More than 40 students...

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Harvard Foundation set to honor DR president

The Harvard Foundation will host Dominican Republic President Leonel Antonio Fernández Reyna on Sept. 24. Fernández will receive the Harvard Foundation Medal for his creation of the Foundation for...

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Portrait of Amos unveiled

A portrait of Harold Amos, who taught at Harvard for nearly half a century, was unveiled by the Harvard Foundation on Oct.4 at the Courtyard Café in the Warren Alpert Building at Harvard Medical...

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Harvard Foundation honors Andy Garcia

Acclaimed actor, producer, and director Andy Garcia was honored by the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations on a recent (Oct. 16) visit to the University. The special invited guest...

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Harvard Foundation honors ASHA president

Noma Anderson, president of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), will be honored today (Nov. 15) by the Harvard Foundation for her outstanding leadership and contributions to...

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Painting of Kiyo Morimoto is unveiled

The Harvard Foundation unveiled the portrait of Kiyo Morimoto, former director of the Bureau of Study Counsel in the Dunster House Dining Room last week (Feb 1). Morimoto served the bureau from 1958 to...

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Pauletta Washington honored

There was no debating the glamour of the Harvard Foundation’s black-tie, red-carpet premiere of “The Great Debaters,” starring and directed by Denzel Washington, at the Harvard Film Archive at the...

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Hancock named Harvard Foundation Artist of the Year

The Artist of the Year award will be presented to Herbie Hancock during the Harvard Cultural Festival on Saturday (March 1) in Sanders Theatre. He will receive the award during the afternoon show,...

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Goodfellow Liotta visits University

Film actor Ray Liotta recently (Feb. 25) visited the Harvard Foundation as a special guest. He met with representatives of several student cultural organizations, including the Harvard Italian-American...

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Jazz great Herbie Hancock takes home Artist of the Year

Music legend Herbie Hancock received the 2008 Cultural Artist of the Year Award from the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations at the organization’s 23rd annual Cultural Rhythms...

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Master artist gives master class

Herbie Hancock radiated coolness — from his hip, all-black attire, to his trademark, slightly tinted glasses, to his deep soulful voice, to his calm, measured delivery. And as unmistakable as his aura...

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Harvard Foundation names Scientist of Year

The Harvard Foundation will present its 2008 Scientist of the Year Award to Stephanie D. Wilson, a NASA astronaut and 1988 Harvard College graduate, at this year’s annual “Albert Einstein Science...

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Faculty, students honored for improving intercultural relations

The Harvard Foundation presented its 2008 Faculty/Administrator Award to Benedict H. Gross, the George Vasmer Leverett Professor of Mathematics, at its annual Harvard Foundation Student/Faculty Awards...

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John U. Monro portrait is unveiled at PBH

The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations has unveiled a ninth portrait in its Minority Portraiture Project. The latest honoree on canvas is John U. Monro, former dean of Harvard...

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Newsmakers

ROCKEFELLER FELLOWS CHOSEN The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Fellowships administrative board has awarded fellowships to six graduating seniors for 2009-10. Rockefeller Fellowships contribute $18,000...

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Truong new assistant director of Harvard Foundation

Loc V. Truong has recently been appointed assistant director of the Harvard Foundation. Truong, a former administrative fellow in the Office of the Associate Vice President Administrative Fellows...

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Civil rights legend recognized for years of service

At times, the best way to truly honor those who have selflessly and tirelessly served is with a simple “thank you.” This past Monday (Feb. 9), the Harvard Foundation thanked civil rights legend Dolores...

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Aykroyd honored, student groups featured

Dan Aykroyd has got Cultural Rhythms and blues. The Blues Brother and Academy Award-nominated actor was in fine form last Saturday (Feb. 28), hoofing his way onstage as the Sam and Dave classic “Soul...

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