CONTINUING EDUCATION AND OPEN LEARNING: News from Harvard University

THE TODAY SHOW Mom of 11 follows her dream at Harvard Extension

Current Extension School student Allyson Reneau, an Oklahoma businesswoman and mother of 11, was featured on the Today Show's "Education Nation." Allyson flies once a week from Oklahoma to take her first course on campus in Cambridge and expects to apply to the ALM program in the future. Watch the video. Reneau was also featured on NECN's The Morning Show. Watch "Mother of 11 takes a bold step."

TEDx TALKS Is a forest worth more than a gold mine?

Sustainability and environmental management graduate Jason Sohigian, ALM '11, posed this question during a recent TEDx Yeravan, Armenia talk, where he presented research from his graduate capstone project. Jason joined a former US ambassador, news correspondents from ABC News and Bloomberg, and others. Watch the presentation and read more at National Geographic's NewsWatch site.

FROM THE SPARK

An econ professor on the fiscal crisis Professor Siddiq Abdullah (ECON E-10a Principles of Economics) agreed to provide us with some insight into the current financial crisis in America—and to share his sense that the economy will indeed recover. MORE> A Tale of Two Plates Dr. P. K. Newby (ENVR E-129 From Farm to Fork: Why What We Eat Matters) discusses the challenges posed by the new USDA and Harvard food plates and helps us all figure out: What should I eat for dinner? MORE> The Business Behind the NBA Lockout Stephen Greyser (MGMT E-5500 The Business of Sports ), a longtime Celtics season ticket holder, discusses the conflicts within the NBA and the current lockout. MORE>

IN THE NEWS Protecting sensitive data

According to Latanya Sweeney, ALB '94, medical data sold to analytics firms could potentially be used to track identities. Sweeney, founder and director of Harvard’s Data Privacy Lab, aims to expose the weaknesses in existing privacy laws and security mechanisms in order to improve them.

Read "You're not so anonymous" in the Harvard Gazette. PHOTO: Caroline Perry

FROM HARVARD MAGAZINE

Harvard Square: Then and Now

Harvard Magazine explores how Harvard Square has changed over the last quarter century through the eyes of three local business owners in this 375th anniversary-inspired video.

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New courses JANUARY MGMT E-5013 Complexity Management SPRING ANTH E-1075  Anthropology of Art CHIN E-40 Elementary Modern Chinese IV CSCI E-77 Mobile Software Engineering ENVR E-165Human Health and Global Environmental Change EXPO E-34 Business Rhetoric   MGMT E-2020 Managerial Finance   MGMT E-2720 Mergers and Acquisitions    SEARCH FOR COURSES >   Upcoming Info Session PROGRAMS: Bachelor's (ALB); Associate's (AA) WHEN: Wed., Nov. 9, 6 to 7 pm 51 Brattle St. MORE>   Harvard Professional Development EFFECTIVE CREATIVITY FOR BUSINESS SUCCESS Most of us stopped being creative in the 4th grade, yet anyone can regain their creative confidence, you just have to learn how, as reported in the Wall Street Journal article, "Innovation 101." Intrigued? Check out the new noncredit Harvard Professional Development offering, Creativity in Management, taught by associate dean Margaret Andrews and rebuild your creative skills.   Video now available THE VAMPIRE IN LITERATURE AND FILM In a recent Freethink@Harvard online event, associate dean Sue Weaver Schopf (ENGL E-212 The Vampire in Literature and Film) answered the question, "Why study Vampires?"  and explained how the vampire story is so enduring in modern culture. Watch the video.   THE TRUTH ABOUT GETTING SICK IN AMERICA ABC-TV's Dr. Timothy Johnson gives his prescription for today's health care crisis in this year's Lowell Lecture. Watch the video.

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