Art & Design
Tue., Sept. 30
“Planning for Great Cities.” (Loeb Fellowship Program, GSD) Ofer Manor, chief architect, City of Jerusalem, Israel; Gerald Green, director of planning, City of San Francisco; Ann Coulter, executive vice president, RiverCity Company, Chattanooga, Tennessee. Gund Hall, GSD, 48 Quincy St., 12:30 p.m.
Wed., Oct. 1
“American Neoclassical Sculpture: Another Marble Resurrection.” (HUAM) William H. Gerdts, professor emeritus, The Graduate Center, City University of New York. Lecture hall, Sackler Museum, 6 p.m. Free.
Information Technology
Thu., Oct. 2
“Technology as a Force for Systematic Change and Its Implications for K-12 Teaching and Learning.” (GSE) Milton Chen, executive director, George Lucas Educational Foundation, joined by a panel of experts in the field. Askwith Lecture Hall, Longfellow Hall, GSE, 6 p.m. Call (617) 496-1835 for more information.
Social Sciences
Mon., Sept. 29
“Homes for Americans in the 21st Century.” (Joint Center for Housing Studies) Henry G. Cisneros, former secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Piper Auditorium, GSD, 6 p.m. Open to the Harvard community. Space is limited; call (617) 495-7640 if you are interested in attending.
Mon., Sept. 29
“Democracy in the Age of Dubya.” (Cambridge Forum) Al Franken, political satirist and author. First Parish, 3 Church St., 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. An open discussion and book signing follows the presentation.
Tue., Sept. 30
“Boston 101: Driving the Economy of Greater Boston.” (Rappaport Institute) Ed Glaeser, Harvard University. Allison Dining Room, 5th floor, Taubman Building, KSG, 79 J.F.K. St., 5 p.m. Call (617) 495-5091 for more information.
Tue., Sept. 30
“Naked in Baghdad.” (GSE) Anne Garrels will speak about her book. Askwith Lecture Hall, Longfellow Hall, GSE, 6 p.m. Call (617) 496-1835 for more information.
Wed., Oct. 1
“The Fight Is for Democracy.” (Cambridge Forum) George Packer, New Yorker political columnist, author, editor; and Laura Secor, The Boston Globe. First Parish, 3 Church St., 7:30 p.m. Free and open to the public. An open discussion and book signing follows the presentation.
Thu., Oct. 2
“The Global Fund: Where It Is and Where It Is Going.” (CPDS) Vinand Nantulya, senior adviser to the executive director, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB, and Malaria. CPDS, 9 Bow St., 4:30 p.m.
