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Please note pricing will increase to the walk-in price on Tuesday, October 9 at 9:00 a.m. If you are purchasing a la carte events, prices will increase by $10 for each event. If you are purchasing the full package, the price will increase by $100. Thursday, October 114:15 PM Radcliffe Institute Lecture: (Why) Reporting the Voices of African Women and Girls MattersRadcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden Street
An all-purpose Africa reporter, National Public Radio’s Ofeibea Quist-Arcton is known for listening to women and girls talk about the continent, the world, and what matters to them. And to us all.
The Radcliffe Institute is grateful to the Benazir Bhutto Leadership Program of ClassACT HR ’73 and members of the Harvard-Radcliffe Class of 1973 for their leadership support of the 2018–2019 Rama S. Mehta Lecture. *This event is separate from the reunion and requires its own registration here.
6:30–9:00 PM Welcome Reception Harvard Alumni Association Welcome Center, 124 Mount Auburn Street, 6th Floor, Cambridge
Welcome back to Cambridge! Enjoy a casual evening renewing old friendships and making new ones. Includes light dinner and drinks.
6:30–9:00 PM Reunion Registration Harvard Alumni Association Welcome Center, 124 Mount Auburn Street, 6th Floor, Cambridge Friday, October 128:00 AM–4:00 PM Reunion Headquarters and Registration Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall
8:00–10:00 AM Continental Breakfast Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall
8:45–10:00 AM Symposium 1: Major Themes and Simple Steps for Optimizing Our Health in the 21st Century Emerson Hall 105
How can we maintain and improve our health as we age? Look for suggestions on adult vaccines and simple lab tests to deal with emerging vulnerabilities in vision, hearing, thyroid, bladder, and bone & joint functions. Hear about early detection strategies for our three most common threats: cardiovascular disease, cancer, and mental health.
Moderator:
Stein Rafto, M.D.
Panelists:
Thomas LaMattina, M.D. Cardiologist, Emerson Hospital
Omar Eton, M.D. Oncologist, Boston Medical Center
Kirk Daffner, M.D. Neurologist, Brigham & Women’s
10:30–11:30 AM A Conversation with President Bacow Science Center Hall B
Join fellow Harvard and Radcliffe reunion alumni (30th, 40th, and 45th Reunions) for a discussion between President Lawrence S. Bacow, 29th president of Harvard University and Deval L. Patrick AB '78, JD '82, Managing Director, Bain Capital Double Impact and Former Governor of Massachusetts.
12:00–1:30 PM Lunch in the House of Your Choice Undergraduate House Dining Halls
Reminisce with your housemates and learn about current life in your House from undergraduates who live there now. Lowell House alums are welcome to eat at the Inn At Harvard, or any of the other house dining halls.
2:00–3:30 PM Symposium 2A: Innovative Technologies: Back to the Future Science Center Hall C
Hardly a day goes by without the announcement of a new development in science or technology with the potential to change the way we live and work. Our panel of '78 experts will highlight transformative technologies of the past and present, and consider trends pointing toward the future.
Moderator:
John Durant Faculty Dean, Pforzheimer House, Harvard College; Director, MIT Museum, Adjunct Professor, Science, Technology, Society at MIT
Panelists:
Shira Perlmutter Chief Policy Officer and Director for International Affairs, United States Patent and Trademarks Office
Matthew Gamser Chief Executive Officer, SME Finance Forum, International Finance Corporation
Stuart Haber President, Stuart Haber Crypto, LLC, Chief Scientist,
Daniel Goroff Vice President, Program Director, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Daniel Poneman President & CEO, Centrus Energy Corp.
Symposium 2B: Two Generations of Harvard Poets Science Center Hall D
To coincide with the re-launch of the Harvard undergraduate poetry journal Padan Aram, published poets in our class will join with up and coming undergraduate poets to read from their work and reflect on their lives (and aspirations) in the arts.
Moderator:
David Godolphin ’78
Panelists/Poets:
Andy McCord ’79
Kate Ashley Moran ’20
Owen Andrews ’79
Tawanda Mulalu ’20
Jeffrey Gustavson ’76/’78
Martin Edmunds ’78
Muhua Yang ’21
Jackie Osherow ’78
4:00–5:30 PM Symposium 3: Millennials and the Future of American Politics The John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, Harvard Kennedy School, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge
Drawing on data compiled by the Harvard Institute of Politics, the panel will explore the political views and motivations of the generation to which we are handing America (and the world). The data shows heightened interest in the midterm elections, and panelists will discuss the impact on policy and politics.
Moderator:
Mark Gearan
Panelists:
Eric Lesser ’07, HLS ’15 Member, Massachusetts State Senate
Lange Luntao ’12 Member, Board of Trustees, Stockton Unified School District
Svante Myrick Mayor, Ithaca, NY; 2014 New Frontier Award Recipient
Ryan Quarles HGSE ’09 Agriculture Commissioner, State of Kentucky
Michelle Wu ’07, HLS ’12 Boston City Councilor-at-Large
6:30–10:30 PM Class of ’78 Night at the Museum: Drinks and Buffet Dinner Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge
Mingle among the dinosaur bones and glass flowers. If football is not your game, join us for an enjoyable evening at Harvard’s most famous museum.
7:00 PM Harvard vs. Holy Cross Football GameHarvard Stadium
Tickets to the game are not included in the cost of your reunion registration. You can purchase separate tickets to the Harvard vs. Holy Cross football game here.
9:30 PM–MIDNIGHT Class of 1978 After PartyThe Hong Kong, 1238 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge
After the museum or game, join classmates at the Hong Kong on Mass Ave for drinks, light appetizers, and dancing to the music of our era. Free to anyone registered for the reunion but you have to sign up in advance. Click here to do so! Saturday, October 13 8:00 AM–4:00 PM Reunion Headquarters and Registration Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall
8:00–10:00 AM Continental Breakfast Ticknor Lounge, Boylston Hall
9:00–10:15 AM Equal in Everyone's Eyes—Have We Come a Long Way, Baby? What Next? Harvard Hall 104
Continental Breakfast available to participants
Several '78 experts will lead a discussion, based on research and all of our life experiences, about what has helped and hurt progress for women to have equal chances to succeed and lead, and how we navigate the future.
Moderators:
Anne Karch
Susie Waxenberg
Panelists:
Tina Tchen Attorney, Former Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama
Perri Klass Physician and Journalist
Pedro Barbosa Psychologist
10:45 AM–NOON Class of 1978 Memorial Service Memorial Church
An interfaith service of remembrance which, through prayers, readings, and music from multiple faith traditions, will acknowledge those members of our class who have passed since the last reunion and will offer solace and consolation to our surviving class members. It will be led by clergy from our class, and include a choir of our classmates. We have invited relatives and friends of the deceased to attend.
12:15 PM Class Photo Widener Library steps
12:30–1:30 PM Lunch (Grab and Go) Cabot Science Library
Find a spot to eat with friends in Harvard Yard, Tercentenary Theatre, or the Science Center Plaza.
12:30–1:15 PM Alcoholics Anonymous, Al Anon, and Coda 12 step meeting Science Center Room 110
We invite classmates and their guests to join this gathering, whether you have grappled with your own alcohol and substance abuse problems or with those of a loved one. A fellow ’78 classmate will conduct a basic open AA meeting, talk briefly about his own recovery, and then open up the discussion to the floor. While the meeting will be open to anyone who wishes to learn about the 12 steps, what is spoken in the meeting shall remain in the meeting, per the tradition of anonymity shared by all three programs.
1:30–2:45 PM Glimpses Sanders Theatre
Glimpses is one of Harvard’s newest Reunion traditions: a series of curated, TED-like talks by classmates about a passion. Topics can include extreme outdoor adventures, triumphing over personal tragedies, interesting second careers, and pioneering discoveries or inventions. Enjoy these “glimpses” into our classmates’ lives.
3:00–5:00 PM Outings/Guided toursMeeting Location Outside the Science Center
- Harvard Art Museums: Join your classmates for small group tours of the amazing , recently renovated Harvard Art Museums. Each group will see the museum through the lens of a few selected pieces from the collection.
- The Mt. Auburn Cemetery (via taxis and Ubers/Lyfts): The Mt. Auburn Cemetery was the nation's first "garden" cemetery, with a magnificent tree collection, scenic designed landscape, and graceful Victorian monuments. Docent Robin Hazard Ray will lead a leisurely walk through the cemetery, highlighting Harvard's contribution to the cemetery's inspiration and design.
Classmates will meet with current College students to talk about their careers and provide guidance/mentorship. Last Reunion's session was an enormous success, and we welcome additional classmates to participate.
3:00–5:00 PM Career Networking Event with Current Undergraduates, Co-sponsored by the Office of Career Services Queen's Head Pub
Classmates will meet with current College students to talk about their careers and provide guidance/mentorship. Last Reunion's session was an enormous success, and we welcome additional classmates to participate.
6:30–11:30 PM “Boomer Blast" Gala Soirée Hyatt Regency Cambridge, 575 Memorial Drive
Don't miss our saturday 'Boomer Blast' Gala Soiree, a spectacularly festive evening at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge with our own ballroom, lounge, and courtyard, plus musical entertainment by the legendary Bo and Bill Winiker Band. Join your classmates for a relaxed cocktail hour at 6:30, followed by a gourmet buffet dinner at 7:30, then dance the night away to oldies, favorites, and more recent hits as we escape in sight and sound to great years gone by. Discounted parking will be available at the hotel.
6:30-7:30 Cocktail Hour
7:30-11:30 Gourmet buffet dinner, dancing to the music of the Winiker Brothers Band, games, and more! Sunday, October 149:30–11:30 AM Farewell Brunch and Presentation of Class Survey
hosted by Marc Sadowsky and Cliff Leach Currier House, Fish Bowl
This year’s Class Survey builds off our previous reunion surveys. What are we thinking about the world, our relationships, our health, and our future? We promise a wonderful synopsis of our lives as they are now, compared to where we have been, and what we think is ahead.
If you are extending your stay on campus on Sunday following Fall 2018 Reunions, the #DefendDiversity rally will be held in Harvard Square and is open to all who wish to attend! 11:00 AM #DefendDiversity! Solidarity Rally for Opportunity and EqualityHarvard Square, 18 Brattle St, Cambridge
On the eve of the admissions trial, please join members of First Generation Harvard Alumni, Harvard Asian American Alumni Alliance, Harvard Black Alumni Society, Harvard Latino Alumni Alliance, Harvard University Muslim Alumni, Native American Alumni of Harvard University, Coalition for a Diverse Harvard and a broad coalition of student groups, community allies and national civil-rights organizations to support inclusive, race-conscious policies in schools and workplaces that create diversity, address inequities and recognize each of us for the richness of our backgrounds and experiences. Updated info will be online here and on Facebook here.
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