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Mayor of Athens Urges Support for European Union at Harvard University Symposium
The Mayor of Athens Giorgos Kaminis voiced his concern over the rise of far right-wing politics across Europe at a panel Tuesday, proposing a new direction for liberal politicians across the continent. The event, titled “Is There a Future...
Business
Greek Car ‘Pony’ Presented at Harvard University
The Greek economic forum was held at Harvard University Campus, Massachusetts from May 11 to 15, supported by Harvard College Hellenic Society and the Hellenic Association of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), with the participation of several great scientific speakers.
The successful event included more...
Greek News
Harvard University Publishes Two Collections by Elytis
Harvard University has published the two last collections of the Greek poet Odysseas Elytis, Oxopetra Elegies and West of Sorrow. Both collections, translated by David Connolly, are included in the series Harvard Early Modern and Modern Greek Library. The 100 page...
Greek News
Greek Minister of Health to Visit Harvard University
The Greek Minister of Health, Adonis Georgiadis is following the lead of former Prime Minister of Greece, George Papandreou, as he is scheduled to visit Harvard University to deliver a lecture to students.
The John F Kennedy School of Government...
Greek News
Harvard University Invites Greece’s Former PM G. Papandreou to Deliver Lectures
Greece's former Prime Minister George Papandreou was invited by the distinguished University of Harvard, and one of world's top 5, to deliver lectures to its students from September 2012 until the end of the winter semester.
More specifically, Mr Papandreou accepted...
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Former Greek Governor Michael Dukakis Delivers Speech at Harvard University
Harvard Alumni Association organized a meeting on Saturday, May 12, to discuss healthcare problems in the USA. The keynote address was delivered by former Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis of Greek origin.
The one-day event was held at the Spangler Auditorium...
Greek News
Harvard University Professor Rogoff: Greece will Default
Harvard University professor Kenneth Rogoff insists on Greece’s default on its debts, despite the bailout programme from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund, according to Bloomberg.
“Greece has quite a track record of default,” Rogoff said in a...
USA
Dr. George D. Behrakis donates 1,8 millions of dollars to Harvard University
Dr. George D. Behrakis, Chairman of Gainesborough Investments, has distinguished himshelf in the pharmaceutical industry as a researcher and marketer of asthma and allergy pharmaceuticals and is the founder of two successful companies-Dooner laboratories and Muro Pharmaceutical, Inc. He...
History
Harvard University, Program of Modern Greek Studies, a history of the Program
The teaching of Modern Greek language and literature at Harvard dates back to 1828, when Colonel Alexander Negris, a veteran of the Greek War of Independence, became the first Instructor of Modern Greek.
An entry in the College Records of...
Greek News
Pfizer’s Albert Bourla Slams Harvard, MIT, and UPenn on Antisemitism
Pfizer chief Albert Bourla took to X on Wednesday to condemn the presidents of Harvard, MIT, and the University of Pennsylvania for their congressional testimonies on antisemitism.
"I was ashamed to hear the recent testimony of 3 top university presidents....
Education
University of Athens and Yale University to Offer Joint Degrees
The University of Athens and Yale University officially signed an agreement on Sunday that the two institutions would be offering a joint studies program to their students.
The program will be open to undergraduates in environmental science and public health,...
Greek News
Harvard Talk Features a “Reconsideration of the Greek Revolution”
Dr. Panagiotis Roilos, will talk on Harvard and Philhellenism as part of the chair's series "Reconsidering the Greek Revolution."
Diaspora
Greek-American Harvard Epidemiologist Ready for Congressional Race
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By Sean Mathews
In the democratic primary for the 4th congressional district of Massachusetts, Greek- American Dr. Natalia Linos is bringing her background as a Harvard trained epidemiologist and past international experience working with the United Nations to bare in...
USA
Greek Scholar Selected as William & Mary University Provost
Dr. Peggy Agouris, an award-winning scholar and researcher, and the current dean of the College of Science at George Mason University, has recently been selected as provost of the College of William & Mary.
The College is a public research...
Education
The Poor Greek Boy Who Became the Youngest Harvard Professor
Born in Ikaria in 1887, Aristides Foutridis was a poor boy whose love for literature brought him to Harvard University where he became the first youngest professor at the age of 28.
His father, captain Evangelos Foutridis, could not make...