FOR THE RECORD

The Oct. 22 news article "Students March For Uganda" gave the wrong reason for which School of Public Health student Julian J. Atim received the 2006 Physicians for Human Rights Award. She received the honor for working, not walking, in a Ugandan district.

The Oct. 23 news article "Exposing a Flawed Writing Course" incorrectly stated that no tenured professors would serve on the Committee on Writing and Speaking, a group reviewing Harvard's Expository Writing program, for the entire academic year. In fact, Korea Foundation Professor of Korean Literature David McCann will continue to serve on the committee even though he will be on leave this spring.

The Oct. 24 news article "Macs Gain Ground Among Students" misidentified Larry Levine as the University's chief information officer. In fact, he is chief information officer for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

The Sept. 12 news article "HMC Chief Steps Down" gave the wrong name for the executive at Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) that Mohamed A. El-Erian, president and CEO of Harvard Management Company, was expected to succeed if he had not come to Harvard. The executive was Bill Gross, founder of PIMCO and manager of the company's bond fund—not William S. Thompson, the company's CEO.

SEPT. 10

The Aug. 25 online article "Harvard Places Second in College" incorrectly stated that the president of Wesleyan University had signed a letter asking colleagues to refrain from participating in the US News and World Report higher education survey. In fact, the presidents of Wesleyan College and Ohio Wesleyan University signed the letter, but the president of Wesleyan University did not.

The Sept. 10 news article "Faust Taps Rogers For VP" incorrectly stated that Harvard's capital campaign is expected to begin as early as 2008. In fact, fundraising officials said last year that a new launch date for the campaign would be set after a permanent president took office, and the University has not yet announced a date for the campaign.

JULY 10

The July 6 news article "Recent Grad Dies in Car Crash" incorrectly reported that El Condado is a Puerto Rican city. It is in fact a neighborhood in the city of San Juan, PR.

JULY 9

The June 29 arts article "A Midsummer Night's Entertainment" incorrectly stated that the show was co-produced by Roxanna K. Myhrum '05 and Benjamin M. Poppel '09. In fact, the co-producers were Jeremy R. Steinmann '08 and Poppel.

JULY 6

The July 6 news article "Students React to Divestment Decision" gave the wrong class year for Trevor J. Bakker. He is in the Class of 2010, not 2009.

JUNE 30

The June 29 news article "With Goals Accomplished, Gross Leaves Overhauled College" incorrectly suggested that former Harvard College Dean Harry R. Lewis '68 voluntarily stepped down from his position in 2003. In fact, Lewis was forced to resign his post after a reorganization of the College administration.

JUNE 29

The June 29 news article “GSD Dean To Stay on Through Fall” incorrectly stated that Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Dean Theda Skocpol would step down from her post on Sunday. In fact, Skocpol has agreed to stay on as dean until a permanent replacement is named.

JUNE 15

Due to an editing error, the June 6 obituary of David L. Halberstam '55 incorrectly stated that Halberstam was killed in a car crash on April 23, 2004. In fact, the crash occurred on April 23, 2007.

JUNE 11

The June 11 web update "Star Economics Prof To Leave for Stanford" incorrectly stated that Caroline M. Hoxby '88 was one of two tenured women in the Economics Department. In fact, Hoxby is one of three—the other two are Lee Professor of Economics Claudia Goldin and Professor of Economics Susan C. Athey, who arrived in 2006. Hoxby was the second woman to be tenured in the department.

The June 7 story "Mayor in Media Tiff" incorrectly stated that the Cambridge Chronicle did not print a correction after it learned that it had overstated the amount of travel expenses incurred by Cambridge Mayor Kenneth E. Reeves '72. In fact, the newspaper published a clarification on Jan. 11 stating that Reeves had only spent $11,188 on travel—not the more than $40,000 figure the paper initially reported.

JUNE 7

The June 6 article "Gates, Summers To Receive Honorary Degrees" incorrectly stated that philosopher Richard M. Rorty would receive an honorary degree from the University. In fact, Rorty was unable to travel to Cambridge to accept the award and did not receive a degree, according to a Harvard spokesman. He died on June 8 of pancreatic cancer.

The initial version of the June 7 web update "Seniors Deliver" gave an incorrect name for Charles J. McNamara '07. His first name is not Christopher.

MAY 23

The May 23 news article "Barrios Departs, Race Opens" incorrectly identified Michale J. Albano. Albano is a Chelsea politician who is the chair of the Chelsea Planning Board. He is not the former Springfield, Mass., mayor of the same name, as the article stated.

MAY 20

The May 18 news article "Science and Religion Drive Divinity Professor" listed the incorrect class year and titles for Jeffrey Kwong. He is a member of the Class of 2009, not 2008. In addition, he is the vice president of Harvard Right to Life and the president of the Harvard Republican Club—not the president of Harvard Right to Life and the vice president of the Harvard Republican Club, as the story stated.

MAY 13

The May 8 news article “Ham Radio Users Seek Extraterrestrial Connections” incorrectly stated that ham radio operators must be licensed through the Amateur Radio Relay League. In fact, the league does not issue radio licenses—only the Federal Communications Commission has that authority.

The May 3 news article “CUE Guide Adopts Use of Full Text” incorrectly stated that the Committee on Undergraduate Education (CUE) established a pilot program, set to begin next year, which would include the full text of student course evaluations in the online CUE guide. In fact, the CUE only decided to discuss the possibility of a pilot program with the Faculty Council. The story also incorrectly stated that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences will vote on making the program required next year. In fact, no date has been set for a vote since the CUE must secure Faculty Council approval before bringing it before the full Faculty.

The Feb. 27 news article "BGLTSA Hosts Domestic Violence Talk" contained several inaccuracies.  It incorrectly stated that BGLTSA hosted an event with the Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project last night addressing the issue of same-sex domestic violence. In fact, the BGLT Resource Center hosted the event, not BGLTSA. The article also incorrectly identified Ryan R. Thoreson '07 as the co-coordinator of BGLTSA. In fact, Thoreson is the co-coordinator of the BGLT Resource Center. The article also incorrectly stated that the event's speaker appeared anonymously. In fact, the speaker's name is Dennis Berounsky and he did not appear anonymously. The article also incorrectly quoted John C. “Curt” Rogers as saying that the definition of domestic violence is "heterosexist." In fact, he said that the definition of domestic violence is gender-neutral, and that the system for addressing domestic violence is heterosexist. Finally, due to an editing error, a quote given by Harvard's Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Director Sarah Rankin was incorrectly attributed to Rogers in a pull-out quotation in the print edition.

The print version of the Feb. 23 book review "Finding Perret's Fictions" stated that the Harvard Alumni Association had no record of author Geoffrey Perret earning a degree from the University. It appears that Perret, however, dropped the final t in his name after he graduated from Harvard in 1969.