Harvard Today: Monday, September 21st

Today is Monday, September 21st. On this day in 1937, J. R. R. Tolkien published The Hobbit. Today at Harvard, don’t miss out on a discussion at the JFK Forum with Noam Chomsky.

IN THE ATMOSPHERE

It’s going to be a fairly chilly day with highs of 67 degrees and lows of 56 degrees.

IN THE D-HALL

Lunch:

Coconut Curry Chicken

Tandoori Pizza

Basmati Rice

Dinner:

Feijoada

Sao Paulo Style Shrimp

Creamy Chilaquile Casserole

Yellow Rice with Toasted Cumin

ON FLYBY

Dining Delights: Affogato al Caffe: Get creative with your HUDS beverages.

If Harvard Professors Ran for President: Imagine a world where N. Gregory Mankiw, David Malan, and other Harvard professors were running for president.

PSA: Top 1% of Harvard Alumni are Wealthier than America’s 1%: News that may, or may not, come as a surprise.

IN THE NEWS

College Rolls Out New Bias Reporting System: Harvard College’s Office of Student Life has introduced a revamped system for reporting incidents of bias, which features multiple reporting avenues and the option to submit anonymously.

EVENTS

The John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum is hosting Identity, Power, and the Left: The Future of Progressive Politics in America, a discussion moderated by Brandon Terry with Noam Chomsky at 6:30 p.m.

The Harvard Book Store is hosting Salman Rushdie for a reading from his latest novel at 7 p.m.