harvard has the largest endowment of any university in the world, at $36.4 billion. rotest began on sunday when students began blockading massachusetts hall, the school's central administrative building. several alumni of harvard have also taken part in the blockade, including bill mckibben the , founder of the group 350.org and former colorado senator tim wirth. the protests are being organized by the group divest harvard, which produced this video. >> we are divest harvard. >> students -- >> faculty -- >> calling on corporations. >> political action. >> it means taking their money out of investments and also fuels and instead putting it into more socially responsible companies. talks are message is simple. -- >> our message is simple. amy: harvard president drew faust, whose office is in the blockaded mass. hall has spoken against divestment. in 2013, she said the endowment should not be seen as a "instrument to impel social or political change." harvard university did not respond to democracy now!'s request for a university representative to join us for today's dis

i was working on my last book, the lady and her monsters and i was browsing the harvard university library. they have wonderful online collectionses and i was looking for information on the body snatchers for my last book so harvard has a beautiful collection on broadsides, body snatchers, all kinds of creepy, wonderful, beautiful stuff i was interested in. i didn't find anything that tied into my topic gut the search engine on harvard library brought me to a different collection that had nothing to do with my topic, but was interesting as well. it was the collection from a detective from the 1860s, a boston police detective his name was james woods and i love detectives. i love detective stories. i was teaching a class many years ago at leslie university and i've taken many classes and he seemed interesting and fun and a lot of good things that perhaps would come out of it, and one of his cases at harvard has a very long list of cases that he worked on, and one of his cases was the jesse pomeroy case and in fact he said it was the youngest -- one of the youngest serial killers he worked o

she graduated magna cum laude from harvard university and received i'm sorry from harvard university and she received a ph.d. with distinction from the university of chicago. she has received fellowships from the ford foundation and michelle are claman institute for gender research and the center for comparative study of race and ethnicity at stanford trade allison teaches courses on american identity african-american history african-american women's history and 20th century american history. she has won numerous teaching awards including the phi beta kappa teaching prize the grapes award in the humanities the sinclair great teaching award. she gave a tedx talk at stanford. she has appeared on c-span and "national public radio" and her work has been featured on "cnn".com, slate.com and the "chronicle" of higher education. "a chosen exile" a history of racial passing in american life is allyson prospectors but featured on "national public radio"'s all things considered the tavis smiley show on public radio international and serious sex into the book was selected as "the new york times

i was working on my last book and was browsing the harvard university library is looking for information on the body snatchers. harvard has a wonderful collection of creepy and wonderful and beautiful stuff i did not find anything that tied into my topic but the search engine brought meet to a different collection that had nothing to do with my topics but was interesting. from the 1860's as a detective his name was james woods of detectives and detective stories teaching a class many years ago and he seemed interesting and fun perhaps good things would come of this. and harvard has a very long list of cases he worked on in one was this case. in fact, he was one of the yen this serial killers he had worked on. is seemed like a good topic for my next book. i did not know too much. few people had heard so restarted to have places around the city. but to be born in charles town 1859, a board with the local board some american had a defect in his white i. people made fun of him quite a bit. ready was abused because he looked different and he really get abused at school. children who were much

. >>> we spoke to a professor at harvard university. >> the most advanced machine that humans constructed in the sense that it reaches the highest energyies that we ever reached were trying to mimic the very early instance at the beginning of the universe when the temperature was extremely high and when potentially the dark matter was produced. we're trying to do that artificially. we're generating very high temperatures by colliding particles at high energies. if you look at this collider it's a remarkable engineering accomplishment. we currently have a standard model of particle physics that includes the particles that we know about but there are hints that there must be extensions to the standard model. for example, most of the matter in the universe does not belong to the standard model. we don't know what it is and we call it dark matter and it's quite possible that with this extension of the large hydron collider we'll discover what the dark matter is made of. >>> keep up with all the news on our website, aljazeera.com. ite, aljazeera snowfall one to two feet. so they're now saying

as harvard university professor edward wilson says about ants, we need them to survive, but they don't need us at all. the correct answer to the "gps" challenge question is, b. all four presidents listed were former secretaries of state, but james buchanan was the last one taking office in 1857. if hillary clinton takes office in 2017, 160 years after buchanan, she will be the seventh secretary of state to do so. thomas jefferson, the country's first secretary of state, became america's third president, and the one not mentioned so far was james monroe. thanks to all of you for being part of my program this week. i will see you next week. >>> good morning. i'm brian stelter and it's time for "reliable sources" and it's been a busy, messy, tro controversial types for media types. a lot for us to talk about this morning. new information on brian williams' suspension. he's sort of emerged from exile this week with a puppy in hand. it made the cover of "the new york post." could this be the start of an image rehab. and dr. oz under the microscope again for the medicine he prescribes on his

and was of course a president of harvard university as well.k to the show larry. >> good to be with you, fareed. >> you have been writing a great deal and very concerned about something that you call secular stagnation. and it's important that people understand what this idea is. the idea is the economy is growing but jobs are not being created, productivity is not rising anywhere near what it used to in the past because we have reached a point at which for some reason the economy's basic growth rate is just not going to be very high. is that fair? >> that's right. and what i'm emphasized that this is really a global phenomenon of the industrial world and what it's got to do with is that we seem to have a lot of savings. more savings because there's moreinequality. more savings because developing countries are building reserves. more savings because people are paying down debt. and we've got much less demand to put that savings to use. hardly any demand for investment. but all that saving all that forgoing spending and no investment imparts a b

highways been speaking this morning at harvard university kennedy school of government. he said that japan has been working since world war ii to promote peace in the region. >> and we have made efforts to spur develops in arab. i believe that developments in the region would come about through development. >> his trip will include a dinner and meeting with congress. >> there is a host of urgent circumstance on the agenda. now they appearing to closing than ever in a 12-nation deal that will significantly open markets across the asia pacific and the united states. one potential stumbleing blog block opposition from president obama from members of his own party. democrats who are opposed to a potential deal. it will focus on asia pacific security. in the senkaku islands between china attend japan. and officials say there will be a major event on monday when prime minister abe and top american issues sign a deal with japan where japan takes a bigger role in providing it's own self defense. abe will visit boston, san francisco while in the united states. >> well, he made hi

on monday abe attended a forum at harvard university with american students and took questions about japan's wartime past. one participant asked abe about those referred to as comfort women. the prime minister stated that he said many times he will maintain the stance from a 1993 statement issued by the then-chief cabinet secretary kono. he expressed sincere apologies and remorse to those women. >> translator: with regard to the issue of comfort women, my heart aches. they were victimized by human trafficking. they experienced pain and suffering beyond description. my view on the issue is no different from predecessor's. >> abe said japan has made various efforts to provide realistic assistance to the women. asked about the relationship with china, abe said the country's development opens great opportunities to asia and the world. but he said many of its neighbors including japan are concerned about the country's military buildup. he said he will call on china to act as a responsible and peaceful power in the region. abe's schedule then took him to washington. there he will meet with

kennedy junior forum at harvard university. i'm a williams, director of the institute of politics.ight, our guest and visiting fellow is former congressman eric cantor. he currently serves as vice chair of the investment bank company. until 2014, he spent two decades in public service. first serving in the virginia house of delegates and beginning in 2001 representing virginia seventh district in the u.s. house of representatives. in 2008, colors meant canter was elected republican whip and in 2011, a elected house majority leader of the 100 and 12 congress. -- 112 congress. known as a smart and pragmatic legislator, commerce meant canter called for a vision of conservatism. one that is founded on decency, inspiration, and a desire to let every american have a fair shot at earning the success and achieving their dreams. last january, then congress one cantor addressing congress in -- and obama administration urged both to think about the 8 million children who will be born before the next election and for their sake to provide short-term tactics that gain advantage for 2016 and foc

she is a 1992 graduate of harvard university's program in the history of american civilization and her first four books explored civil war, the gilded age, and the american west. and the presidencies of abraham lincoln to that of theodore roosevelt.

he will share the prize with a harvard university scientist. an award ceremony is hold in new york next month. >> more news from stanford: oprah will make an appearance tonight. she speaks at 7:00 p.m. at the people church. she will deliver an address called harry's last lecture honoring meaningful lives . >> what kind of weather will the queen of talk have when she is in town? >> if show knows about spring in california she is in good shape because it will be a very reminiscent type of weather, breezy clouds and afternoon sun and 60s and 70s today and the next several days. off the coast, though, we have a couple of areas of low pressure that enhance the marine layer but as they slide down the coast they could give always few drops. live doppler hd is showing the cloud cover over much of the bay but it is sunny in the east bay valleys and 56 in oakland, san carlos is 59. and half moon bay is 59. no sun this today. emeryville is still a lot of overcost and 55 in petaluma and numbers in the low 60s where the sun has been shining all morning alon

bob was also a david donnel student, although a few years later at harvard university. he teaches a wide variety of classes for the university of richmond, including several on aspects of the civil war in film. his research interest

the study done in 2009 by harvard university. they put people in front of a computer. okay.threat or no threat? every time an african-american came up between a rich white >> clerk: your time is up >> president: thanks. next speaker, please. welcome. good evening >> testifier: my name is sherry taylor, person a 3rd that this judge in san francisco california and i'd like to address the issue of batch cameras. the main

the study done in 2009 by harvard university. they put people in front of a computer. okay.threat or no threat? every time an african-american came up between a rich white >> clerk: your time is up >> president: thanks. next speaker, please. welcome. good evening >> testifier: my name is sherry taylor, person a 3rd that this judge in san francisco california and i'd like to address the issue of batch cameras. the main thing is even if we have batch cameras the -- crime needs to be in forget we need an independent agency outside of the one that we have now that will enforce what is seen on the camera. as we know, rodney king was witnessed getting beat up by 17 officers and only less than a handful was convicted while the other officers stayed to watch enchanted and did not come to his defense. while he was handcuffed. we also know that trade on martin was also a victim in which zimmerman admittedly, told the officers that he shot trade on martin and was released to go home. we also know that oscar -- was handcuffed. we have videotape through cell phones, to high tech knowledg

professor robert putnam of public policy at harvard university although you are a lot more than that. the poet laureate of civic discourse and also a rock star when it comes to harvard professors which says a lot that they all aspires to be rock stars. [laughter] i want to begin by just asking everybody knows that you wrote about that's a big capital society so tell less about this book. >> thanks for giving me a chance to talking and to invite me for coming. this book describes the consequences of some of the big trends of we are aware of in general to become economically polarized country we know that the we're socially segregated. or free go to school with people or live with people or very people from a different class so we are more socially and economically polarized place to look at those implications for those children in america because we found was growing gaps between rich kids and poor kids. along many measures of child well-being and though the bill gates or buffett's kids but that part of the hierarchy are just people that are college graduates major hand plays so when i

there's a wonderful study that aei put out with some harvard and university of sweden stockholm -- >> i obviously think it's wonderful. yeah. [laughter] >> and this was very powerful because there was a study that said look, here's where you had a tea party rally, and here's where you're going to have a tea party rally, but it got rained out. what was the difference in voter turnout and money raised for political campaigns and future attendance at demonstrations. and they were stilting between -- estimating between three and six million additional votes came out for republicans in 2010 beyond what you otherwise would have expected because of the rallies themselves. and if you think about it, the left's always doing rallies. when i was younger i thought, that's because they don't have jobs. that's what it is. [laughter] well you meet people at rallies, you get a sense of belonging, you realize i'm not alone. i'm part of a movement, this is bigger than me. you have friends and your local friends -- >> it does i mean, i think one remarkable finding is, indeed, how local these effects are

bob was also a david donnel student, although a few years later at harvard university. he teaches a wide variety of classes for the university of richmond, including several on aspects of the civil war in film. his research interest for many years has been civil war widows. he is currently researching a biography of a british-born civil war widow, elizabeth louisa knights harris. please help me welcome bob kenzer to the podium. [ applause ] >>before i begin my talk, i have a question for everyone in the audience. i want to do a little poll. how many of you this is the fifth of the five talks you've been it toto. i know one gentleman. maybe half of you have been to all five. okay. how many have been to four? including this one obviously? four. three? two? and one? okay. well, it just shows that you've been here before of the you've gone through the cycle. i begin with that question, oh, by the way, i have to tell you as you can see, i'm the fourth person who's speaking today. originally, i was supposed to be the third person, but we changed the order a little. i have to w

bob was also a david donnel student, although a few years later at harvard university. he teaches a wide variety of classes for the university of richmond, including several on aspects of the civil war in film. his research interest for many years has been civil war widows. he is currently researching a biography of a british-born civil war widow, elizabeth louisa knights harris. please help me welcome bob kenzer to the podium. [ applause ] >>before i begin my talk, i have a question for everyone in the audience. i want to do a little poll. how many of you this is the fifth of the five talks you've been it toto. i know one gentleman. maybe half of you have been to all five. okay. how many have been to four? including this one obviously? four. three? two? and one? okay. well, it just shows that you've been here before of the you've gone through the cycle. i begin with that question, oh, by the way, i have to tell you as you can see, i'm the fourth person who's speaking today. originally, i was supposed to be the third person, but we changed the order a little. i have to w

with harvard university. olivia? this conversation brings us to our twitter question of the day. what do you think, would a president hillary clinton be good for wall street? send us your thoughts. professor feldstein, would hillary be good for wall street? martin: heaven knows. dends on what she does and congress does. tom: that's called surveil an silence. olivia: tweet us, please. tom: good morning, everyone, bloomberg "surveillance." we welcome you all to new york city and welcome you to the bloomberg terminal. let's look right now at the euro. this has been a story the last couple days. this is the euro 30 years. here's the trend line which is ever slightly weaker and trading the euro as weaker and here's the advent and deutsche mark invethed -- inverted. it's a brutal change but we're here. we're back down to two standard deviations of euro weakness. olivia: it's the speed of the change that caught everyone offguard. and how about the fact overnight morgan stanley came out bringing forward their call for parity

harvard university covered it up. brian lamb: why did you write that?essica stern: i wanted to help people who have been severely traumatized. i realized that having been the victim of a very violent man that actually influenced my choice of career. but i had not spent my life in -- huddled in hiding away from the world. which is one of the ways a person might react. i will say that my publisher was -- and my editor, were not that keen about that book. but i got a lot of letters from people saying how much the book helped them. you know, that is not enough for the publisher. but i know the book really helped people. but it is also as if i have two different audiences. the people interested in that book and the people interested in the work i do on terrorism. i was a little worried. my unofficial editor talked me into writing the book about my own rape and rapist. i was afraid it might ruin my career. but the truth is, many of the people who are interested in my work on terrorism don't even know about that book. you are perhaps introducing them to it. br

different academic institutions with a conflict resolution program and as a visiting scholar from harvard university and a professor and there has been numerous projects but there has been operations or projects were theory or analysis throughout the world from the far corners of the caucuses for what he puts into his analysis. so extremely prolific we will have a conversation. it is about the book. so welcome david is a pleasure to be with you. maybe we start by how did you become aware i was working with the tibetan refugees in day assume that to use the kurds using chemical weapons i went visit in my office by a neurosurgeon in to interview the president of kirkuk. and those that were victimized i write about it in the preface of my book to have kurdish civilians at pressuring the chemical weapons attack. these photos depicted traditional fallout. kurdish women and girls in head scarves they did in the street with the faces twisted in english with blood running from their mouth. pain exposed in death. but the attack was not isolated but was part of a broader campaign launched by saddam hussein bu

>> i actually found the kernel of idea actually yeah, here at harvard, the the harvard university online collection. i found a collection of materials that belonged to one of the detectives who worked on the case, james woods. he was sort of the one that went after him, that connected him to the cases in chelsea. so you have -- if you look, actually, in his files he was one of the earliest detectives in boston, and he was the first detective who opened up the first detective agency in new england. so his files span from the 1860s to 1933, i want to say. his son took over the agency as well, so you have probably thousands of volumes. and this was the one that really stuck with him the most because he said that never seen anyone as vicious as jesse as young as he was. so it really -- so that collection was the first one that i looked at. also the state archives have all the trial records have all the information as well. the statehouse has a lot of the term bridgewater where he went later on, the state reform school nowadays is called the lyman school for boys, changed its name, so they ha

this comes as students at harvard university are holding harvard heat week, a bid to pressure the schoolst from the fossil fuel industry. there is occupations of the alumni association and a blockade of buildings. protests have been held from coast to coast in a day of action against police violence and racial profiling. in new york city, some 250 people with the stop mass incarceration network marched across the brooklyn bridge. >> i want to stop the police brutality against latinos and black people. 99% of the are committing violence against spanish people, black people. we cannot have this. why do they have to abuse us? amy: dozens of people were arrested as scuffles between demonstrators and police broke out and traffic was disrupted for several hours. activists were also detained in los angeles after a large crowd blocked a metro track during tuesday rush hour. the protests follow the recent police killings of unarmed african-americans walter scott in south carolina and eric harris in oklahoma. each incident was caught on video. we'll have more on this story later in the broadcast.

>> harvard university's dr. staci gruber has been researching marijuana since the early 1990s.call her the pot doc. we first met her two years ago when she was researching the possible damage of recreational marijuana to the brain. now she's also set her sights on the possible benefits of medical marijuana. massachusetts as it turns out is the perfect sort of place for this study because they just legalized marijuana. gruber's goal is to study new patients who have never used cannabis. >> our goal was to look at these folks before they started using medical marijuana and then three months in, six months in, and a year. primarily to look at frontal executive functions because that's really the question. >> that question -- how does medical marijuana impact brain function longer term? >> i want you to name the blocks of color for me as quickly as you can. >> patients will take cognitive tests and here's what's revolutionary. they're going to have their brains scanned to chart the change. for the first time, we will see what your brain looks like on weed. >> nearly half the countr

that is the divestment efforts of students and professors at harvard university in cambridge massachusettsimprisoned journalist and former black panther mumia abu-jamal has spoken out from behind bars about the police killing of walter scott in south carolina. he rose from his infirmary bed to record the commentary after a fellow prisoner wheeled in a tv so he could watch coverage of the shooting. in a democracy now! exclusive he discussed his reaction. >> remember the young man who allegedly shot, not killed, two cops in ferguson several weeks ago? every politician in america leapt at the chance to call the kid a punk an thug. what do you call slager? even though he has been fired, he is called officer or mr. slager. he killed a man for traffic citation. the ca punk, a predator or apig? this is mumia abu-jamal. amy: special thanks to noelle hanrahan at prison radio for that recording. his supporters say the remains civil say he remains severely ill. today his supporters have called a national day of action to demand he be allowed to see a diabetes specialist. he's in prison for the murder

next, harvard university's joseph nye argues while there is a lot of talk about china replacing the united states as the supreme global power in the near future america's military economic and soft power spermaceti will continue for decades to come. >> thank you. well it's nice to be back at csis. it's an organization i deeply admire, only exceeded by but admiration for john hamre who i worked for as one of his trustees but also the policy board. i appreciate your being our host, john. let me say a few things about the argument of the book but i don't want to go on for

would sooner be governed by the first 100 names in the boston phonebook than by the faculty of harvard universityabout brit hewnouston. >> everyone's got it. it looks like. >> >> he would say, what is your pack and about? >> it's about this. well then it should are e flekt that. he was tough. good. >> there is a softer gentler brit hume. >> james, great to see you. >> likewise. >>> outrage tonight after a group of wounded warriors go to get some rest and relaxation and then the group was attacked by a group of college students and it is disgusting what these morons did to these honored veterans we have breaking news on it next with around exclusive with one of the folks who was there and a woman who organized it in honor of her son. >>> plus most would recognize this man almost immediately, but you'll never guess the trouble one college student ever had. >> was he an actor? >> yes, he was an actor. >> did he have another job. >> yes h e did have another job. >> was he pretty important? >> yes, he was pretty important. you wouldn't buy a car without taking it for a spin and it's...well...just a ca

next, harvard university's joseph nye argues while there is a lot of talk about china replacing the united states as the supreme global power in the near future america's military economic and soft power spermaceti will continue for decades to come. >> thank you. well it's nice to be back at csis. it's an organization i deeply admire, only exceeded by but admiration for john hamre who i worked for as one of his trustees but also the policy board. i appreciate your being our host, john. let me say a few things about the argument of the book but i don't want to go on for too long partly because professors talk to long anyway, but because the most fun of these events is to a degree of back and forth with questions and so forth. so if i'm too verbose, john stop it. i think the question of whether the american century is over is one that has intrigued a lot of people both here and in china. and it is a conventional wisdom that china is going to surpass the united states and the american century. in fact, if you look at the book by martin jock in british author, the title tells it all. it's when

kennedy forum at harvard university. i'm direct of the university of politics. tonight our guest and visiting fellow is former congressman eric cantor. he currently serves as vice chair of the investment bank company, but until 2014, he spent two decades in public service. first serving in the virginia house of delegates, and beginning in 2001, representing virginia's 7th district in the u.s. house of representatives. in 2008, congressman cantor was elected republican whip, and in 2011 he was elected house majority leader of the 112th congress. known as a smart and pragmatic player, congressman cantor called for a vision of conservatism and i quote, founded on decency inspiration and a desire to let every american have a fair shot at earning their success and achieving their dreams. end quote. last january then congressman cantor addressing congress and the obama administration, urged both to think about the eight million children who will be born before the next election and for their sake forgo short-term tactics that gain advantage for 2016 and focus on where

.-- she studied with the now president of harvard university. and i must tell a story about drew. when she waswh madee the president of harvard, people were saying le, sh isn't this unbelievable? she's the first female to be theto president of harvard and i commented to her that i thought it was more remarkable she was the first prepped of thefriend of the confederacy. but she embarked as a career at arlington house. she published clara barton professional angel. meanwhile, her career took off in a different direction when she entered the u.s. foreign service and served 20 years. is now this is typical background for a civil war historian.zabeth elizabeth served 20 years as a highly decorated senior diplomat and conventional arms negotiator for the state al department. she has spokenl all over the world on american history. in american diplomacy and appears regularly on radio and television programs based on hernow work. now retired and we're great to great have her here with us in he richmond, now retired from the n and foreign service, she's a promises full-time historian and is

tomorrow's guest soledad o'brien and loretta lynch, who started the chapter at harvard university."in search of sisterhood", the organization is synonymous with political movements. shortly after their founding at howard, delta's march in a women's suffrage parade but black women were required to march at the end of the line. given that context, you may understand why many were angry when the national organization was directed to refrain from wearing letters or logos when protesting for black lives matter. it was around that same time too, when delta's featured in sorority sisters were expelled for dragging letters into the train wreck known as reality tv. when it comes to loretta lynch's nomination there's no question when the organization stands. proudly and loudly in support of our sister a.g. they had her back at her senate hearing in january. is this it the issue that reminds all of us where we as deltas stand? at the table, john gutierrez, peter slevin christina greer and a professor of history of public affairs at princeton university and fellow at the new america foundation

harvard, yale, univ. of st. andrews and cornell university. his students report he will miss class but his absence is excused because more often than that it is travel to the vatican to chat with the pope. given their future success in the academy and public intellectuals, these thinkers can confine themselves to their own intellectual and political enclaves. having ascended the ranks of the left and the right they could from their chests, applaud their own side and sneer at the other and remain forever convinced of their own arguments and sensibilities. but they don't. instead they do what they have come here to do tonight namely not only listen to but deeply engage with the other, not merely tolerate the other's arguments that remain open attentive and vulnerable to them and some pursue common ground common understanding and common purpose of please join me in welcoming to grand rapids doctors cornel west and robert george. [applause] >> thank you very much. thanks to all of you and god bless you for coming out this evening to hear a couple

the university of pennsylvania studying withdrew gilpin faust, the -- now the president of harvard university and i must tell a story about drew. when she was made the president of harvard, people were saying isn't this an unbelievable, she is the first female to be the president of harvard. and i commented to her, i thought it was more remarkable that she was the first friend of the museum of the confederacy to be the first president of harvard. [laughter] but elizabeth embarked on a career as a historian for the national parks service, working at the clara barton house and arlington house. career as a historian for the national parks service, working at the clara barton house and arlington house. in 1988 she published "clara bart., professional angel." meanwhile, her career took a -- took off in a different direction when she entered the u.s. foreign service and served 20 years now this is typical back ground for a civil war historian, elizabeth served 20 years as a highly decorated senior diplomat and conventional arms negotiator for the state department. she has spoken all over the world