# Week of May 20, 2013 May 16, 2013 ### Summer Hours As of June 1, the Administrative Offices of the Department of Linguistics operate on summer hours. It is suggested to email the department at to get information or to make an appointment. Also be aware that all faculty members travel during the summer and may not be in the department. ### Spring Semester Ends The Spring 2013 semester officially ended with the last day of Spring Examination Period Saturday, May 18. *Bon voyage* to those members of the department who will be traveling this summer, and for those who will be staying in Cambridge, here are some useful dates: - Monday, May 20 [Harvard Summer School](http://www.summer.harvard.edu/harvard-students/harvard-graduate-school-students) registration deadline - Thursday, May 30: [Philosophy of Linguistics Reading Group](http://phil-ling.blogspot.com/) summer meetings begin - Thursday, May 30: [Harvard University Commencement](http://www.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/event/harvard-university-commencement) ### Congratulations, Dr. Nicolae! Congratulations to [Andreea Nicolae](http://people.fas.harvard.edu/~nicolae/Andreea_Nicolae/Home.html) who has successfully defended her dissertation, "Any Questions? Polarity as a Window into the Structure of Questions." ![andreea_defense1.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5001/files/andreea_defense1.jpg) Left to right: Gennaro Chierchia, Andreea Nicolae, Danny Fox (on Skype), Veneeta Dayal (on Skype), Isabelle Charnavel, Michael Flier, Uli Sauerland. ![andreea_defense2.jpg](/sites/g/files/omnuum5001/files/andreea_defense2.jpg) Congratulations, Andreea! Share on:- [ Facebook ](#) - [ Twitter ](#) - [ Linkedin ](#)