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Letters from our readers
July-August 2010
The United States bubble economy and lessons from Japan
Prospects for American economic recovery—and cautionary lessons from Japan
Harvard dropouts from the class of 1969
Forty-some years ago, three Sixties types dropped out. We drop in on them.
Profile of literary agent Andrew Wylie
Andrew Wylie '70 runs a powerful literary agency that mixes hardball business and highbrow tastes. With audio from an interview with Wylie.
Brief biography of Native American basket-maker Clara Darden
Brief life of an overlooked artist: c. 1829-1910. With images of Darden's masterpieces of river-cane basketry.
Arthur Kleinman on the societal and medical ramifications of caregiving
A scholar experiences the moral acts that come before—and go beyond—modern medicine.
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Jeannie Suk advocates copyright protection for fashion designers' work
Should U.S. fashion designers enjoy the same copyright protection as fellow creative artists—and their European counterparts?
Samuel Arbesman creates a subway map of the Milky Way galaxy
An interdisciplinary example of how simple models can enhance understanding of complex systems
Effects of sleep loss can be masked, not erased
A long night’s rest merely masks the effects of chronic sleep loss.
David Weitz investigates how glass flows
Physicists find a better way to visualize molecular behavior in glass as it cools.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard's 2010 Commencement, recapped
A recap of the University's 359th Commencement
Harvard's 2010 honorary degree recipients
The honorary degree recipients
Excerpts from President Faust's 2010 Baccalaureate address
Excerpts from President Faust's Baccalaureate address
Excerpts from President Faust's address to alumni in 2010
In her speech to the alumni on Commencement afternoon, President Faust put the University’s interest in public service in context.
David H. Souter speaks at Harvard Commencement
The Honorable David H. Souter, retired from the U.S. Supreme Court, began a conversation about constitutional interpretation.
Commencement confetti
Notes and statistics, vital and otherwise
2010 Commencement humor
The lighter side of Harvard's Commencement
William F. Lee ’72 joins the Harvard Corporation
William F. Lee ’72 has links to many parts of the University.
Profile of Harvard’s head women’s tennis coach, Traci Green
Meet Harvard’s head women’s tennis coach.
Social scientists aim to name—and solve—their fields’ biggest questions.
Social scientists aim to name—and solve—their fields’ biggest questions.
Headlines from Harvard history
Headlines from Harvard history
University people
A new vice president for campus services, and academic honors
Nitin Nohria named dean of Harvard Business School
Nitin Nohria, the new dean of Harvard Business School, on educating students with the competence and character to exercise business leadership
Are final examinations on the way out at Harvard?
Are final examinations on the way out at Harvard?
FAS deficit, diminished
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences faces a smaller, but still multimillion-dollar, deficit.
Roundup of recent Harvard news
Short takes on recent Harvard news
Why college friendships are special
Why college friendships are special
Soccer program Coaches Across Continents promotes education in Africa
Nick Gates ’91 has founded Coaches Across Continents to use soccer as an educational technique in Africa.
A wrap-up of rowing results
An update on men's and women's crew results
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Alfred Alcorn's museum mystery books
Alfred Alcorn ’64 sets his Harvard-flavored murder mysteries in one of his favorite places: a museum. With audio from an interview with Alcorn.
Excerpt: Martha Nussbaum's "Not for Profit: Why Democracy Needs the Humanities"
Why democracy needs the humanities
Adam Kirsch reviews "The Art of the Sonnet," by Stephen Burt and David Mikics
Adam Kirsch reviews The Art of the Sonnet, by Stephen Burt and David Mikics
Charlie Allen's art of home restoration
Charlie Allen makes period homes work for their owners. View images of his work.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Quotation Q & A
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
A special edition of J.K. Rowling's 2008 Harvard speech includes Braille words
Francie Randolph ’87 has combined Braille and J.K. Rowling's 2008 Harvard address to create a limited-edition book.
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Sticking to the Union
A Kennedy School graduate organizes the "free-agent economy."
Leading Their Class
Introducing the marshals of the class of 2010
Harvard Medalists
In recognition of outstanding service to the University
The Results Are In
New members for the Board of Overseers, new directors for the Harvard Alumni Association
Cambridge Scholars
Four members of the class of 2010 have won special scholarships to study at Cambridge University.
Alumni Gifts: Solid Support
Reunioners and others come through with both time and money.
The Senior Members
Rose Downes Arnold ’36 and George Barner ’29 led the alumni procession.
The GSAS Centennial Medalists
Scholars whose contributions to society emerged from their graduate study at Harvard
Yamamoto at Harvard, and a Harvard Community Garden
What Admiral Yamamoto learned at Harvard, and a new community garden
