University News | September 28, 2010

Two Harvard affiliated MacArthur Fellows

A legal historian and a population geneticist are recognized.

Among the winners of the 23 MacArthur Fellowships announced today, with accompanying $500,000 grants spread out over five years—are two Harvard affiliates:

Annette Gordon-Reed, J.D. '84, National Humanities Medal winner, recently appointed professor of law and of history, and Pforzheimer professor at the Radcliffe Institute, whose 2008 book The Hemingses of Monticello won a Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for nonfiction ; and

Carlos D. Bustamante '97, Ph.D. '01, a population geneticist who is professor at Stanford University School of Medicine.

City planners adopt principles to guide future development of the commercial innovation district in Allston.

The 2026 Harvard Medal recipients will be honored on June 5.

The former senator touched on polarization, tech governance, and diplomacy during a conversation at the Institute of Politics.

International students continue to enroll amid political uncertainty; mandatory SATs lead to a drop in applications.

The current law professor also spoke about affirmative action, partisanship, and the limits of “bright-line rules.”

Union demands higher pay, protections for non-citizen members, and changes to the harassment complaint process.