Letters from readers
Mill girls, mushroom mirth, folklore myths
November-December 2010
Profile of social psychologist Amy Cuddy of Harvard Business School
Amy Cuddy probes snap judgments, warm feelings, and how to become an “alpha dog.”
Profile of American suffragist Alice Paul
Brief life of a pioneering suffragist: 1885-1977
Major retrospective showcases photographer Susan Meiselas and her work
Photographer Susan Meiselas’s quest to understand via images. With audio from the interview.
Excerpt from "Reading Obama," by James T. Kloppenberg
Deliberative democracy, philosophical pragmatism, and Barack Obama's conception of American governance
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Exercise and caloric restriction counter aging in neural synapses
Caloric restriction and exercise boost mental acuity and motor ability by rejuvenating synapses.
Raj Chetty: Good kindergarten teachers boost pupils' lifetime earnings
An economist finds that good kindergarten teachers boost pupils' earnings later in life.
Warren Brown: Stars escaping the Milky Way help map matter in our galaxy
Stars escaping the Milky Way help Warren Brown and other astronomers map the distribution of matter in our galaxy.
Our sense of touch influences our actions
Tactile sensations change perceptions, says psychologist Christopher Nocera.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard renovates building to create new labs for stem-cell research
Harvard renews an older building to create new labs in Cambridge for stem-cell research.
President Drew Faust on Harvard issues
Early in the fall term, Drew Faust reviews Harvard’s improved finances, University governance, scientific misconduct, and other issues.
Profile of community organizer-turned-teacher Marshall Ganz
The community organizer, who once worked with César Chávez, now teaches at the Kennedy School.
Investigation of Marc Hauser's lab; misconduct finding; and its aftermath
An investigation of psychology professor Marc Hauser's lab results in a misconduct finding—and questions for the field of animal cognition.
Harvard endowment investments up 11 percent
A year after declining $11 billion, investment returns on Harvard’s endowment turn positive.
Harvard gifts, financial report, faculty retirements
Fundraising remains strong, and the financial report and faculty retirement decisions are pending.
Headlines from Harvard history
Headlines from Harvard history
William James centennial conference and exhibition
A conference and an exhibition at Houghton Library showcase the legacy of the pioneering psychologist and philosopher.
The interdisciplinary social studies concentration celebrates 50 years
A groundbreaking undergraduate concentration celebrates half a century.
Harvard arts and sciences looks ahead
Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean Michael D. Smith looks beyond financial constraints to academic priorities, from better teaching to renovated undergraduate Houses.
The Dumbarton Oaks Medieval Library from Harvard University Press
A new series from Harvard University Press reintroduces works that mattered in the Middle Ages. With excerpts from two of the works.
Roundup of recent Harvard news
Larry Summers to return, Mahindra Humanities Center, Ph.D. programs, financial aid, appointments, and other University news
An undergraduate woman comes to terms with feminism
The Undergraduate comes to terms, on her own terms, with feminism.
Profile of Harvard runner Daniel Chenoweth
Senior cross-country captain Daniel Chenoweth outruns the competition.
Illuminated, artificial-turf Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium opens at Harvard
The new Soldiers Field Soccer Stadium hosts its first games.
Harvard football 2010: Holy Cross, Brown, and Lafayette
Quarterback Andrew Hatch returns to the Harvard fold.
Song to the Stadium Stair Climber
A former cross-country-man’s sonnet honors fellow runners.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Elizabeth Whittaker’s inventive architecture
Elizabeth Whittaker’s beautiful buildings look expensive, but aren’t.
Excerpt from Helen Vendler, "Dickinson: Selected Poems and Commentaries"
In a new critical work, Helen Vendler assesses one of Emily Dickinson’s deceptively simple early poems.
Entrepreneurs Susan Lieu and Wendy Lieu founded gourmet Sôcôla Chocolatier
Two San Francisco sisters add Asian and other original flavors to their gourmet confectionery.
Profile of poet April Bernard
Romanticism, a new collection by poet April Bernard, mixes disillusionment with emotion and playfulness.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Review of "Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead" by Rick Meyerowitz
Rick Meyerowitz’s Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead is a compendium of the best pieces from the National Lampoon.
Quotation Q & A
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Jerusalem Milestone
American James Snyder ’73 recreates an Israeli national landmark.
Aloian Award Winners
Seniors Michael Baskin and Ryan Schell are honored for contributing to the quality of life in their undergraduate Houses.
HAA Award Winners
Six alumni are honored for their outstanding service to the University through alumni activities.
The SIGnboard
Late fall Shared Interest Group events
The Classes
Harvard alumni may sign in to view class notes and obituaries published in the print edition of this magazine.
Rommel chef Bruno Fricker and master chef Ferran Adrià at Harvard
Delicacies from Rommel's chef at Stillman Infirmary, plus gastronomical lectures from Ferran Adrià and peers
Harvard Library digital exhibition on the magic of reading
A sampler from the Harvard University Library's online collection Reading: Harvard Views of Readers, Readership, and Reading History.
