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  Stephen M. Kosslyn, of Minerva, has pioneered in applying the science of learning to design a new core curriculum and technologically based pedagogy.
  Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JSR
  
  Learning about Teaching
  
  Lessons old and new at the annual Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching conference
  
  9.24.18
  
  Brian K. Lee
  Photograph by Rob Greer
  
  Brian K. Lee Appointed Vice President for Development
  
  President Lawrence Bacow fills out his new Harvard team.
  
  9.24.18
  
  Smith Campus Center, one of the tangible results of The Harvard Campaign
  Photograph by Jim Harrison
  
  Harvard Campaign Totals $9.62 Billion
  
  The University reveals the results for its record-setting fund drive.
  
  9.20.18
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  Illustration by Jim Frazier
  
  Fixing America’s Heartland
  
  Could place-based policies solve regional economic and social problems?
  
  September-October 2018
  
  Illustration by Martin Hargreaves
  
  Violent Innovations
  
  In the antebellum South, slavery was paired with modern business practices.
  
  September-October 2018
  
  Durba Mitra
  Photograph courtesy of Durba Mitra
  
  Durba Mitra
  
  Harvard’s first professor appointed solely in gender studies
  
  September-October 2018
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  “Connections” and “Transformations” are both organized around frequent critique sessions,…
  Image courtesy of Megan Panzano
  
  Thinking about Space
  
  Design courses enlarge the College curriculum.
  
  September-October 2018
  
  At Harvard African Students Association’s Africa Night (from left): Tom Osborn ’20 of Kenya; Joshua Benjamin ’21, of Phoenix, Arizona (whose ancestors are Angolan but were first brought to Charleston, South Carolina, in the late seventeenth century); Tawanda Mulalu ’20 of Botswana; and Mfundo Radebe ’20 of South Africa
  Photograph by Christabel Narh
  
  Take Care of Each Other
  
  The Undergraduate looks at Harvard through an African filter.
  
  September-October 2018
  
  Isa Flores-Jones and Catherine Zhang
  Photographs courtesy of the subjects
  
  New Fellows
  
  The Ledecky Fellows provide an undergraduate perspective on life at Harvard.
  
  September-October 2018
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  Sandler relishes having her office within MoMA.
  Photograph courtesy of Alexis Sandler
  
  A Lawyer for Art
  
  Solving legal challenges at MoMA
  
  September-October 2018
  
  NONapathetic
  
  Recollections and Reflections from the Harvard class of 1957—a benchmark reunion project
  
  September-October 2018
  
  In the 1980s, future U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan ’86 and future Stemberg Family Coach Tommy Amaker faced off on the basketball court, Amaker as a Duke point guard and Duncan as a Harvard forward. This image of the two greeted attendees at a Kennedy School Forum event with Duncan.
  Photograph courtesy of David Tannenwald
  
  “Generational Pivot”
  
  Arne Duncan ’86 discusses education, politics, and Harvard basketball at the Institute of Politics.
  
  9.13.18
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  Photograph courtesy of Oldways, www.oldwayspt.org
  
  Falling for Art
  
  Creative Classes in Cambridge and Boston
  
  September-October 2018
  
  Autumnal mist over Spot Pond
  Photograph by Mike Ryan
  
  The Fells
  
  Just north of Boston, a wild park is filled with forests, lakes, and rocky hills.
  
  September-October 2018
  
  Nighttime in the North End
  Photograph by Dennis Tangney Jr./Getty Images
  
  The Dark Side of Boston
  
  “Stories the Chamber of Commerce doesn’t want you to hear”
  
  September-October 2018
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  Cambridge 02138
  
  Letters on faculty diversity, general education, advanced standing, and more
  
  September-October 2018
  
  Allston Agonistes
  
  Making the most of Harvard’s “ultimate option”
  
  September-October 2018
  
  At Harvard African Students Association’s Africa Night (from left): Tom Osborn ’20 of Kenya; Joshua Benjamin ’21, of Phoenix, Arizona (whose ancestors are Angolan but were first brought to Charleston, South Carolina, in the late seventeenth century); Tawanda Mulalu ’20 of Botswana; and Mfundo Radebe ’20 of South Africa
  Photograph by Christabel Narh
  
  Take Care of Each Other
  
  The Undergraduate looks at Harvard through an African filter.
  
  September-October 2018
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  Autumn (…Nothing Personal)’s benches and polycarbonate tubes form three concentric circles.
  Photograph by Lydia Carmichael/Harvard Magazine
  
  Place-Making with Plastic Tubes
  
  An installation in Harvard Yard creates space to reflect on identity, culture, and visibility.
  
  9.24.18
  
  From the Archives: Image and the Arc of Feeling
  
  Jorie Graham’s challenging lyrics use language to give readers the experience of the poem.
  
  9.20.18
  
  (Click to see full image) “Stop Police Killings, Selma, 1965,” by Steve Schapiro
  Photograph courtesy of Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Aquisition of Photographs. 2018.115
  
  James Baldwin’s America, in Photos
  
  A fresh look at the writer’s work and influences
  
  9.19.18
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  Turnover: Having intercepted a Brown pass, Harvard senior defensive back Wesley Ogsbury (1) wends his way upfield on a 21-yard return that led to a Crimson field goal.
  Photograph by Gil Talbot/Harvard Athletic Communications
  
  Football 2018: Harvard 31, Brown 17
  
  An unexpectedly tough win in Providence
  
  9.22.18
  
  We have handoff: After receiving the ball from quarterback and classmate Jake Smith, Harvard sophomore running back Aaron Shampklin scanned the line for an opening—the kind that he ran through all afternoon.
  Photograph by Gil Talbot/Courtesy of Harvard Athletic Communications
  
  Football 2018: Harvard 36, San Diego 14
  
  A strong start, and for Crimson running back Aaron Shampklin, a breakout day
  
  9.16.18
  
  In the 1980s, future U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan ’86 and future Stemberg Family Coach Tommy Amaker faced off on the basketball court, Amaker as a Duke point guard and Duncan as a Harvard forward. This image of the two greeted attendees at a Kennedy School Forum event with Duncan.
  Photograph courtesy of David Tannenwald
  
  “Generational Pivot”
  
  Arne Duncan ’86 discusses education, politics, and Harvard basketball at the Institute of Politics.
  
  9.13.18
- Harvardiana
  
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  Illustration by Mark Steele
  
  Yesterday’s News
  
  Headlines from Harvard’s history
  
  September-October 2018
  
  Students at the Graduate School of Design created the lion’s share of posters used by student activists in 1969.
  Poster courtesy of the Harvard University Archives
  
  A Time of Trauma
  
  An exhibit on Harvard in 1969 opens at Pusey Library this fall.
  
  September-October 2018
  
  Illustration by Taylor Callery
  
  The Political Solicitor General
  
  The “Tenth Justice” and the polarization of the Supreme Court
  
  September-October 2018
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  A Harvard Magazine Tradition Ends
  
  1.12.17
  
  Cryptic Puzzle: “Regatta”
  
  8.17.16
  
  Cryptic Puzzle: “Soccer Club”
  
  6.14.16
  
  Cryptic Puzzle: “Gift”
  
  4.18.16
  
  Cryptic Puzzle: “Diversifying”
  
  2.17.16
  
  Cryptic Puzzle: “Coach”
  
  12.14.15
  
  Harvard Puzzles by John de Cuevas
  
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(Click arrow to see full image) The Game, 1911, ending in a less glamorous tie score than in the 1968 version
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Comings and Goings

May-June 2011

Harvard clubs offer a variety of social and intellectual events around the country. For information on future programs, contact your local club directly; call the HAA at 617-495-3070; or visit www.haa.harvard.edu. Below is a partial list of spring happenings.

On May 3, the Harvard Club of Eastern New York hosts astronomy professor Alyssa Goodman, who lectures on “Seeing Science.” On May 12, McKay professor of computer science Harry Lewis discusses “The Future of Liberal Education” at the Harvard Club of Minnesota. Lewis also elucidates “Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion” for members of the Harvard Club of St. Louis on June 5.

On June 1, the Harvard Club of Princeton welcomes Robert Sackstein, an associate professor of dermatology and medicine, for a discussion of “What Everyone Should Know about Stem Cells.”