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September-October 2011

Snapshots of Harvard’s past quarter-century
Snapshots of Harvard’s past quarter-century , with illustrations by Mark Steele
Introduction to a Harvard 375th anniversary issue
Introduction to an anniversary
Professorial Permutations
Harvard’s evolving faculties
How Harvard students, and their college experience, have changed since 1986
Harvard students and their lives: 1986 versus today
Faster, Higher, Stronger—25 years of athletic change
Athletic accomplishments, highlighted
A sampling of current Harvard undergraduate courses
A sampling of current undergraduate courses
Schooled in Life
Alumni on undergraduate education, then and now
Seamus Heaney introduces an anniversary album
Seamus Heaney introduces an anniversary album.
Building and buying a campus
The recent boom—and the future in Allston
Leading professors on the future of their fields
Leading professors on the future of their fields
Harvard at 400
Visions of the University in 2036
The Perils of Prediction
Peering into the future—in print
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
From Human Nature to Human Resources
By reading Darwin, a business school professor has found a unifying way to think about human motivation.
The Veil’s Revival
Veils have seen a resurgence among young Muslim women worldwide. Is this a step backward, or a marker of progressive politics?
High-Tech Art Sleuthing
Conservators are using laser-assisted pigment analysis to identify and authenticate the work of modern artists.
John Harvard's Journal University news
New Settings for Fine Art at Harvard
As a redesigned museum rises, curators choose works for display and plan to increase faculty involvement in the process.
Drew Faust on Harvard’s aims at 375
A president in her fifth year surveys the University on the eve of its 375th.
What’s Latin for “375th anniversary”?
What’s in a (Latin) name?
Harvard issues a new blueprint for its Allston property
The University has issued a new set of recommendations for its landholdings there.
Rower and financial-aid officer Sally Donahue
Meet the ardent rower—and College financial-aid officer.
The Harvard Corporation’s three new members
The Harvard Corporation’s three new members
Headlines from Harvard's history
Headlines from Harvard's history
Roundup of recent Harvard news
Marc Hauser resigns, Kennedy School celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary, new organ for Memorial Church, Fay House renovations, and other Harvard news
Reading at Harvard, and in ancient Rome
Reading at the College, and in ancient Rome
2011-2012 Berta Greenwald Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows
Introducing the 2011-2012 Berta Greenwald Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows
Harvard defensive tackle Josue Ortiz explains his art
Defensive tackle Josue Ortiz explains his art.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Muralist David Fichter
David Fichter paints outdoor murals that teem with life.
Singer-cardiologist Suzie Brown
Singer-songwriter Suzie Brown, a cardiologist by training, has just released her first CD.
Excerpt from “New Directions in Financial Services Regulation”
An ode to transparency
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections.
Brooklyn's Saratoga community center
A much admired community center in Brooklyn, designed by George Ranalli.
Edward Steinfeld reviews Ezra Vogel’s new biography of China's Deng Xiaopeng
Ezra Vogel’s monumental biography of Deng Xiaopeng, the doctrinaire pragmatist who modernized China.
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
“One Less Investment Banker”
Chung To quit Wall Street to sponsor schooling for China’s "blood orphans."
“Harvard Is Where You Are”
New HAA president Ellen Reeves promotes personal connections.
The SIGnboard
Fall events hosted by Shared Interest Groups
The Classes
Harvard alumni may sign in to view class notes and obituaries.
Reunion reflections by David Souter, and a tribute to Carroll Wood
Reunion reflections from David Souter, and a tribute to Carroll Wood

Harvard Archives launches website on Harvard in the 17th and 18th centuries
A new Archives website offers today's undergraduates a useful perspective on Harvard homework, and life, in the old days.