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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

by John S. Rosenberg

Professorial Permutations

Harvard’s evolving faculties

by Jonathan Shaw

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

by Nell Porter-Brown

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

by Jonathan Shaw

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

by Craig Lambert

The Perils of Prediction

Peering into the future—in print

by John S. Rosenberg

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.

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.

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

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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.

For Alumni

The Classes

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