Alumni | May 18, 2012

American Academy of Arts and Letters awards to Harvard alumni

Alumni recognized by American Academy of Arts and Letters

Pete Seeger ’40, the folk singer, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts; read an excerpt from New Yorker writer Alec Wilkinson’s recent book-length portrait.
Poet Frederick Seidel ’57, and Adam Hochschild ’63, author of several books, including King Leopold’s Ghost (about the Belgian colonization of the Congo, a National Book Critics Circle award finalist)—both recipients of Arts and Letters Awards in Literature; read a review of Seidel’s recent collected poems by Adam Kirsch ’97.
Roger Angell ’42, the New Yorker’s long-time fiction editor, baseball correspondent, and light-verse master (notably the year-end, full-page “Greetings, Friends!” poems), recipient of the Michael Braude Award for Light Verse; read an excerpt from Angell’s memoir.

Derek Bok donated his car for a good cause.

The play Spare Parts is a contemporary fable about the quest to live forever.

David Battat promotes alumni engagement.

In 2004, a frenzy spread across Harvard Yard in days. Four billion users later, we are only just catching up.

On Open to Debate, the Harvard economist defended free market competition—with meaningful government involvement.

Harvard unveils details of the employee insurance plan for next year.

The stakes are high for this husband and wife: one of them will die if they don’t find a cure.

Former Indiana University president Thomas Ehrlich looks back on curriculum, co-education, and other major trends.

From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.