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.

Karl Deisseroth revolutionized neuroscience. Navanethem “Navi” Pillay has adjudicated cases in international courts concerning genocide.

The Harvard triathlete and coach says she helps normal people to “do extraordinary things.”

Two tales of University greats—and an encounter with a Tiger

Small operating surplus is dwarfed by reduced federal research support and endowment tax liabilities.

As humanities shrink across higher education, one department is flourishing. Is its success a fluke, or a roadmap?

Joshua Joseph discusses how society can manage and coexist alongside self-governing AI agents.

For advocacy and benevolence, three late alumni are reportedly in line for the Catholic Church’s highest honor.

The University is expanding industry ties and investing its own funds to support research, but neither will replace lost federal dollars.

Two tales of University greats—and an encounter with a Tiger