Letters on online gender equity, e-mail investigations, Dean John Monro
Letters on online gender equity, e-mail investigations, Dean John Monro, and more
A call for better succession planning in academic administration
A letter from the editor
Science and Harvard: Collaborations and Transformations
A letter from President Faust
July-August 2013
Harvard scholar Peter A. Hall links political economy and the euro crisis
The political economy of a continent at cross-purposes
Antinuclear and civil-rights activist Albert Bigelow, by Steven Slosberg
Brief life of an ardent pacifist: 1906-1993
David Esterly, master woodcarver, works in limewood, like Grinling Gibbons
No one has carved wood like David Esterly since... well, about 1700.
Harvard scientist David Keith fosters the study and discussion of geoengineering
David Keith and the question of climate engineering
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Brain Mapping project to rival or surpass human genome project
A project to map the brain is "the biggest challenge of the century."
Brain's memory also predicts others' future behavior
The part of the brain that stores memories also actively predicts the future behavior of others.
Social impact bonds harness private capital to tackle social ills
Creative partnerships between government, non-profits, and investors may lead to more effective social services spending.
John Harvard's Journal University news
A week in review: the 362nd Commencement
Moments of reflection in a year when Harvard swung between low points and high.
Harvard 2013 honorary degrees
The University confers honorary degrees on six men and three women.
Harvard commencement speakers Greenhouse, Moore, Murad, Oprah et. all
Commencement addresses varied in tone and texture while serious rhetoric prevailed
Harvard 2013 Commencement humor human interest
Commencement moments and people—pleasing, surprising, and funny
Headlines from Harvard history, July-Augut 1913-1993
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Harvard Law School’s Wasserstein Caspersen Clinical center
Harvard Law School’s Wasserstein Caspersen Clinical center is a beautiful gathering space.
Bill Jaeger has led unionizing efforts full time since 1986
He has led unionizing efforts full time since 1986.
An update on the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching
Highlights from the second University-wide Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching conference
New applications for massive open online courses at Harvard and beyond
A snapshot of new alliances in online education
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences discusses University governance concerns
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences considers “consultation, communication, and governance.”
President Drew Faust responds to concerns about Harvard’s e-mail policies
President Faust responds to concerns about the University’s e-mail policies.
Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science seeks better basis for drug development
The new Harvard Program in Therapeutic Science seeks a better basis for drug development.
Harvard Business School exhibit highlights its history of educating women
A Baker Library | Bloomberg Center exhibit helps commemorate women’s history at the school.
Harvard faculty newsmakers
Honors and appointments for faculty members
A Harvard undergraduate contemplates cassettes and semesters
The Undergraduate contemplates cassettes and semesters.
Harvard news: the Marathon bombing, earnings update, galvanizing gifts, and more
Harvard news: the Marathon bombing, earnings update, galvanizing gifts, primate-center closure, and more
Cricket club at Harvard
The Crimson Cricket Club, bowling and batting
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Ilona Bell cultivates a literary garden in the Berkshires
A Berkshire yard that recalls poetry, fiction, and drama
Novelist André Aciman's Harvard Square explores expats' experiences
A café-goers' view of Cambridge, a generation ago
Thoughts on critical reading from Reuben Brower’s “The Fields of Light”
An excerpt from Reuben Brower’s The Fields of Light: An Experiment in Critical Reading
Recent books on FDR, bioluminescence, ecorithms, intuition pumps, and more
Recent books with Harvard connections
“The Lost Art of Finding Our Way” by John Edward Huth reviewed by Isabel Ruane
Navigating the smartphone world
Groundhog Day screenwriter Danny Rubin on his craft
Danny Rubin teaches the “impossible” craft.
“No Joke: Making Jewish Humor” by Ruth Wisse reviewed by Daniel Klein
Does in-group humor displace political action?
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Fish by Fish
Oceana aims to restore the oceans’ health.
Time Flying
Attending their fiftieth reunion, the "Thundering Herd" reads predictions made in 1988.
Harvard Medalists
Three people received the HAA’s 2013 Harvard Medal
Centennial Medalists
The 2013 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medalists
Oldest Graduates
The senior members of Harvard and Radcliffe on Commencement day
Voting Results
New members of the Board of Overseers and new elected directors of the HAA
Cambridge Scholars
Four seniors have won scholarships to study at Cambridge University during the 2013-2014 academic year.
Campaign Warm-Up
The Class of 1988 raised an all-time-record Harvard-reunion gift of $115 million.
The SIGnboard
Shared Interest Group events in July and August
The Classes
Harvard alumni may sign in to view class notes and obituaries.
“A Theory of Justice: The Musical!” and Harvard’s Class of 1944
A Theory of Justice as musical comedy, and the class of ’44
