
Letters on geoengineering, energy divestiture, drug discovery, and more
Letters on geoengineering, energy divestiture, drug discovery, and more
A letter from the editor
A letter from the editor on the humanities at Harvard
Drew Faust on One Harvard
A letter from President Faust
September-October 2013

The Origins of Life
Studying how life bloomed on Earth—and might emerge elsewhere
Helen Vendler's collaboration with Arion Press
The poetry critic, the publisher, and the art of bookmaking in a digital era
Self-Fashioning in Society and Solitude
On crafting a liberal-arts education by reading the classics and shaping one's life course
Brief life of nature writer Henry Beston Sheahan, by John Nelson
Brief life of a nature writer in a machine age: 1888-1968
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
How the Internet has leveled the playing field in numerous public realms
The Internet has led to cultural and economic changes that tilt power away from large organizations, argues Nicco Mele in a new book.
Elizabeth Greenspan explores the rebuilding of the Twin Towers in her new book
Elizabeth Greenspan explores the rebuilding of the Twin Towers in her new book Battle for Ground Zero.
A poster by Harvard scientists shows 4.6 billion years of evolutionary history
A poster by Harvard scientists shows 4.6 billion years of evolutionary history.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard's Science Center plaza revived
The Science Center plaza, renovated, becomes a Harvard crossroads.
Harvard's fundraising drive in perspective
The president and provost put The Harvard Campaign in perspective.
Harvard's fiscal picture on verge of capital campaign
Putting The Harvard Campaign in fiscal context
An outside review of Harvard's e-mail reviews and policies
An outside review of Harvard's e-mail reviews finds further problems of policy and execution.
Harvard urban planner Judith Grant Long studies sports facilities
The associate professor of urban planning studies sports facilities and their impact.
Lawyer James Ryan at Harvard Graduate School of Education
Lawyer James Ryan, new dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education, is a scholar and champion of equal educational opportunity.
Headlines from Harvard history, September-October 1923-1983
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Facing declining enrollments, the humanities reinvent themselves
Facing declining enrollments, the humanities seek to reinvent themselves.
In Harvard’s Arts and Sciences faculty, efforts to find more tenure-track women
In the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, efforts are under way to attract more tenure-track women.
Harvard files Institutional Master Plan for Allston with City of Boston
The University details its 10-year aspirations for development on the other side of the Charles River.
A rising Harvard senior offers advice to her younger self
A rising senior offers advice to the first-year she once was.
New Ledecky fellows
New Ledecky fellows
Harvard news: College dean, HarvardX, socially responsive investing, and more
Harvard news: College dean, HarvardX, socially responsive investing, library leaders, and more
Harvard's new varsity rugby for women begins a new era
Varsity rugby for women begins a new era in Crimson sports.
Harry Parker, Harvard rowing coach, dies
The head men's heavyweight crew coach at Harvard for 51 years died at age 77.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Max and Trystan Sandvoss make goat cheese in upstate New York.
The brothers Sandvoss moved from glitter to goat cheese.
A South African refugee crisis
An alumna recounts a refugee crisis in South Africa.
Saxophonist Joshua Redman's sonorous voice on tenor
Joshua Redman's sonorous voice on tenor
Video game writer Corey May is head writer for the "Assassin's Creed" franchise
Assassin’s Creed’s head writer Corey May explains how writers create video games that are immersive and participatory.
Harvard's Walter Johnson on the slave South
The capitalist economy and dark dreams of the slaveholding South
Recent books on women, mapping Manhattan, the Federal Reserve, and more
Recent books with Harvard connections
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
An Artful Business
Where inspired artists meet aspiring collectors
Capital Connections
An energetic alumni leader emphasizes her “ability to listen.”
Hiram Hunn Awards
The College’s Office of Admissions and Financial Aid honors eight outstanding alumni interviewers.
Reexamining History
Photographer Diana Mara Henry ’69 publishes her collection Women on the Move.
Racing Past Antarctica
Rich Wilson ’72 circled the globe—nonstop, solo, under sail—and has written the tale.
The SIGnboard
Shared Interest Group events in September and October
The Classes
Harvard alumni may sign in to view class notes and obituaries.

A race in Antarctica, a rescue on Everest, a dip into college courses past
A race in Antarctica, a rescue on Everest, a dip into the past