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

by Courtney Humphries

Helen Vendler's collaboration with Arion Press

The poetry critic, the publisher, and the art of bookmaking in a digital era

by Nathan Heller

Self-Fashioning in Society and Solitude

On crafting a liberal-arts education by reading the classics and shaping one's life course

by Nannerl O. Keohane

Brief life of nature writer Henry Beston Sheahan, by John Nelson

Brief life of a nature writer in a machine age: 1888-1968

by John Nelson

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

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.

Alan Nawoj winning the 2013 Antarctica Marathon

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

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The Classes

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