Letters on attentive Schlesinger, “Bellboys,” bigger data
Attentive Schlesinger, “Bellboys,” bigger data
Harvard's fundraising details
A letter from the editor
Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust on the value of basic research
A letter from President Faust
May-June 2014
Innovation in humanities courses aims to reach larger numbers of students
New gateways into the humanities for students “still fully molten as human beings”
Antibiotic resistance spreads even as scientists and doctors race to stop it
As antibiotic resistance spreads, scientists and doctors race time.
![The inscription below this bust of Vidyasagar quotes Rabindranath Tagore: “The chief glories of [his] character were neither his compassion nor his learning, but his invincible manliness and imperishable humanity.” The presence of a garland speaks to the reverence many still feel for the man.](/sites/default/files/styles/homepage_main_featured_720x405/public/img/article/0414/mj14_page_051_01.jpg.webp?itok=9NYpghxI "Photograph by Brian A. Hatcher")
Brief life of Indian reformer Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar, by Brian A. Hatcher
Brief life of an Indian reformer: 1820-1891
Harvard and Vietnam’s economic development
During a quarter-century of engagement in Vietnam's economic development, Harvard scholars create a unique educational institution.
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Get excited to perform well
Under pressure, getting excited yields better results than remaining calm.
Economists begin quantifying the economic effects of climate change
Climate change has diverse and far-reaching economic effects.
Maya Jasanoff sees uses of fiction in study of history
Historian Maya Jasanoff says fiction can capture the subjective experience of the past.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard Art Museums opening
After a multiyear renovation, Harvard Art Museums make ready for a November reopening.
Harvard instructors experiment with hands-on learning
Instructors experiment with hands-on learning.
Harvard economist Rohini Pande assesses the impact of public policies
Economist Rohini Pande assesses the impact of public policies.
Assessing online course enrollments
The first analyses of online-course registrants—and "dropouts"—and other MOOC news
Headlines from Harvard history, May-June 1919-1999
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
New Harvard Corporation members, College tuition and admission, more
Two new Corporation members, College tuition and admissions, Allston teaching spaces, and more
Michael Bloomberg will speak at Harvard Commencement 2014
Former New York mayor Michael R. Bloomberg speaks at Commencement.
A Harvard task force released its recommendations in late February
A Harvard task force released its recommendations in late February.
Kenneth C. Griffin gives Harvard $150 million for financial aid
A landmark gift for financial aid, and other campaign gains
Big words and their use on campus
Big words and their use on campus
Distance runner Maksim Korolev has set Harvard and Ivy records.
Distance runner Maksim Korolev has set Harvard and Ivy League records in cross-country and track.
Harvard men's basketball threatens Michigan State in an NCAA loss
Harvard’s men’s basketball team lost, 80-73, to Michigan State in the NCAA tournament, giving them a scare.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Quilts are art, as the International Quilt Study Center and Museum proves
Fabric art that rises from mattresses to museum walls
Bob Childs makes world-class violins
Bob Childs makes world-class violins.
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Sage Stossel's graphic novel, Starling, depicts an anti-superheroine.
“Starling” can handle thugs and palookas, but not daily life.
The sabermetric revolution
Economist Andrew Zimbalist analyzes the sabermetric revolution
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
The letters of Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein’s life, in his letters
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Duty Calls
An alumna chooses “the harder right.”
Vote Now
2014 candidates for Harvard Overseer and HAA elected directors
The SIGnboard
Shared Interest Group events during Commencement week
Author’s Expos Query
For the period between 1979 and 1994
The Classes
Harvard alumni may sign in to view class notes and obituaries.
What mortarboards hide, and news of centenarian Clarence M. Agress
On the uses of mortarboards, and a centenarian’s update
