Letters
Cambridge 02138
Attentive Schlesinger, “Bellboys,” bigger data
Quiet Campaign
A letter from the editor
“The Region of Ideas and Invention”
A letter from President Faust
May-June 2014
Features
Toward Cultural Citizenship
New gateways into the humanities for students “still fully molten as human beings”
Superbug: An Epidemic Begins
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/mobile_teaser_wide/public/img/article/0414/mj14_page_051_01.jpg.webp?itok=ae8igflK "Photograph by Brian A. Hatcher")
Vita: Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar
Brief life of an Indian reformer: 1820-1891
A Nation, Building
During a quarter-century of engagement in Vietnam's economic development, Harvard scholars create a unique educational institution.
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
A Better Path to High Performance
Under pressure, getting excited yields better results than remaining calm.
Climate Change’s Economic Heat
Climate change has diverse and far-reaching economic effects.
Joseph Conrad’s Crystal Ball
Historian Maya Jasanoff says fiction can capture the subjective experience of the past.
John Harvard's Journal University news
All but the Art
After a multiyear renovation, Harvard Art Museums make ready for a November reopening.
Learning by Doing
Instructors experiment with hands-on learning.
Harvard Portrait: Rohini Pande
Economist Rohini Pande assesses the impact of public policies.
Harvard Measures Its MOOCs
The first analyses of online-course registrants—and "dropouts"—and other MOOC news
Yesterday’s News
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Brevia
Two new Corporation members, College tuition and admissions, Allston teaching spaces, and more
Mr. Speaker
Former New York mayor Michael R. Bloomberg speaks at Commencement.
An E-privacy Policy
A Harvard task force released its recommendations in late February.
Undergraduate Aid and Campaign Milestones
A landmark gift for financial aid, and other campaign gains
The Undergraduate: Word-upmanship
Big words and their use on campus
Speed to the Maks
Distance runner Maksim Korolev has set Harvard and Ivy League records in cross-country and track.
Roundball Royalty
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
The Art of the Quilt
Fabric art that rises from mattresses to museum walls
Raw Wood Sings
Bob Childs makes world-class violins.
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
The Anti-Superheroine
“Starling” can handle thugs and palookas, but not daily life.
Baseball by the Numbers
Economist Andrew Zimbalist analyzes the sabermetric revolution
Off the Shelf
Recent books with Harvard connections
The Intoxication of Celebrity
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.
