A Faculty’s Vision
A letter from the editor: an MIT vision of its educational future
Cambridge 02138
Taxing carbon, teaching writing, legacy admissions, the sly Slive, louts
My Favorite Things
A letter from President Faust
November-December 2014
The Caribbean Zola
Orlando Patterson may be the last of Harvard sociology’s big thinkers.
Vita: John Muir
Brief life of a Scottish-American conservationist: 1838-1914
The New Histories
Scholars pursue sweeping new interpretations of the human past.
Yearning to Escape
James Laughlin’s transit to Harvard and Europe—and pioneering literary publishing
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Making Organizations Moral
Max Bazerman wants leaders to take notice of ethical challenges.
Mood and Magnetic Stimulation
Researchers at Mclean Hospital develop a magnet that treats depression and bipolar disorder
Governing in the Smartphone Era
Harnessing civic data makes governments more responsive to citizens.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Unleashing Harvard’s Art Museums
Harvard’s Art Museums reopen, poised to fulfill their pedagogical purpose.
Frenetic Fall
Beginning the semester with Freshman Convocation, Morning Prayers, a learning and teaching conference, and cuts in employee benefits
Harvard Portrait: Deborah Anker
A specialist on immigration at Harvard Law School
Capitalizing
Robust capital-campaign fundraising, plus Design and Education School launch events
University People
A National Medal of Technology for SEAS dean, National Humanities Medalists, MacArthur Fellows, and more
Yesterday’s News
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Propelling Public Health
A transformative endowment gift from Gerald L. Chan and family
Close to Par
Harvard's endowment nearly returns to its peak value—and welcomes new investment leadership.
Brevia
Vice-presidential vacancies in finance and communications, sexual-assault legislation, grade inflation, and more
Divestment Discussions
Further dialogue on campus, and climate-change actions elsewhere
The Undergraduate: Learning Space
A senior finds her own place at the College.
Next Man Up
A roundup of Harvard’s football season so far
Rooks and Reverse Layups
Wesley Saunders of basketball excels at anticipation, just as he did in chess.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Urban Surprises
Ross Miller’s public art in overlooked places captivates viewers.
Open Book: GOP Polarities
In To Make Men Free, Heather Cox Richardson seeks to explain the back-and-forth history of Republican Party goals.
Off the Shelf
Recent Books with Harvard connections
Iconoclastic Music Educator
Rejecting the “tyranny of competence,” John Payne helps musicians bloom.
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Music, Noted
The recording of songs and sounds past—a history of musical notation in the West
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
Extracurriculars
Events on and off campus during November and December
Spotlight
Gospel choir concert offers Christmas songs and other inspirational music at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
A Slice of Russia
Gilded icons, stark portraits, and a warm tea room
Curiosities: Pretty Daggers
A new exhibit at Harvard’s Peabody Museum highlights decorative weaponry through the ages.
All in a Day: Growing Pains
The greenhouses at Wellesley College Botanic Gardens offer greenery and blossoms in winter.
Slinging Meat
A neighborly pub on the Somerville-Cambridge border
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
Forward, March
Post-9/11 veterans find new ways to serve at home.
Lest We Forget
Harvard’s World War I participants are honored in an updated volume edited by Douglass M. Carver ’59.
Wanted
“Harvard-Hiring-Harvard” helps students find employment.
Documentary Query
Filmmakers seek visual material from the early days of Partners In Health.
The Classes
Harvard alumni may sign in to view class notes and obituaries.
Combatants
A World War I Harvard aviator, plus a Game-worthy car buff and his wheels
