A letter from the editor: an MIT vision of its educational future
A letter from the editor: an MIT vision of its educational future
Letters on taxing carbon, teaching writing, legacy admissions, louts,…more
Taxing carbon, teaching writing, legacy admissions, the sly Slive, louts
President Drew Faust on the new home of the Harvard University Art Museums
A letter from President Faust
November-December 2014
Sociologist Orlando Patterson does landmark work on slavery and freedom.
Orlando Patterson may be the last of Harvard sociology’s big thinkers.
Brief life of conservationist John Muir, by Steven Pavlos Holmes
Brief life of a Scottish-American conservationist: 1838-1914
History turns toward the global, the scientific, and the quantitative
Scholars pursue sweeping new interpretations of the human past.
James Laughlin at Harvard, by Ian S. MacNiven, from LITERCHOOR IS MY BEAT
James Laughlin’s transit to Harvard and Europe—and pioneering literary publishing
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
Max Bazerman on making organizations act ethically
Max Bazerman wants leaders to take notice of ethical challenges.
Magnetic Waves show promise in treatment of bipolar disorder and depression
Researchers at Mclean Hospital develop a magnet that treats depression and bipolar disorder
Analytics has the power to transform government
Harnessing civic data makes governments more responsive to citizens.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard's Art Museums reopen in Renzo Piano building designed for teaching
Harvard’s Art Museums reopen, poised to fulfill their pedagogical purpose.
Harvard freshman convocation, teaching, employee benefit cuts
Beginning the semester with Freshman Convocation, Morning Prayers, a learning and teaching conference, and cuts in employee benefits
Deborah Anker, Harvard Law Professor, on immigration law
A specialist on immigration at Harvard Law School
Harvard $6.5-billion capital campaign progress
Robust capital-campaign fundraising, plus Design and Education School launch events
Harvard National Medalists MacArthurs and more
A National Medal of Technology for SEAS dean, National Humanities Medalists, MacArthur Fellows, and more
Headlines from Harvard history, November-December 1924-1989
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Harvard School of Public Health $350-million endowment
A transformative endowment gift from Gerald L. Chan and family
Harvard endowment 15.4 percent investment return
Harvard's endowment nearly returns to its peak value—and welcomes new investment leadership.
Harvard vice presidents depart, sexual assault, and more
Vice-presidential vacancies in finance and communications, sexual-assault legislation, grade inflation, and more
Harvard and Yale debate divestment
Further dialogue on campus, and climate-change actions elsewhere
A Harvard senior recalls finding her own place at the College
A senior finds her own place at the College.
An update on Harvard Football
A roundup of Harvard’s football season so far
Wesley Saunders of Harvard is the Ivy League's best basketballer
Wesley Saunders of basketball excels at anticipation, just as he did in chess.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Ross Miller makes public art around Boston
Ross Miller’s public art in overlooked places captivates viewers.
An excerpt from "To Make Men Free: A History of the Republican Party"
In To Make Men Free, Heather Cox Richardson seeks to explain the back-and-forth history of Republican Party goals.
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent Books with Harvard connections
Saxophonist John Payne teaches ensembles, jazz, and improvisation
Rejecting the “tyranny of competence,” John Payne helps musicians bloom.
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Review of Thomas Forrest Kelly’s “Capturing Music,” by Anna Zayaruznaya
The recording of songs and sounds past—a history of musical notation in the West
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
Events at Harvard and throughout Greater Boston in November and December
Events on and off campus during November and December
Gospel choir performs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Gospel choir concert offers Christmas songs and other inspirational music at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Russian Icons offers art, education, and performances
Gilded icons, stark portraits, and a warm tea room
Harvard’s Peabody Museum displays artfully decorated weapons in its collection
A new exhibit at Harvard’s Peabody Museum highlights decorative weaponry through the ages.
The Wellesley College Botanic Gardens offer an escape from winter
The greenhouses at Wellesley College Botanic Gardens offer greenery and blossoms in winter.
The Kirkland Tap and Trotter offers rich food and a convivial atmosphere
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.
A World War I Harvard aviator, plus a Game-worthy car buff and his wheels
A World War I Harvard aviator, plus a Game-worthy car buff and his wheels
