Letters
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Liberal arts, apolitical agendas, the middle class
September-October 2017
Features
The Portraitist
Elsa Dorfman, BI ’73, looks back on her photography.
Carl Thorne-Thomsen
Brief life of a man of principle: 1946-1967
Life Beyond Sight
On Earth, microbes run the show.
Criminal Injustice
Alec Karakatsanis puts “human caging” and “wealth-based detention” in America on trial.
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
A Better Way to Amputate
Improved surgical techniques enhance prosthetic function.
Anti-Aging Approaches
Can a single molecule extend lifespan?
Recipes for Thriving Cities
The combination of certain factors can determine whether a city is plagued with disease, or is a hub for innovation.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard’s Historic Building Boom
A campus construction program of unprecedented proportions
Transition Time
President Faust’s exit timetable, and the search for her successor
Making a MOOC
HarvardX transforms a popular course in epidemiology to serve a global audience.
Sunil Amrith
The Bay of Bengal is central for this South Asia scholar.
Social Club Ban?
A Harvard committee proposes eliminating unsanctioned student social organizations.
Back-to-School Bookshelf
Derek Bok and other scholars weigh in on improving universities and colleges—and why that’s hard to do.
Yesterday’s News
A Channel first, a voluntary U.S. history exam, and more from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Building Bridges in Allston
Harvard’s business and engineering faculties join forces on a new technology-design degree—before they co-locate in Allston.
Brevia
New University Press director, new University Professor, changing Harvard Square, and more
College Friends
The Undergraduate contemplates cycles in college friendships.
New Fellows
The Ledecky Fellows provide an undergraduate perspective on life at Harvard.
Dutch Discipline, American Grit
Under coach Tjerk van Herwaarden, Harvard field hockey ascends.
Montage Books, creative arts, performance and more
“Practicing My Purpose”
The Grammy Award-winning songwriter Dan Wilson reclaims his catalog.
Leaders Born in Darkness
The Business School’s Nancy Koehn analyzes the personal stakes that propel leaders.
Bards of America
Historical plays for a nation “stuck in the middle”
“Patchwork Futures”
Sci-fi meets the political thriller.
Off the Shelf
John Kenneth Galbraith’s letters, Linda Greenhouse, color in art, and more
Always Leaning Into Wrongdoing
Stephen Greenblatt explores the myths and meanings of Adam and Eve.
Chapter & Verse
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Harvard Squared What to do in Boston, Cambridge and beyond
Radical Living
The Canterbury Shakers’ enduring appeal
Fresh Views of Boston
Boat tours of architectural gems
World’s End
A day trip to Hingham
A Neighborly Bistro
Branch Line serves brasserie-style fare in an historic Watertown setting
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
The Call of the Creeks
Landscape and bird artist James Coe reflects the Hudson Valley
The HAA’s “Diverse Alumni Family”
Harvard’s new alumni leader touts its global reach.
