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Stimulus funds, meritocracy, enlarging history, and more
Silver Linings
President Bacow on the engaged upside to online teaching and learning
A Quartet of Crises
Educational, financial, political, and values issues challenge Harvard’s leaders—and the University community.
November-December 2020
On the cover: Illustration by Taylor Callery
Harvard College gets its courses online
Students, faculty, and staff adjust to a changed landscape.
Ross Douthat’s conservative conservatism, a profile by Lydialyle Gibson
New York Times columnist Ross Douthat’s journey through American decadence and upheaval
Lorenzo Tañada
Brief life of a Philippine patriot: 1898-1992
Can solar geoengineering slow climate change?
Coming to terms with climate change’s relentless, long-term fallout
RIGHT NOW Harvard research and ideas
When spending on social programs pays
Economic analysis of U.S. government spending shows that some social programs more than pay for themselves.
Can dementia’s decline in Europe and the U.S. go global?
Dementia is decreasing in Europe and North America. Why not the rest of the world?
Fast, accurate cancer diagnosis in the developing world
A portable, simple testing technology promises accurate breast-cancer diagnosis and treatment in low- and middle-income countries.
John Harvard's Journal University news
Harvard’s fall semester: an update
A semester conducted in the shadow of the coronavirus
Harvard Portrait: Mayra Rivera
How apocalyptic narratives help make sense of the modern world
Appeals Court considers Harvard admissions lawsuit
The First Circuit Court of Appeals will rule on a much-watched lawsuit that could determine the future of affirmative action.
Harvard Endowment 2020 update
The endowment increases to $41.9 billion, and Harvard Management Company reports a 7.3 percent return on investments.
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Racial justice efforts, “Lowell?” House, and more
Racial justice efforts, “Lowell?” House, and more
Consequential changes made to Harvard’s Board of Overseers
A consequential change in the composition of and elections for the Board of Overseers
Harvard libraries welcome volunteers’ help with historical manuscripts
Volunteer transcribers help make Harvard library documents accessible.
The Undergraduate considers friendships on and away from campus
The Undergraduate considers friendships on and away from campus.
Tai chi master Yon Lee
The healing of Master Yon Lee
Montage Books, creative arts, performance, and more
Photographer Mark Erickson’s street scenes of 1990s Vietnam
Photographer Mark Erickson on the Vietnam he never knew
Dan Chiasson's Poetry and Criticism
Poet-critic Dan Chiasson and The Math Campers
Excerpt from Mirim Udel’s book “Honey on the Page”
Miriam Udel’s passion for children and Yiddish children’s literature
Review of Martin Puchner’s “The Language of Thieves”
A German American scholar is unsettled by an ancestor’s secret.
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Recent books with Harvard connections
Recent books with Harvard connections
Review of new Putnam and Garrett book, “The Upswing,” by Idrees Kahloon
In search of optimism, a sweeping interpretation of American social history
Harvard SquaredWhat to do in Boston, Cambridge, and beyond
Hammond Castle Museum
Gothic surroundings, spiritualism, and science: Hammond Castle Museum’s eclectic appeal
Museum of Fine Arts winter exhibits
Winter exhibits at the Museum of Fine Arts
Urban Adventure Quest, Boston
Scavenger-hunting in historic Boston
Gifts for the arts
Holiday gifts that support the arts
A call to help restaurants during the pandemic
Independent restaurants struggle in the pandemic.
A New Twist on Home for the Holidays
Harvard Square venues offer warmth, cheer, and appetizing fare.
Almuni Harvardians far and wide
The Sports Critic
Louisa Thomas takes a different view.
The Aloian Memorial Scholars
Seniors who’ve enhanced Harvard House life
Alumni Interviewer Honors
The College Admissions Office’s 2020 Miller-Hunn Award winners
The 2020 HAA Award Winners
Six alumni are honored for significant volunteer service.
Election Results
The Alumni Association’s new elected directors
Civil War image, Empire State homage, and more
A Civil War image and an Empire State Building homage
