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For This Poet, AI is a Writing Partner

Sasha Stiles trained a chatbot on her manuscripts. Now, her poems rewrite themselves.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Anthony S. Fauci

Honoris Causa

The honorary-degree recipients, class of 2009

Latin Salutatorian Paul Mumma ’09 (<a href="http://harvardmagazine.com/commencement/2009-speeches">View a video of his speech</a>.)

"Changed Times"

A sampling of the 2009 Commencement week addresses

Lois Beckett

"This Shaking Keeps Us Steady"

The Senior English address

David Malan

David J. Malan

Expert multitasker David Malan introduces students to computer science.

Dining halls (such as Eliot's) are "the hub of House life," says a report on the residences, and every House should have its own.

Harvard outlines broad principles for house renewal

Harvard has released a report on the role of the Houses in undergraduate life, in preparation for a major renovation.

Ghosts

As senior year winds down, a look forward—and back.

by Brittney Moraski

Gregg Hurwitz

Slaying Dragons

A crime novelist explores the deepest cracks in the human heart.

by Nell Porter-Brown

2009 Class Marshals

The elected leaders of the College class of 2009

Robert Patterson’s letter to Thomas Jefferson included a worked example of his cipher. He began by writing his message in lower-case letters and in columns, running top to bottom like Chinese. This example begins with the words “Buonaparte has at last given peace to Europe,” legible in the first two columns.

Jefferson's Conundrum

Mathematician Lawren Smithline ’94 has decrypted an encoded message sent to Thomas Jefferson in 1801.

by Craig Lambert

John F. Cogan Jr.

2009 Harvard Medalists

Three alumni are honored for outstanding service to the University.