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Class notes and obituaries for May-June 2014
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Maya Jasanoff sees uses of fiction in study of history
Historian Maya Jasanoff says fiction can capture the subjective experience of the past.
Shared Interest Group events during Commencement week
Shared Interest Group events during Commencement week
New Harvard Corporation members, College tuition and admission, more
Two new Corporation members, College tuition and admissions, Allston teaching spaces, and more
![The inscription below this bust of Vidyasagar quotes Rabindranath Tagore: “The chief glories of [his] character were neither his compassion nor his learning, but his invincible manliness and imperishable humanity.” The presence of a garland speaks to the reverence many still feel for the man.](/sites/default/files/styles/homepage_main_featured_720x405/public/img/article/0414/mj14_page_051_01.jpg.webp?itok=9NYpghxI "Photograph by Brian A. Hatcher")
Brief life of Indian reformer Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar, by Brian A. Hatcher
Brief life of an Indian reformer: 1820-1891
Commencement week calendar
Commencement week calendar
What mortarboards hide, and news of centenarian Clarence M. Agress
On the uses of mortarboards, and a centenarian’s update
Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust on the value of basic research
A letter from President Faust
Harvard men's basketball threatens Michigan State in an NCAA loss
Harvard’s men’s basketball team lost, 80-73, to Michigan State in the NCAA tournament, giving them a scare.
Harvard economist Rohini Pande assesses the impact of public policies
Economist Rohini Pande assesses the impact of public policies.
Sage Stossel's graphic novel, Starling, depicts an anti-superheroine.
“Starling” can handle thugs and palookas, but not daily life.
Many Cambridge restaurants take risks and tend toward innovation.
Cambridge chefs delight in novelty.