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A Living Political Monument

In the years immediately following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy ’40, LL.D. ’56, a group of the president’s...

by Rebecca O’Brien

Gifts and Endowments, 2005

The rich get richer, at least as measured by annual giving to Harvard’s schools, compared to their existing endowments, as shown in...

The Changing Nexus of Success

What made the success of this grassroots movement possible? Certainly the leadership, effort, and energy of a few extraordinary individuals...

Delicious Minimalism

"It’s a food-obsessed culture in Berkeley,” says Mollie Katzen. “It’s a gourmet ghetto—boutique breads and...

by Craig Lambert

Living History

In 1990, as workers peeled off dark brown burlap-like wallpaper, removed old ceiling tiles, and scrubbed away sooty residue, Jo and Maxwell...

by Nell Porter-Brown

Return to Learn

The Alumni College programs, run by the Harvard Alumni Association, range from day-long symposia to two-hour workshops and cover an array of topics. Alumni events offered this fall include

Neat Lawns, Nice Neighborhoods

This may make me a less than completely loyal Harvard alumnus, but I can’t help thinking of Geyser University Professor William Julius...

New Undergraduate Fellows

Harvard Magazine’s Berta Greenwald Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows for the 2006-2007 academic year will be senior Casey N. Cep and sophomore...

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As a clinical and research psychologist who has been doing research on these subjects for more than 20 years, I wish to add a few important points

A Woman in Science

In my first year of doctoral studies in England, a group of colleagues and I gathered at the pub after work one evening, along with some senior...

Harvard Science Committee Recommends Rapid Growth

Among the highlights, the report calls for the creation of up to 140 new faculty positions during the next decade...