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Paradigm Shift
From the dawn of the twenty-first century until last fall, the football squads of Pennsylvania and Harvard ruled the Ivy League roost. Harvard...
"My life had been uplifted"
Had it not been for the “Living with Life-Threatening Illness” course, Christie Thorne Sullivan and Tabatha Williams-Mike would...
Growth Spurt, Growing Pains
From 603 full, associate, and assistant professors in 1999, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has grown to 700 as of this January—its...
They Do It So Much in New England
He was an admiralty lawyer whose second career was to effect improvements in public affairs“meddling,” as he put it. CCB: The...
Extracurriculars
Conquer the winter blues by exploring the assortment of activities happening in and outside of Harvard Square, ranging from love stories...
Blockheads
“Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by.” Benjamin Franklin’s father thought of sending his boy...
Ph.D. Policy
When she became dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) last July, it was something of a homecoming for Theda Skocpol, Thomas...
The Oldest Ever?
Walter Seward, LL.B. ’24, turned 109 in October, making him the oldest living—and longest lived—Harvard alumnus known. He was...
Marc Shell
Marc Shell Photograph by Stu Rosner Marc Shell is Babbitt professor of comparative literature, a professor of English, a MacArthur...
Where East Meets West
Although the Harvard-Yenching Institute is housed on Divinity Avenue, at the eastern boundary of the University’s Cambridge campus...
Blue Genes or Red?
Pforzheimer University Professor Sidney Verba says he used to joke that our politics are written in our genes. “I made the argument that...
Growth is Good
Economists have always been very good at detailing the material consequences of modern economic growth. It makes us taller: we are perhaps seven...