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Committing to equal opportunity
A central purpose of Harvard University is to do what we can to ensure that everyone in America has a chance. Such a concept could be considered...
Accomplished Contributors
The editors take great pleasure in recognizing three contributors to Harvard Magazine during the past year, awarding each $1,000 for their...
Crimson on the Hill
Harvard's Capitol Hill alumni (defined for this exercise as graduates of or matriculants in a degree program) will drop from 42 members in the...
Questions for a Friend
Adapted from an article by Pipes that ran in the Jerusalem Post on November 26, 2003If militant Islam is the problem and moderate Islam is the...
A New Theory on Longevity
Caloric restriction, touted as a possible way to increase human life span, has gotten a lot of press lately. Research on rats and mice has shown...
Hats Off
Hats OffThe HAA Awards were established in 1990 to recognize outstanding volunteer service to the University through alumni activities. These...
Endowment Performance
Since Harvard Management Company established its current, highly diversified asset mix and investment strategies for the endowment in 1991...
Profile of Crimson football player turned literature professor John McCluskey
A brief profile of Crimson football player turned literature professor John McCluskey
Demographic Subplots
First-time timing: Ages at first marriage range widely around the world. In India the median age at first marriage for brides is just under 19...
Fall Sports in Brief
Men's SoccerThe men's side (4-5-0) posted mixed results against non-Ivy opponents in early going, but lost their first league match, 1-0, to...
H. Stuart Hughes
The author of the memoir Gentleman Rebel had much in common with Henry Adams. Like Adams, H. Stuart Hughes came from a distinguished family: his...
Highwheel Harvard
The primitive "boneshaker" bicycle, with pedals attached directly to the front hub and wheels of similar diameter, made its Harvard debut in the...