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Honoris Causa
Two women and nine men received honorary degrees at Harvard's 352nd Commencement. In the absence of a University marshal, Provost Steven Hyman...
Social Investing
In creating a diverse portfolio for Harvard's $17.5-billion endowment, the University's investment arm, Harvard Management Company (HMC)...
Doubts about Democracy
A vibrant democracy depends upon important foundations: adequate socioeconomic conditions, elite commitment, some consensus within the society...
Sidewalk Bulwarks
The 1995 truck bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City hastened a revolution in urban design and planning. Architectural terms...
Off the Shelf
After Jihad, by Noah Feldman '92, Jf '01 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, $24). Is Islamic democracy possible? Should America help bring it about?...
Tennis Rampant
The Harvard men's and women's tennis teams were both undefeated in the Ivy League this spring. The women (19-4, 7-0 Ivy) had the best winning...
Auden and the Little Things
We must love one another or die. This line appears near the end of W.H. Auden's poem "September First, 1939." Perhaps you've heard it...
Miserable She’s Not
She made a high-energy but graceful entrance, nothing too theatrical, sat in a director's chair at a butcherblock coffee table in this...
Who Built the Pyramids?
Not slaves. Archaeologist Mark Lehner, digging deeper, discovers a city of privileged workers.
Over 91-Acre Allston Purchase, a Fresh Political Maelstrom
When Harvard purchased land from the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MTA) in 2000, it was an historic moment: for the first time, the...
Harvard Calendar
THEATER. The American Repertory Theatre presents the return engagement of George Gershwin Alone, by Hershey Felder, from July 5 to 26, followed...
Gravity's Riddle
Ever since the fabled apple fell before Isaac Newton, gravity has posed enigmas. Along with electromagnetism and the strong and weak forces that...