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The Altamira oriole, a Texas resident, is America’s largest oriole.

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

No. Not Yet. Never.

Varieties of rejection experience

Malcolm Campbell at the keyboard in Harvard's Paine Hall

Improvisational Prodigy

Pianist Malcolm Campbell ’10 is a jazz prodigy.

by Craig Lambert

Ghosts

As senior year winds down, a look forward—and back.

by Brittney Moraski

Executive vice president Edward C. Forst, who became Harvard's principal operating officer and de facto financial strategist last September, is departing August 1; full details were <a href="http://harvardmagazine.com/breaking-news/evp-forst-leave-harvard">reported May 26</a> on this website.

Liquidity and Leverage

Understanding the University's financial challenges--beyond the endowment's fall

Lois Beckett

"This Shaking Keeps Us Steady"

The Senior English address

Fiftieth reunioners David Leipziger, Kitty Beer, and Howard Kristol, J.D. ’62.

"Thank You, Alumni"

Reunioners and seniors of 2009 give the University a welcome assist.

Cultures in Conflict

Paul M. Barrett reviews “Reflections on the Revolution in Europe: Immigration, Islam, and the West,” by Christopher Caldwell ’83

by Paul M. Barrett

John F. Cogan Jr.

2009 Harvard Medalists

Three alumni are honored for outstanding service to the University.

Robert Patterson’s letter to Thomas Jefferson included a worked example of his cipher. He began by writing his message in lower-case letters and in columns, running top to bottom like Chinese. This example begins with the words “Buonaparte has at last given peace to Europe,” legible in the first two columns.

Jefferson's Conundrum

Mathematician Lawren Smithline ’94 has decrypted an encoded message sent to Thomas Jefferson in 1801.

by Craig Lambert

Dining halls (such as Eliot's) are "the hub of House life," says a report on the residences, and every House should have its own.

Harvard outlines broad principles for house renewal

Harvard has released a report on the role of the Houses in undergraduate life, in preparation for a major renovation.

Steven Chu

“A Passion and a Voice”

U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu’s address at the afternoon exercises