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A "Pause" and Progress in FAS
During spring faculty meetings, dean Michael D. Smith explained his approach to leading the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), with important implications for the growth of professorial ranks.
University People
On April 15, vice president for finance Elizabeth Mora, Harvard’s chief financial officer, “announced her intention to step down” as of mid May.
Saint Fiacre
Brief life of the gardener saint: 600-670
Cambridge Scholars
Four seniors have won Harvard Cambridge scholarships to study at Cambridge University during the 2008-2009 academic year.
Education by Office Hour
The Harvard I know today began in the most unlikely of ways: with a cup of tea, served loose-leaf in a ceramic mug, as I sat at a table littered...
by Samuel Bjork
Endowments--Under a Tax?
The rising value of endowments belonging to private institutions of higher education is attracting critical political attention—a special challenge for Harvard, whose $34.9-billion endowment is much the largest.
Pay Dirt in Yard Dig
Five pieces of lead type turned up near Matthews Hall this year, a stop-the-presses flash from the past. They were unearthed by students and faculty of Anthropology 1130: “Archaeology of Harvard Yard.”
And the Winners Are...
The names of the newly elected members of the Board of Overseers and directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) were announced at the association’s annual meeting.
Feldstein: Why the Government Should Help Homeowners
On the opinion page of yesterday's Washington Post, Feldstein (Baker professor of economics, who soon ends his term as...
The Elitism of Elite Colleges
Writer William Deresiewicz contends that an Ivy League education leaves students with some serious blind spots...
University Names Goldman Sachs Executive to New VP Post
The University this morning announced the creation of a new position, executive vice president, and the name of the person appointed to the job: Edward C. Forst ’82...
Want to Be a Presidential Nominee? Go to Harvard or Yale
Michael Medved suspects that as college degrees have become more common in the population as a whole, where one obtained that degree has become more important...