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The Presidents We Pick
James MacGregor Burns, Ph.D. ’47, Woodrow Wilson professor of government emeritus at Williams College, a distinguished scholar, gifted...
Well Done
The Harvard Alumni Association Awards were established in 1990 to recognize outstanding service to Harvard University through alumni...
Anniversary Announcements
No one knows when John Harvard was born, but a record book from Southwark Cathedral in London announces his baptism there on November 29, 1607...
Getting and Spending
The University’s annual financial accounting—usually a forbidding and retrospective document—this year sports a new look and...
University Arts Initiative Launched
President Drew Faust made the inaugural performance at the New College Theatre, on November 1, the setting for her announcement of...
Inauguration of Drew Faust
Read Drew Faust's inaugural address, as well as in-depth coverage, slideshow, and audio from the event...
Nobelists of Note
Five alumni—two of them former faculty members—and the recipient of an honorary doctorate were among those to whom Nobel Prizes were awarded...
Installation Address
Drew Faust gave the following address for her installation as Harvard’s 28th president on Friday, Oct. 12, 2007...
SEAS launch
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences has posted photographs and audio of the symposia from last week's launch ceremonies...
The Endowment: Up, and Upheaval
Harvard Magazine is prepublishing this article from its November-December 2007 issue as background on the state of the University endowment and on the forthcoming resignation of Harvard Management Company's president and CEO, Mohamed El-Erian...
Opening Exercises, Class of 2011
President Drew Gilpin Faust welcomed first-year students at the College in a ceremony at Sanders Theatre on Sunday, September 9...
Harvard chief investment officer resigns
Mohamed El-Erian, president and chief executive officer of Harvard Management Company since February 2006, unexpectedly announced his intention to resign effective...