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HIID Denouement
The federal lawsuit concerning the conduct of the Harvard Institute for International Development’s advisory work on the privatization of...
Fraught Finances
Amid an historic expansion, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) must now come to terms with the costs of its growth. An anticipated deficit...
Neuroeconomics
Certain patterns of response to rewards seem to be biologically embedded in the human brain. A branch of behavioral economics called...
Rereading the Renaissance
The only thing most teachers and students of the humanities agree on, it often seems, is that these are troubled times for their field. For a...
by Adam Kirsch
Harvard in India
The Harvard Alumni Association’s Global Series conference “The Power of the Idea: An Academic Symposium Exploring Outreach in South...
Chapter & Verse
James Wallace seeks to learn the origin of, and find more verses of, parody lyrics for “Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1,” by...
Nothing to Fear
Few people devote their lives to creatures that have frightened and killed humans throughout history. Herpetologist Kate Jackson, Ph.D...
Harvard in the Olympics
Rarely will you hear a former Olympic and National Hockey League player use the word “fungible” twice within a few minutes, but C.J...
Art Museums Launch Renaissance
The rebirthing of the Harvard University Art Museums is announced. After months of strategic planning, and a wide-ranging search for real...
Arts and Sciences Dean to Leave Office
Friday evening, January 27, was quiet, with the College dispersed for intercession. Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) dean William C. Kirby was...
Growing through OCD
“I am glad I have OCD,” writes Charles M. Barber ’85 in his memoir, Songs from the Black Chair. Barber, who spent a decade as...
Good Times at Frank's
Okay, you can strap on your credit card, go to Grill 23 in Boston, and have placed before you a 24-ounce (yes, 24 ounce) porterhouse steak ($44)...