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Capital Costs
The dimensions of Harvard’s current building boomreadily obvious to sidewalk superintendents along Memorial Drive at Western...
Sharing the Wealth
Distributions from the endowment now make up the largest source of Harvard’s operating revenues: $855 million, or 31 percent of University...
The People's Epidemiologists
In the city of Boston—and everywhere else—wealth equals health. If you live in Beacon Hill’s Louisburg Square, which sits in the...
Alumni Colleges
The HAA offers Cambridge forums on South Asia and diplomacy this spring. “South Asia: A Changing World,” on April 22, is cosponsored...
Off the Shelf
Prayer: A History, by Philip Zaleski and Carol Zaleski, Ph.D. ’84 (Houghton Mifflin, $29.95). He is a senior editor at Parabola, she is a...
Three for the Road
Thanks to Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships, three current Harvard students will do their research in England next year. Senior Jay A.H. Butler...
Money-Manager Compensation
Compensation data for the most highly paid Harvard Management Company (HMC) investment personnelsubject to some sharp criticism in recent...
Corporation Credentials
The newest member of Harvard’s senior governing board, Patricia A. King, J.D. ’69 (see “Brevia,” January-February, page...
The Marketplace of Perceptions
Like all revolutions in thought, this one began with anomalies, strange facts, odd observations that the prevailing wisdom could not explain...
Charting the Universe
Christopher Columbus can claim the world is round all he wants, but it doesn’t matterthe universe is flat. Paul L. Richards...
Extracurriculars
Savor the sunshine and dabble in a variety of activities in and around Harvard Square this spring, ranging from a string of orchestral concerts...
Comings and Goings
University clubs offer a variety of stimulating gatherings. Here is a list of Harvard-affiliated speakers appearing at local clubs this winter...