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Brief biographical sketch of poet Elizabeth Bishop
By the time Elizabeth Bishop settled into her apartment on the Boston waterfront, in recently refurbished Lewis Wharf, it was 1974. She was 63...
Recruiting Redux
The Supreme Court is set to consider how military recruiting may be conducted on campuses when the armed forces’ “Don’t ask...
Memory Retrieved
Novelist and teacher of writing Nicholas Delbanco ’63 explores a box in the attic in one of nine essays, “In Defense of...
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AT ODDS I was dismayed to see the Faculty of Arts and Sciences mounting their protests against President Lawrence H. Summers’s suggestion...
Allston planning options outlined
Harvard released on June 2 a report by New York planning firm Cooper, Robertson & Partners on its long-term visions for an Allston campus. The report is presented here...
An Afternoon of Lilacs at the Arnold Arboretum
A Friends of Harvard Magazine event was held on Tuesday, May 19, 2005 at the Arnold Arboretum.
Task Forces on Women Faculty and on Women in Science and Engineering issue reports
At every stage of study and career development, the number of women interested in pursuing science and engineering decreases, Grosz noted, diminishing pools...
Leaves That Lunch
The most famous carnivore of the plant kingdom, the Venus flytrap, lures insects to its leafy green lips with a sweet-smelling scent, then snaps...
Harvard@Home
The University-wide on-line learning initiative, Harvard@Home, has released several new programs. “Living Healthier, Living Longer: Part...
Tenure Task Forces
Addressing ambitious agendas and a May 1 deadline, the University’s twin task forces on women faculty and on women in science and...
Jacqueline Bhabha
Jacqueline Bhabha Photograph by Stu Rosner Even as a newborn in Bombay in 1951, Jacqueline Bhabha was involved in refugee issues: her...
Renewed, and New
The university is now clearly embarked on an historic spurt of physical growth and transformation. Even before a shovel of earth is turned in...