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Global Reach in Health Sciences
Drug-resistant malaria. "Risk factors" such as tobacco, alcohol abuse, and poor diet. "Delivery issues" from the training of healthcare...
The President's Perspective
On an October Friday afternoon, Lawrence H. Summers met with Harvard Magazine in his office at Massachusetts Hall to discuss the status of the...
The Evolution of Abraham
We first meet Abraham in Genesis 11. Abraham, a descendant of Noah through his son Shem, lived with his family in the city of Ur in Chaldea...
Deluxe Food, Garden View
From the start, when the hostess escorts you to the elevator for your ride up to the dining rooms, you know that this is no ordinary restaurant...
Binational Physician
When Anula Jayasuriya '80, M.D. '84, Ph.D. '91, M.B.A. '93, wanted to bring medical manpower and expertise to her native Sri Lanka, she...
Authorial Synapses
William Faulkner didn't so much write The Sound and the Fury as erupt with it, pouring out the masterpiece in a matter of weeks, his words and...
Saber-Fighting Warrior
"There is something so visceral about facing off against another person," says fencer Eunice Yi '04. "You line up at the en-garde line, and you...
Curriculum Queries
Highlights of a faculty symposium on the most pressing issues in undergraduate education...
Close Contact
The college-counseling suite in my high school, with its brochure-laden atrium, drawers of student files, and closed-door conferences, reminded...
Bedside Manner
Editor's note: Paul E. Farmer, M.D. '88, Ph.D. '90, is professor of medical anthropology in the department of social medicine. His title and...
Rethinking Education
Harvard's chief pedagogues are going back to class. The Graduate School of Education (GSE) is pursuing changes in its curriculum and internal...
Build Yourself a Democratic House
"Build a yurt with Bill and you witness his educational ideas in action. The yurt is his philosophy made visiblesecurity...