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Dental Doings Dave Destroche Three decades and more after its 11,000-square-foot “interim” building was created, the Harvard...
A Dictator's Crippling Debts
Under Saddam Hussein's rule, Iraq amassed about $100 billion in debt. This estimate is rough, and it will be months before the details about...
The Neurobiology of Art
When Monet's Impression Sunrise, a sensuous if sleepy painting of Le Havre's harbor, debuted in 1874, it enraged critics. They abhorred the...
University People
Masters in the House(s) Jay and Cheryl Harris Rose Lincoln / Harvard News Service Dean of Harvard College Harry R. Lewis announced on...
As Disciplines Converge
Where are the frontiers of knowledge? Increasingly, at the boundaries of traditional academic disciplines. One way to trace emerging fields is...
On Undergraduate Education
(as prepared for delivery) INTRODUCTION This has been a good year for the University. We continue to make first-rate faculty appointments...
News from the HAA
Harvard Medalists Three alumni received the Harvard Medal and were publicly honored for their extraordinary service by President Lawrence H...
Families on the Edge
Humberto started to pace back and forth across the floor of the cinder-block home, cradling his son in his arms. There had to be a story. In...
Reuning with Radcliffe and Harvard
The Radcliffe Class of 1963 has made history. Not only were its members the first group of 'Cliffies to receive Harvard degrees, they were also...
Athletes' Adviser
Amelia Noel '92 discovered her career over a meal in Leverett House, when she realized that she enjoyed helping her athlete friends navigate...
The Price of Slavery
Several high-profile lawsuits filed recently in this country are seeking redress for slavery and other racial wrongs, focusing national...
Climbing the Hill
In the fall of 2001, students supporting a "living wage" for Harvard's janitors and other low-paid employees held rallies to keep the pressure...