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Mortarboards and Hardhats

The crowning events of Commencement take place in Tercentenary Theatre and the Old Yard — the epicenter of Harvard's traditional campus...

The Senior Marshals

Photograph by Stu Rosner The senior marshals, looking ahead to Commencement 2003, are: (clockwise from top left) first marshal...

Open Book

Poet and literary figure John Hall Wheelock '08 (1886-1978) was an editor at Charles Scribner's Sons for 46 years, working with Hemingway...

HAA News

Comings and Goings Local Harvard clubs host numerous lectures and social gatherings throughout the year. What follows is a list of some of the...

Finding Fuller

I've got a crush on Hank Fuller — and who can blame me? Toby "Hank" Fuller Jr. worked his way up from the junior-varsity football...

by Phoebe Kosman

Being "of Harvard"

One year after the release of The Women's Guide to Harvard comes The Black Guide to Life at Harvard, compiled by the publications chairs of the...

Living History

We create ourselves out of the stories we tell about our lives, stories that impose purpose and meaning on experiences that often seem random...

by Drew Gilpin Faust

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...

by Garrett M. Graff

The Price of Slavery

Several high-profile lawsuits filed recently in this country are seeking redress for slavery and other racial wrongs, focusing national...

by Harbour Fraser ...

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...

Grade Deflation

Jawboning works. That's the import of a letter to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) from Benedict H. Gross, dean of undergraduate...