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A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Academic publishing and scholarly communication: a status report

The troubled present and promising future of scholarly communication

by Craig Lambert

Harvard Latin American Alumni and Friends: Snapshot of a SIG

Harvard Latin American Alumni and Friends

Developments in greening Harvard, green cities research, and divestment debates

As debates continue over divestment, Harvard events highlight progress on campus sustainability and climate research.

The Griffin Museum of Photography explores the Mississippi Delta and books

The Griffin Museum of Photography’s winter exhibits

Is executive function foundational for conceptual learning, Harvard profs ask

Studying the role of “executive function” in learning, in minds young and old

by Sophia Nguyen

Baez, Dylan, and more vignettes from Harvard’s class of 1964

Baez, Dylan, and more vignettes from Harvard’s class of 1964

"Farewell, Fred Voodoo" by Amy Wilentz continues her long coverage of Haiti

Amy Wilentz on her “touchstone and central obsession”

by Craig Lambert

Harvard faculty object to cameras monitoring attendance

An experiment in monitoring students’ engagements with lectures runs afoul of faculty concerns about the sanctity of classrooms.

Open Access proponent Peter Suber, briefly profiled

The open-access proponent works to increase the flow of scholarly information.

Boston's Gibson House Museum elucidates Back Bay history

Boston’s history glimpsed through one eccentric’s home

by Nell Porter-Brown