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Gail Collins

Gail Collins, at Radcliffe, tells when everything changed

The New York Times columnist speaks on the rapid revolution wrought by feminism.

Cornerback D.J. Monroe (36) and safety Chris Splinter (1) each had an interception in Saturday’s game. The Lafayette player is Mark Ross, the Leopards’ leading receiver.

October 19, 2013: Harvard 35, Lafayette 16

For the visiting Leopards, a "long and aggravating" day

by Bethell, John T

Harvard's 10-year plan for Allston includes an addition to Harvard Stadium and construction of new buildings, as seen looking northeast from Allston back toward Cambridge.

Harvard’s Allston Plan approved by Boston Redevelopment Authority

The Institutional Master Plan passes unanimously.

Jon Kabat-Zinn

Jon Kabat-Zinn speaks at Harvard on the power of mindfulness in education

Jon Kabat-Zinn on the power of mindfulness in education

Jill Lepore

Harvardians Short-listed for 2013 National Book Awards

Professor Jill Lepore and three alumni are recognized.

<i>If I Knew Then</i> contains vignettes from nearly 100 alumni of the HBS class of 1963, writing about topics on which they were asked to reflect: Careers, Marriage & Family, Business, Leadership, Wealth, Growing Older, Charity & Spirituality, Happiness & Success, Turning Points, and Life's Lessons.

Harvard Business School's Class of 1963 reflects on life and business

HBS’s Class of 1963 reflects on the occasion of their fiftieth reunion.

Class notes and obituaries: November-December 2013

Harvard alumni may sign in to view class notes and obituaries.

Landon Richard, age 4, feeds Cosmo, a one-month-old goat. Cosmo is on the staff of Animal Craze, a local traveling farm.

A petting zoo at Harvard, a true Harvard/Yale man, and "Lies You Wanted to Hear"

Petting zoo on the Plaza, a Harvard/Yale man, and a late-blooming novelist

J.C. Buttre&rsquo;s portrait, probably drawn when Everett ran for vice president on the Constitutional Union Party ticket in 1860, links him to Harvard and George Washington, one of his favorite subjects. (His lectures raised more than $100,000 to help purchase Mount Vernon [see <a href="http://harvardmagazine.com/2011/05/granny-talk">“Granny Talk”</a>], and he wrote the entry on Washington for the 1860 <i>Encyclopaedia Britannica.</i>)

Brief life of statesman-orator Edward Everett, by Castle Freeman

Brief life of a statesman-orator: 1794-1865

George Scialabba at Caf&eacute; Pamplona in Cambridge

Book reviewer George Scialabba practices a radical craft

“One of America’s best all-round intellects” scrutinizes books.

by Craig Lambert

&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t want Morehouse to just survive,&rdquo; says its new president, John S. Wilson Jr., &ldquo;I want it to thrive.&rdquo;

Morehouse College president returns to rebuild ailing institution

John S. Wilson Jr. grabs the chance to realize his calling.

by Nell Porter-Brown

A letter from the editor

An editor's guide to this issue’s perspectives on teaching and learning