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Readers discuss: eating in or dining out?

Do we lose something important when we dine out too often? Join our reader discussion and weigh in on your side of the divide.

The 2011 Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medalists

Four scholars whose contributions to society were fostered at Harvard

Letters from readers

The meaning of life, diabetes, Gandhi, burlesque

Summer happenings at and around Harvard

Summer happenings at and around Harvard

Harvard's honorary-degree recipients of 2011

The honorary-degree recipients of 2011

Stephen Greenblatt traces how Lucretius in "De Rerum Natura" shaped the present

Stephen Greenblatt traces the influence of Lucretius, through De Rerum Natura, on modern thought.

by Christian Flow

Roundup of recent Harvard news

Radcliffe Institute's dean steps down, FAS's fitter fisc, renovation for Old Quincy, J-term update, and other Harvard news

The 2011 Harvard Cambridge Scholars

Four new graduates head back to school—in the other Cambridge

Three new members enlarge the Harvard Corporation

New members enlarge the Harvard Corporation

Excerpt from Sophia Rosenfeld, "Common Sense: A Political History"

Historian Sophia Rosenfeld examines the origins of politicians' appeals to "common sense."

The Harvard Guerrilla Unit, and more on varsity sports ties

Undercover training during World War II, and more on varsity ties

Faculty consulting for Qaddafi government prompts academic-principles debate

Faculty consulting for the Qaddafi government prompts a debate on academic principles.