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Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

In Panama, Anna Pasternak helps at-risk youth through dance.

In Panama, Anna Pasternak helps at-risk youth through dance.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard southpaw Brent Suter is one of the Ivy League’s elite starters.

Southpaw Brent Suter averages nearly a strikeout per inning.

by Craig Lambert

Harvard Alumni Association revises outreach to College alumni

The Alumni Association is reorganizing its outreach to College alumni.

Olympic diver Frank Gorman '59 shares his memories

Frank Gorman '59 shares his Olympic memories.

by Maya E. Shwayder

Public input revises a list of important “hard problems” in the social sciences

An online discussion and poll revise the list of “hard problems” in the social sciences drafted by scholars at a Harvard symposium last year.

Roundup of recent Harvard news

The passing of a University icon, Commencement speakers, Overseer leaders, humanities and arts honorands, and other University news

Sugata Bose reviews Joseph Lelyveld’s Gandhi biography "Great Soul"

Sugata Bose reviews Great Soul: Mahatma Gandhi and His Struggle with India, by Joseph Lelyveld.

by Sugata Bose

Do Harvard undergraduates ponder the meaning of life?

Do Harvard undergraduates ponder the meaning of life?

by Madeleine Schwartz

Headlines from Harvard history

Headlines from Harvard history

Readers offer examples of teaching that worked

Readers recall effective, innovative education—and more Faculty of Arts and Sciences “conversations” on pedagogy.