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Elena Kramer

Harvard 2010 report on faculty development and diversity

Highlights from a recent report on faculty development and diversity

Four New York firefighters with John Weidman and <i>Sesame Street</i> character Elmo in 2001.

Storytelling with Sondheim: a profile of librettist John Weidman

Librettist John Weidman writes books for the best.

by Jesse Kornbluth

Quarterback Collier Winters completed 13 of 16 passes against Yale. His longest throw, a 46-yard pass to receiver Marco Iannuzzi, set up Harvard’s first score of the day. Back in action after breaking a collarbone in the season’s third game, Iannuzzi returned the second-half kickoff for a game-changing touchdown.

The Harvard-Yale football game, 2010

A spectacular kickoff return inspirits another triumph over Yale.

by Bethell, John T

Constance Adams gets a real-world feel for the conditions faced by some of her clients.

Space architect Constance Adams finds creative solutions for extreme problems

Constance Adams seeks creative solutions for extreme problems, and new ideas for this planet.

by Madeleine Schwartz

Harvard Cuban-American Undergraduate Student Association hosts alumni conference

Harvard's Cuban-American Undergraduate Student Association hosts its first alumni conference.

Mike Way

Profile of new Harvard squash coach Mike Way

A new squash coach has arrived from Canada.

Matthew Nock studies the little-understood phenomenon of self-injurious behavior

Planning a Digital Public Library of America

Leaders of research libraries, foundations, and national cultural institutions gathered at Harvard to discuss the feasibility of creating a national digital library.

Task force recommends coordinated management structure for Harvard libraries

The Task Force on University Libraries recommends a coordinated management structure for the entire system.

Amos Doolittle cheekily depicted the passions over ratification in this 1787 engraving with watercolor, with “Federals” (business interests), left, and agrarian “Antifederals,” right, differing over currency and Connecticut’s debts: a mired wagon being pulled in opposite directions.

Jack Rakove reviews Pauline's Maier's "Ratification," on the U.S. Constitution

The great experiment in constitution-making

by Jack Rakove

Massage is among the healing arts Cynthia Ann Piltch studied for a new career.

Risks and rewards of third-age and encore careers

For third-agers, changing careers is exciting, scary, and challenging.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Video: see the plants and animals Harvard climatologists encountered in Brazil

In this video, travel to Brazil with Harvard climatologists to see their work and the plants and critters they encountered.