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Faculty of Arts and Sciences Details Initial Budget Cuts

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences gave some details of initial efficiency measures—one-third of the savings it must effect.

John Ashbery receives Harvard Arts Medal

A ceremony to honor poet John Ashbery ’49 kicks off Arts First weekend.

by Madeleine Schwartz

The Bible and the Almanac

How Pete Seeger got his start: an excerpt from Alec Wilkinson's new biography, The Protest Singer

Life in Counterpoint

Jonathan Newmark balances his day job and his music.

by Krysten A. Keches

Chasing Bogeys

A novel book on golf

A Walk through History with Justice Ginsburg

The Supreme Court associate justice speaks at a Radcliffe Institute conference on gender and the law.

April Fool Every Day

Comedian Andy Borowitz ’80 has moved from Hollywood success to a multifaceted life as a humorist in New York.

by Craig Lambert

Square Eats

Some nearby dining gems

by Nell Porter-Brown

That’s No Excuse! Countering Reunion Objections

...and some mechanisms to motivate attendance

Fighting Disease in Situ

A new technique aims to boost the body’s ability to seek out and destroy cancer cells.

Song for Hard Times

The classic folksong “One Meat Ball” got its start at Harvard.

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