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Self-Definition
Joel Derfner’s new book reveals some hidden depths.
Rookie Redux
I realized that college was over when I opened up the large diploma case to show my family the product of four years’ labor and found...
by Liz Goodwin
University People
Edward C. Forst ’82 has been named Harvard’s first executive vice president, effective September 1.
Seriously Funny
Ian Frazier combines an historian's discipline with an original comic mind...
A Tale of Two Detectives
Lauren Mechling writes in the thriving young-adult genre.
by Paul Gleason
Memorial for Henry C. Moses
Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends are invited to remember Henry C. Moses, dean of freshmen at Harvard College from 1977 to 1991.
"Open to Difference"
Three alumnae rabbis help redefine an ancient calling...
The Liberal Art of Engineering
The 10-year tenure of Venkatesh Narayanamurti, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), will end in September...
Doing Community Medicine
A few years ago, instructor of medicine Pieter Cohen began noticing a strange pattern of symptoms among some of his Brazilian immigrant patients...
The Economic Agenda
Challenges facing the next president
"A Liar's Biography"
An art forger's success has less to do with his prowess as a visual artist than with his use and misuse of history.
Man with a Plan
Afam Onyema ’01 has a job that he wakes up “hungry” to pursue, that has become the passion of his life.
by Liz Goodwin