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English Evolves--and Reverts
Speaking on behalf of the department he chairs, James Engell moved that it shed its current title (English and American literature and language) in favor of a streamlined one (English).
Harvard Medalists
Three people received the Harvard Medal for outstanding service, and were publicly honored by President Drew Faust.
A Communal Campus?
President Drew Faust on April 24 appointed a University steering committee to explore improvements to Harvard’s Cambridge campus, with the aim...
Running Radcliffe
President Drew Faust on April 28 appointed Higgins professor of natural sciences Barbara J. Grosz to the deanship of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (RIAS).
The Senior Celebrants
Two 99-year-olds—Frances Pass Addelson ’30, of Brookline, Massachusetts, and George Barner ’29, Ed ’32, L ’33, of Kennebunk, Maine—the oldest...
In Their Nation's Service
Men of the College class of 1951 share lessons learned while doing their duty.
Yesterday's News
Headlines from Harvard history
On the University's Agenda
University leaders in various forums outlined Harvard priorities and impending business concerning Allston, a new science initiative, and the University’s international aims.
Harvard Puzzle "Bookmark"
Clever creations of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas '52
Centennial Medalists
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medal, first awarded in 1989 on the occasion of the school’s hundredth anniversary, honors alumni who have made contributions to society that emerged from their graduate study at Harvard.
Brevia
Short takes on recent news
Public Health Horizons
When Barry Bloom looks around at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), he sees an institution that is more internationally engaged, more generous to its students, and home to more prizewinning researchers than when he arrived 10 years ago.