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Economic Initiator
Every Wednesday at seven in the morning, Leland Cole ’57 and 10 other Cincinnati business leaders get together for breakfast. The meetings...
Fast Start
Although she will not move into the president’s office in Massachusetts Hall until July 1, President-elect Drew Gilpin Faust has launched...
The Global Empire of Niall Ferguson
Here is an image calculated to ruffle the feathers of all red-blooded Americans: Consuming on credit, reluctant to go to the front line...
Sexy Struts
Start with a stance that points the heel of one foot toward the middle of the other. Stand up tall, your back slightly arched. Stride forward...
Candidates for Election
This spring, five new Harvard Overseers and six new elected directors for the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) board will be chosen by alumni...
Willing to War
Our minds favor hawks over doves, argues a recent Foreign Policy article. Past psychological research has shown that when it comes to the...
Brevia
Top Billing for Two Bills Kristie Bull / Associated Press William H. Gates III Charlie Riedel /...
Painting and Numbers
Daniel Rockmore, Ph.D. ’89, is as likely to be found studying a Renaissance painting as writing equations on a blackboard. His unusual...
Faculty for Freshman Seminars
Ungraded freshmen seminars, introduced in 1959, were intended to introduce new College students to faculty members and to a...
Friction at the Entry Level
The debate over Hispanic assimilation in America has tended to sidestep a troubling reality. In many of the places where immigrants are making...
Favorites
For this annual round-up of Cambridge eateries, the editors asked a range of Harvard faculty and staff members to recommend a favorite...
Twin Passions
Both these elegant little books on science and religion are by eminent Harvard professors emeriti—much-revered researchers, writers, and...