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Extracurriculars

Listings by category: Seasonal Theater Film Libraries Exhibitions Nature and Science Music Seasonal • March 18, at 2 p.m....

The Lucky Effect

Pretend that you’re five years old. A grownup in a white coat tells you about Jane, who found $5 on the sidewalk; Johnny, who was splashed...

by Harbour Fraser ...

Scholars Galore

What a difference a year makes! In 2005, Harvard affiliates earned one Marshall Scholarship and two Rhodes Scholarships. In 2006, those numbers...

General Education, Finally Defined

Following extensive consultation with colleagues throughout the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), the Task Force on General Education has...

Toward Top-Tier Teaching

A task force on teaching proposed in late January that members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) enter into a “compact” to...

Edward Gorey

Although he died almost seven years ago, Edward Gorey ’50 has just brought out a new book. Amphigorey Again, the fourth anthology of...

"The Monet of the Mountaintop"

Peter C. Liman, M.A.T. ’63, spent his business career as a marketing executive in toiletries and over-the-counter...

by Christopher Reed

News from the HAA

Candidates for Election This spring, five new Harvard Overseers and six new elected directors for the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) board...

A Taste of Judy Budnitz

Read an excerpt from "Nadia," by Judy Budnitz...

“Crossing Boundaries”

From her very first messages about the new institute, Faust emphasized “Radcliffe’s potential to create interest and engagement across the University.” She realized that potential in a variety of ways, not all of them widely known...

President Faust?

This initial report contains background on Faust’s Harvard service to date...

Allston: Harvard's 50-Year Plan

Ten million square feet of new buildings, as many as 12,000 new jobs, and many billions of dollars: the numbers alone suggest...