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Daytripper
It's hard to escape San Francisco, where I grew up, without a car. A couple of commuter trains snake into the suburbs, but once you break past...
John Chilembwe
Ninety years ago in what is now Malawi, a tall, asthmatic, American-trained Baptist preacher attempted bravely, in the manner of John Brown at...
Birth of a Feminist
I left Brooklyn in 1954 at age 17 and headed for Cambridge, suitcases jammed with pleated skirts, twin sweater sets, loafers, and bobby sox. I...
Gender Gap
On January 14, President Lawrence H. Summers appeared as a luncheon speaker at "Diversifying the Science and Engineering Workforce," a...
Landmark Globes
"The northern hemispheres were almost black from dirt," says David A. Cobb, head of the Harvard Map Collection, referring to a...
The College Reconfigures
Dean of Harvard College Benedict H. Gross announced in early January a series of appointments and new positions intended to manage undergraduate...
What's New at Harvard@Home?
The University-wide on-line learning initiative, Harvard@Home, has released several new programs. "Reproductive Health in the 21st...
Connecting to the River Parklands
Meanwhile, back in Cambridge, students of Bucksbaum professor in urban design Joan Busquets have transformed their studio class at the Graduate...
Painting across Cultures
"Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets," wrote British...
Chapter & Verse
Joel Bresler seeks early uses of "Drinking Gourd" by African Americans as a name for the Big Dipper. He writes that the song...
Rocks into Gas
Geologists have long believed that the world's supply of oil and natural gas came from the decay of primordial plant and animal matter, which...
A Long Struggle toward Peace
On December 26, the tsunami struck Sri Lanka. Jehan Perera '82, J.D. '87, was not directly endangered, but a close relative lost her husband and...