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Off the Shelf

A bombardier beetle, in a photograph by Eisner from the bookFor Love of Insects, by Thomas Eisner '51, Ph.D. '56 (Harvard University Press...

Sister Schools

Castilleja and Julia Morgan are only about 35 miles apart, but in many ways, the distance between the two California girls' schools seems much...

Brevia

Treasurer-electJames F. Rothenberg '68, M.B.A. '70, has been elected Treasurer and a member of the Harvard Corporation, effective July 1. He...

Class-conscious Financial Aid

Harvard has enhanced its undergraduate financial-aid program in an effort to make the College more attractive to lower-income students...

Covering the Uninsured

In any given month last year, 43 million Americans—17 percent of people under age 65—lacked either private health insurance or public...

Harvard Calendar

SPECIAL. Arts First 2004 is slated for May 6 through 9 in and around Harvard Yard. The festival features 200 student performances of dance...

HAA News

Share and Share Alike The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has taken a big step toward adding shared interest groups (SIGs) to the list of...

The End of Blackness?

"Blackness has been shrugged off by the force of events," says Debra Dickerson, J.D. '95. "Things are not perfect racially, but...

by Craig Lambert

The Swinging Lingmans

In college tennis, there are no mixed doubles: athletes play only against their own sex. Still, the men's and women's teams root for each other...

by Craig Lambert

Acquisitions and Holdings

The University’s extraordinary library system, among the world’s largest, grows apace. In fiscal year 2002, the collections grew by...

The Way We Eat Now

Last year, Morgan Spurlock decided to eat all his meals at McDonald's for a month. For 30 straight days, everything he took in—breakfast...

by Craig Lambert

The Events of the Week

The many rituals of Harvard graduation peak on June 10, Commencement day, which includes the annual addresses by President Lawrence H. Summers...