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Encounters at the Border
The first time photographer Morgan Smith ’60 crossed into Mexico with his camera was during a Thanksgiving trip to see his sister-in-law in Tucson in 2011. Bored and restless during the long holiday, he decided to drive to Nogales, just over the border, …
Texts and speeches referenced in "At Odds"
The dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Ellen Condliffe Lagemann, announced that she will leave that post on June 30, after just three years of service, to return to teaching and research. March 16, 2005 At its regularly scheduled meeting on …
Medical Pioneer Mary Ellen Avery Has Died
Mary Ellen Avery, S.D. ’05, Rotch professor of pediatrics emerita, an innovative medical researcher and role model who “shattered each glass ceiling she encountered,” according to the Boston Globe , died on December 4 at the age of 84. In 1974, she …
Board of Overseers Campaign Hotly Contested
As voting in this year’s election for members of the Board of Overseers concludes—the deadline is August 18 at 5:00 p.m.—the campaign has become unusually heated. As reported, the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) committee’s annual slate of nominees is …
Academic Allston, At Last
More than a quarter-century after Harvard began banking land for expansion in Allston, beyond the Harvard Business School (HBS) campus, academic growth there is reliably under way—and the faculties immediately involved are fostering intellectual …
Issue: July-August 2016
National Concerns about Policing Reverberate at Harvard
On Monday, June 8, against the backdrop of national protests against police forces and recent allegations of a climate of racism and discrimination within the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), the University released a statement announcing the …
Craig Lambert’s “Shadow Work”
Craig Lambert ’69, Ph.D. ’78, retired as Harvard Magazine’s deputy editor (a real job) late last year and promptly turned his energies to completing his second book (another real job). Shadow Work: The Unpaid, Unseen Jobs That Fill Your Day (Counterpoint, …
Sophomore Class Acquires Its Color
The class of 2015 was the center of attention yesterday, hosted in Memorial Church by the Harvard Alumni Association and the Undergraduate Council for the official presentation of the sophomores’ class color: blue. The ceremony restored a College …
Harvard Alumni Association Honorands
Six alumni have been recognized for their outstanding service to the University. Lewis “Lew” Auerbach ’63, A.M. ’64, of Ottawa, Canada, has served the Harvard Club of Ottawa for 40 years. As president, he increased membership and strengthened both …
Issue: November-December 2024
Bricks and Mortar
Much has been made of the University’s multimillion-dollar investments in online education. But this remains very much a physical campus, investing to renovate the undergraduate Houses, create new core facilities like the Harvard Art Museums, and grow …
Issue: March-April 2015
Jaju’s Premiere Pierogies
Tough. Doughy. Bland. A stingy stuffing-to-starch ratio. Premier pierogies—Polish dumplings—must leap all these culinary hurdles to become the ultimate comfort food. “We have family recipes,” answers Vanessa White, part of the sister-duo who own Jaju …
Issue: July-August 2021
Brevia
Peak Professors John Y. Campbell John H. Coatsworth Justin Ide / Harvard News Office Justin Ide / Harvard News Office The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has recognized four members for excellence in undergraduate teaching and advising. Each becomes a …
Issue: July-August 2006
The Student Prince
As diners dig into jägerschnitzel and house-made bratwürst, dishes that have been on the menu of The Student Prince Café & The Fort Restaurant since it opened in 1935, general manager John Perry smiles and says, “everyone I see here is a regular. And now …
Issue: November-December 2021
Harvard Arts and Sciences 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 studies. It is the highest honor …
Issue: July-August 2021
Vita: Joseph T. Walker
In 1934, chemist Joseph T. Walker, Ph.D. ’33, took on the task of creating a crime-detection laboratory for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Using science in crime detection wasn’t new—Arthur Conan Doyle had envisioned it in his Sherlock Holmes …
Issue: November-December 2015