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When Fantasy Isn’t Enough
Ever since documentarian Lance Oppenheim ’19 first heard of The Villages, as a child growing up in south Florida, he’d been intrigued by the place. Often referred to as “Disneyland for seniors,” it is a sprawling retirement community with more than …
Issue: March-April 2021
Claudine Gay in First Post-Presidency Appearance
On Wednesday morning, former Harvard president Claudine Gay addressed the Harvard community publicly for the first time since her resignation. Gay spoke in Appleton Chapel as part of the daily Morning Prayers service. She recounted a story about her …
Uncharted Territory
Last winter, thinking about my impending graduation, I called my friend James Quillen ’22 to get his advice about applying to the Michael C. Rockefeller Fellowship. On the weekend we decided to speak, I had a meeting here and a deadline there, but James …
Issue: July-August 2023
Senior Fellow William Lee on Harvard’s Strategic Challenges
The University’s governance reforms, unveiled in late 2010 , expanded the size of the Harvard Corporation, enabling it to broaden the range of expertise among its members and thereby populate newly created standing committees for better oversight of …
The Glory of Antiques
For years, Robert I. Owens ’68 and his wife, Elizabeth, lived with their children in the grand 1837 Greek Revival row house with hardly anything in it. “The kids rode their tricycles across the open floor of the double living room,” he says with a smile. …
Issue: September-October 2005
Linking Mental and Fiscal Health
Barely making ends meet takes a mental toll whether you are a retail worker in New Jersey or a farmer in Bangladesh. For many years, though, mood disorders were seen largely as diseases of affluent nations: it was assumed that the First World worker might …
Issue: May-June 2021
Football: Harvard 38, Yale 19
On Saturday at the Yale Bowl, Justice was swift. Justice was sure-footed. Justice was elusive. Justice prevailed. With magical wide receiver Justice Shelton-Mosley ’19 scoring three touchdowns, Harvard defeated Yale 38-19 to win The Game for the ninth …
An Auspicious View
The effect takes a moment to sink in: a double-sided folding fan, opulently painted in gold, silver, white, and azurite blue. On one side, the instantly recognizable profile of Mount Fuji, with its long, snow-covered slopes sweeping up toward the …
Issue: November-December 2020
Special Gifts
IMPACT | OPPORTUNITES | TESTIMONIALS As Harvard University pursues exciting opportunities—from the arts and engineering sciences to ever-wider international engagement— Harvard Magazine is committed to responding with coverage, providing …
"I can no longer support the president"
Conrad K. Harper resigned from Harvard’s senior governing board on July 14. In an interview following the official announcement two weeks later (“Harper concludes service on Harvard Corporation”), he said, “I have reached the judgment that I can no longer …
Issue: September-October 2005
Harvard Men Keep Their Edge, Beat Columbia and Cornell
Harvard Hardwood, the Harvard Magazine basketball report Following the Harvard men’s basketball team’s disappointing losses to Holy Cross and Dartmouth earlier this season, analysts offered a range of explanations for what ailed the Crimson. Some …
Harvard COOP’s Major Makeover
Taking advantage of the pandemic-induced reduction of activity in Harvard Square, the Harvard Coop has closed its main store to accomplish a major renovation in one concerted effort. “We’re bringing it back to its bones,” said Coop president Jerry Murphy …
Harvard College Delays General-Education Curriculum
Harvard undergraduates resuming classes for the new semester today may be surprised by the announcement, contained within College dean Rakesh Khurana's welcome-back message , that the revised General Education curriculum, scheduled to begin in the fall of …
Dominica’s “Bouyon” Star
On a Tuesday night in February, thousands of revelers paraded through Roseau, the capital of the Caribbean island of Dominica. Some wore the extravagant feather headpieces and sequinned outfits of the day’s costume bands. It was the last night of …
Issue: May-June 2024
Video: An Operatic Honorary Degree
At the Morning Exercises , Harvard President Drew Faust conferred an honorary degree on Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg , L ’59. Fellow honorand Plácido Domingo sang the end of the conferral to her. View a video here: …