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A Net-Zero-Energy Victorian Home Makes History
Earth Day encourages all of us to reflect on how we can contribute to building a greener, cleaner environment. Cambridge is known worldwide as a center for innovation of all kinds, including net-zero-energy construction—the Harvard Graduate School of …
Decanal Duo
Kathleen McCartney Photograph by Dina Konovalovia/A Dream Picture Kathleen McCartney , Lesser professor in early childhood development and since July 2005 acting dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education, was named to the deanship on May 16 by …
Issue: July-August 2006
A Cultural Escape
Cape Cod summons the quintessential summer vacation—sun, sand, and seafood—but also offers historical and cultural attractions that can be especially savored during the less-crowded shoulder seasons. Among these is Highfield Hall, a restored 1878 mansion …
Issue: May-June 2021
Cambridge Scholars
Four seniors have won Harvard Cambridge Scholarships to study at Cambridge University during the 2014-2015 academic year. Eric Cervini, of Round Rock, Texas, and Lowell House, a history concentrator, will be the Lionel De Jersey Harvard Scholar at …
Issue: July-August 2014
From Punk to the Silver Screen
As an editor at Mademoiselle magazine in New York, Carter Burwell’s mother used to chase down writers like Truman Capote and Dylan Thomas to get their overdue pages. She loved going to jazz clubs and staying till closing time. When the musicians went …
Issue: January-February 2022
Harvard Graduates Leave No One Behind
THROUGHOUT HIS TWO DEPLOYMENTS TO AFGHANISTAN as an Air Force officer, Phil Caruso, J.D.-M.B.A. ’19, worked closely with an Afghan informant who collected information on behalf of the United States, risking his life in the process. “He was the most …
Issue: May-June 2022
Can Harvard Advance Social Justice and Inclusion?
Elite universities have been challenged to confront social justice, and particularly racism, on their campuses—a challenge that has been expressed, at Harvard and peer schools, by loud and frequently mocked student protests. The controversy over racist …
A New Day for Dunster
Smelling of fresh paint , and with the tags still dangling off the Herman Miller furniture, Dunster House welcomed students back on August 29 following 15 months of physical renewal. With construction under way since June 2014, the Dunster community had …
News Briefs
A Coach Cashiered On July 9 , The Harvard Crimson and The Boston Globe reported that Peter Brand, head fencing coach since 1999, had been dismissed. A statement released by director of athletics Robert L. Scalise said: “In April, Harvard was made aware of …
Issue: September-October 2019
Plans for Winthrop House Renewal Include Expansion
Harvard has released broad sketches of plans for the renovation of Winthrop House ; the work is scheduled to begin in 2016 and end the following year. Winthrop will be the second full House, after Dunster , to undergo renewal as part of a $1-billion-plus …
Alexander Gassel’s “Painted Poetry”
At first glance, the more romantic paintings by Alexander Gassel could simply be storybook illustrations. Entranced lovers stand in a boat rocked by waves. Angels crane against a dark night. The swirling Madonna envelops her child amid blossoms. Yet the …
Issue: May-June 2021
Clothes Overboard!
The first hot-air balloon trip across the English Channel began buoyantly. “We rose slowly and majestically from the Cliff,” wrote John Jeffries, A.B. 1763. A “beautiful assembly” cheered on the Boston-born medical doctor and his more expert partner, …
Issue: May-June 2021
Mumblecore’s Maestro
If this interview with Andrew Bujalski—in a chichi Manhattan hotel, the morning of the theatrical release of his latest movie, Results —were a scene in one of his films, it might go something like this. The camera would measure every inch of awkward …
Issue: September-October 2015
War's Other Consequences
“I wanted people to think about the homeland differently when it comes to the costs of war,” said Makeda Best . “We think everything is happening abroad, but it’s happening here too. It’s always been happening here.” Best, the Harvard Art Museums’ …
Adam Falk Address to PBK
The Price of the Pin, Adam Falk, Harvard Literary Exercises, May 23, 2023 It’s truly an honor to have been invited to offer some remarks at this august gathering. I’ve spoken in public more times than I can count, but I’ve never before been invited to …