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Kit Reed
When Christopher (“Kit”) Reed retired as executive editor in 2007, concluding 39 years of service to this magazine’s readers, we observed, “Had he not written with such humor and grace, and with such wry appreciation for the University’s traditions and …
Issue: September-October 2016
Bacow on Biden’s Agenda, Harvard Policing
In a flurry of activity just before Harvard begins its extended winter recess December 21, President Lawrence S. Bacow wrote a letter to President-elect Joseph R. Biden Jr. urging U.S. policies more welcoming to international students and scholars after …
The Payout Payoff
Following two years of high investment returns on endowment assets, the Harvard Corporation has approved an increase in funds distributed to support University operations in fiscal year 2006, beginning July 1 -- but with a new twist. During the current …
Issue: March-April 2005
Unprecedented
When people who are steeped in our institutional history hear the word “unprecedented,” they are understandably skeptical. There isn’t much that hasn’t happened at the University at one point or another over the past 383 years, and our Class of 2020 is …
Issue: July-August 2020
Seniors Help Houses Thrive
Recognizing the importance of House life, the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) honored seniors Gabriela D.M. “Gaby” Ruiz-Colón ’16, of Quincy House, and Jordan Weiers ’16, of Winthrop House, as the 2015 David and Mimi Aloian Memorial Scholars during the …
Issue: November-December 2015
Summer Undergraduate Fellowship
The summer Undergraduate Fellowship provides summer support for a student to join Harvard Magazine’ s editorial staff as a reporter and writer, while also receiving an introduction to the business aspects of magazine operations. Current Harvard …
Cambridge 02138
A Note to Our Readers This issue of your magazine was laid out on March 16—the day after undergraduates able to leave by the College’s Sunday deadline had departed; the day most University staff members began working remotely; and two days before scholars …
Issue: May-June 2020
Locked In
The lingering symbols of this past spring semester are surely the laminated signs, zip-tied to locked iron gates, starkly stating, “Harvard Yard Closed” and directing those with University IDs to use the Widener, Meyer, or Lamont gates, where security …
Issue: July-August 2024
Physics Ph.D. Appointed President of Williams College
Theoretical physicist Adam F. Falk, Ph.D. '91, has been appointed the seventeenth president of Williams College , effective next April. Falk, age 44, is dean of the Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins, a position he assumed on an interim …
Brevia
Journalism’s Decline What befell the print news media during the digital transition? John Huey, former editor in chief of Time Inc.; Martin Nisenholtz, former senior vice president of digital operations at The New York Times Company; and Paul Sagan, …
Issue: November-December 2013
Klarman Construction
Klarman Construction: A mid January view of Klarman Hall, the new auditorium-conference-convening complex scheduled for completion later this year at Harvard Business School. The facility, which will replace Burden Hall and define a new campus quadrangle …
Issue: March-April 2018
Committee Recommends a More Transparent Tenure Process
In 2020 , fifteen years after the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) adopted the current form of its formal tenure procedures, FAS dean Claudine Gay announced a review of the pressure-filled process, which has sparked controversy in recent years. The …
As Coronavirus Spreads, Harvard Cancels Athletics
After University administrators informed College students that they must move out of their dorms by 5 p.m. on Sunday, Harvard Athletics began to make its own cancellations—a prudent decision, but a brutal blow to athletes, coaches, and staff. On …
The Events of the Week
The many rituals of graduation peak on Commencement day, which this year includes addresses by President Lawrence H. Summers and PBS news anchor Jim Lehrer. For updates, visit www.harvardmagazine.com or www.commencementoffice.harvard.edu . Commencement …
Issue: May-June 2006
News Briefs
Faculty-Dean Denouement During the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) meeting on May 7, President Lawrence S. Bacow was asked his views on the turmoil at Winthrop House, where student protesters had loudly sought the ouster of their faculty deans, Ronald …
John S. Rosenberg , Marina N. Bolotnikova
Issue: July-August 2019