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Frenk Appointed Dean of School of Public Health
President Drew Faust announced on July 29 the appointment of Julio Frenk as dean of the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), effective in January 2009. Frenk was Minister of Health of Mexico from 2000 to 2006. He succeeds Barry R. Bloom, whose service …
“Harvard Failed Her”
In a message to the community this afternoon, President Lawrence S. Bacow announced that Harvard had “failed” Terry Karl, now an emerita professor of government at Stanford, when it did not take seriously her complaints concerning sexual harassment and …
Yesterday’s News
1920 The Harvard football team, playing its first and last postseason game, defeats Oregon, 7-6, in the Rose Bowl. 1925 Five hundred students appear on January 10 for a final dinner in Memorial Hall before the University reluctantly closes the 50-year …
Issue: January-February 2020
Harvard Returns to Normal This Fall
Harvard has announced that the University will essentially return to normal for the fall semester: residence in the Yard and the Houses, attendance in classrooms, in-person dining, athletes on the field. This announcement comes more than a year after …
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Bouncing Back
As the crow flies , it is just under 270 miles from Lavietes Pavilion to the Palestra. Yet entering the season, the Harvard men’s and women’s basketball teams anticipated a long and arduous path from their home gym to the site of the inaugural Ivy League …
Issue: March-April 2017
Labor Litigator
In a Hartford, Connecticut, courtroom last fall, Shannon Liss-Riordan ’90, J.D. ’96, was trying to prove that Ocean State Job Lot, a New England retail chain, illegally withheld overtime pay from its assistant managers. Eligibility for overtime, she …
Issue: March-April 2017
New Bedford
People know about New Bedford’s thriving fishing industry, its history as a whaling hub, and its role in inspiring Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Evidence of that maritime history abounds, especially in the robust permanent displays of art and artifacts at …
Issue: July-August 2021
Reframing American Art
In his curatorial debut at the Harvard Art Museums, Horace D. Ballard moves the dial back on the origins of American art. The 26 paintings in “From the Andes to the Caribbean: American Art from the Spanish Empire” (through July 30) focus not on influences …
Issue: May-June 2023
Trump and Apocalyptic Thinking
Joining a wave of protesters in cities across the country, demonstrators massed in Harvard Yard this afternoon to rally against Donald Trump’s surprise win in this week’s presidential election. The evening before, just hours after some professors had …
Cooper Gallery Lights Up Mount Auburn Street
The Ethelbert Cooper Gallery of African & African American Art glows at night—a lantern of lit cedar against the dense red brick of Mount Auburn Street. Visitors get their first look into the building through slices of glass, between tall cedar slats. The …
Election Results
The names of the new members of the Board of Overseers and the new directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) were announced at the association’s annual meeting on the afternoon of Commencement day. Just over 30,000 alumni cast ballots, …
Issue: July-August 2005
Cryptic Puzzle: “Gift”
SOLVE THE MOST recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas ’52. Download the puzzle here Download the hints Download the solutions “Gift” solvers (The first ten are listed in the order their solutions were received, the others alphabetically) 1. …
Rashida Jones ’97 Named Class Day Speaker
Comedic actress Rashida Jones ’97 will be the principal guest speaker for Harvard College seniors celebrating their Class Day in Tercentenary Theatre on May 25. She was chosen and invited to speak by a subcommittee of eight class marshals, who considered …
Money-Management Makeover
The value of Harvard’s endowment increased by $3.3 billion during the fiscal year ended June 30, rising to $29.2 billion. The 12.8 percent growth, from the year-earlier total of $25.9 billion, reflects a 16.7 percent investment return on endowment assets …
Cryptic Puzzle: “Diversifying”
SOLVE THE MOST recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas ’52. Download the puzzle here Download the hints Download the solution “Diversifying” solvers (The first ten are listed in the order their solutions were received, the others …