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An Overview of Long-term-care Insurance
What follows is a summary of information about long-term-care insurance (frequently abbreviated as LTCi). For an inexpensive brochure on buying LTCi, call the National Council on Aging at 800-373-4906. For details on rating LTCi providers' financial …
Issue: July-August 2004
Football: Harvard 42, Princeton 7
With three minutes left to play in the first half last Saturday on a cool, dingy day at Harvard Stadium, Crimson fans were experiencing an unaccustomed emotion: anxiety. For the first time in the 2015 season, Harvard was in a battle, tied 7-7 with …
Behind the Scenes
Four decades ago , Blade Runner showed Sue Chan ’92 her future. She was just 12 when Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic—heralded for its stunningly detailed futuristic Los Angeles—debuted in 1982, and Chan would go on to a career as an art director and …
Issue: January-February 2024
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Building—and Buying—a Campus
"Is Harvard Running Out of Space?” ran a headline in this magazine in the spring of 1989. The answer, the accompanying article explained, was a resounding “Yes.” The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) was first to go public with its dilemma, which had …
Issue: September-October 2011
Neighbors on Edge
Residents bordering Harvard have turned building projects into political battlegrounds. Below, a Harvard rejoinder. More than five years of discussions and negotiations between Harvard and neighbors about the University's proposed Center for Government …
Issue: September-October 2002
Harvard Corporation Supports President Gay
The Harvard Corporation sent an email Tuesday morning to the Harvard community, including alumni, expressing support for President Claudine Gay’s continued leadership of the University. The statement noted that Gay had apologized for her handling of …
Visiting Manchester, NH
Learn about the art, history, and eclectic restaurants of Manchester, NH in “Manchester, Redux." Destinations America’s Credit Union Museum 603-629-1553 www.acumuseum.org Ash Street Inn 603-668-9908 www.ashstreetinn.com Aviation Museum of New Hampshire …
Issue: March-April 2015
Fall River: Phoenix Rising?
The “P” word has long haunted Fall River. “People come to the city, see the Braga Bridge and waterfront, the historic buildings, and say, ‘Hey, this place looks like a mini-San Francisco—this place has so much potential! ’” says Patrick Norton, executive …
Issue: May-June 2023
How Does Hate Spread?
In the months following Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel and Israel’s military response in Gaza, American Jews and Muslims have endured a rise in hatred. In the two months after October 7, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) reported a 337 percent increase …
Twyla Tharp: “Minimalism and Me”
Renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp, Ar.D. ’18, known for her breakthrough innovations bridging ballet and modern dance, recounts her early years as a creator in “Minimalism and Me” at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Fittingly, the show is an unusual …
Issue: November-December 2018
A Love Letter
F ilmmaker John Alexander ’11 never thought he would make a music documentary. He’d heard too many horror stories: how editing them could be a logistical headache, how securing music rights could eat up a budget. But then he met Wichita funk musician Rudy …
Issue: May-June 2020
“Not Meant to Be”
When the Ivy League announced that Harvard would host the 2020 conference basketball tournaments, it appeared to set up an ideal situation for the Crimson teams. Both would be led by talented seniors playing in a gym where they had a combined 80-18 career …
Issue: May-June 2020
Dunster Demolition
Approximately seven weeks after the construction project began, the renewal of Dunster House is in full swing. The perimeter of one of the oldest dormitories for upperclassmen is almost completely scaffolded; only its iconic red and white tower looks …
When Having Babies Beats Marriage
In February The New York Times ran a story under the provocative headline, “For Women Under 30, Most Births Occur Outside of Marriage.” The article suggested childbearing outside of marriage was the “new normal”—that recently released data signaled a …
Issue: July-August 2012
Touting Teaching
In a year of heightened University focus on learning and teaching , the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) is premiering “Harvard’s Great Teachers” (for which it has the address http://greatteachers.harvard.edu) a series of online videos featuring …