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HAA Award Winners
Six alumni have received the Harvard Alumni Association’s 2023 HAA Awards for their outstanding service to the University. Michael R. Alderete ’79, of San Francisco, a longtime alumni interviewer, has co-chaired the Harvard College schools and …
Issue: November-December 2023
Jill Abramson to Teach at Harvard
Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson ’76 will come to Harvard as a visiting lecturer for the 2014-2015 academic year, teaching undergraduate courses on narrative nonfiction in the Department of English. “I'm honored and excited to be …
"I Can't See My Family"
The plan was to video chat his parents on the day of Commencement. His parents, who live in Japan, couldn’t be present, but Daishi Miguel Tanaka ’19 thought that if he gave his phone to a friend who would record his turn on the stage, they could at least …
Off the Shelf
Matters military. Having really negotiated with North Korea (see “ The Korean Nuclear Crisis ,” September-October 2003, page 38), and later served as secretary of defense, Ash Carter (now director of the Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and …
Issue: July-August 2019
Outstanding Alumni Interviewers
This year’s Miller-Hunn Awards—named for Hiram S. Hunn, A.B. 1921, and retired senior admissions officer Dwight D. Miller, Ed.M. ’71—recognize eight alumni for their volunteer efforts to recruit and interview prospective undergraduates. Karen Lorry …
Issue: September-October 2024
Damage and Repair
When Celia Pym ’01 was 28, her great uncle died, and her father, going through the old man’s things, found a sweater he thought she would like. Pym was just starting out as a professional artist, feeling her way toward a focus on textiles and knitting. …
Issue: January-February 2022
Dramatis Personae
Brenda Baker ’69, Ph.D. ’73…longtime scientific researcher at Bell Labs Ben Barker ’69, Ph.D. ’75…retired after 26 years at Bolt Beranek & Newman (BBN), where he was senior vice president, and five years as president of Data Race William Bossert ’59, …
Issue: September-October 2020
Wage Wrangling
The sit-in capped a two-year-old campaign organized by the Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) and aimed at securing a standard minimum wage for University workers of $10 per hour (later $10.25), corresponding to a figure adopted by the Cambridge …
Genomic Science and Society
Francis Collins, the home-schooled director of the National Human Genome Research Institute, visited Harvard Medical School on February 20, one week after publication of the public and private drafts of the human genome in the competing journals Science …
Against Delta, Moderna Edges Pfizer, but Omicron Looms
A large-scale study comparing the efficacy of the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines against COVID-19 finds that Moderna’s vaccine is slightly more effective at preventing a range of outcomes, including infection, COVID-19 symptoms, hospitalization, admission to …
College Announces New Public-Service Leadership
Continuing an effort to enhance the role of public service in students’ lives, Harvard College dean Rakesh Khurana today announced that Warren professor of the history of American education Julie Reuben has been appointed the inaugural faculty director of …
Advancing Art
As a university task force readied its vision for curricular and facilities investments in the creative and performing arts (see our arts task force update , published after this issue went to press), Emily Rauh Pulitzer, A.M. ’63, gave the Harvard Art …
Issue: January-February 2009
“Ukraine Today, Taiwan Tomorrow?”
As Russia continues its war in Ukraine, many have wondered about the potential consequences for Taiwan. Could China be emboldened by Russia’s aggression, or would the costly military stalemate and strong Western response discourage a reining in of Taiwan? …
Brevia
Significant Works Significant works from three collections—Fogg, Sackler, and Busch-Reisinger— come together for the first time in the Harvard Art Museum exhibit Re-View, at the Sackler. Although prompted by construction and renovation at the Fogg’s 32 …
Issue: November-December 2008
Harvard College Applications Level Off
Harvard College received 34,285 applications for admission to the class of 2016, about 2 percent fewer than the 34,950 received last year. According to the College’s news release, William R. Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions and financial aid, attributed …