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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 …
What Does It Mean To Be a Corporate Citizen?
“ There could really be no more important discussion than the one we are having today,” said Kissel professor of law David Wilkins last Thursday, introducing a daylong conference that plunged into what has become an intensely controversial subject: ESG. …
News Briefs
Sexual Assault Rates Unchanged On October 15, Harvard released the results of a survey estimating the prevalence of sexual assault and other sexual misconduct among its undergraduate, graduate, and professional-school students. The data (with 8,300 of …
Issue: January-February 2020
Residents Frustrated by Allston Expansion
Residents at a Harvard Allston Task force community meeting Wednesday night expressed frustration and concern over the University’s new Institutional Master Plan Notification Form (IMPNF), filed in October. They called for Harvard to honor existing …
Football 2018: Dartmouth 24, Harvard 17
On Saturday at Memorial Field in Hanover, New Hampshire, the Harvard football team played the role of measuring stick for the second week in a row—and the game played out similarly. After digging themselves into a hole, the Crimson stiffened and rallied …
Governing Harvard
Harvard, founded in 1636, has by law been formally governed by a Board of Overseers since 1642, and by the Corporation since 1650. The last legislation significantly affecting those structures—establishing the current form of the Overseers—dates …
Issue: May-June 2006
Tighter Times
Harvard is not immune to the vicissitudes of the economy. During the fiscal year ended June 30, 2002, the University's operations produced a financial surplus of $70.4 million. That is a comfortable cushion, particularly when compared to Dartmouth and …
Issue: January-February 2003
“This global, diverse, vibrant community”
As a classics concentrator and classical pianist, Tracy “Ty” Moore II ’06 still found time as an undergraduate to perfect the “Flying Death Necklace.” The stunt, performed in the Harvard South Asian Association’s Ghungroo show , required him to stand on …
Issue: September-October 2023
The Senior Alumni
The oldest graduates of Harvard and Radcliffe present at Commencement were 94-year-old Evelyn Richmond ’41, of Nashville, Tennessee, who was accompanied by her son, Clifford Richmond ’75, and 97-year-old Robert F. Rothschild ’39, of New York City, who …
Issue: July-August 2015
Football 2018: Harvard 36, San Diego 14
On October 18, 1924, Illinois running back Red Grange had a quarter for the ages against Michigan, scoring touchdowns on runs of 95, 67, 56 and 44 yards—all in the game’s first 12 minutes. On Saturday at Harvard Stadium, Harvard running back Aaron …
Picturing Jazz
MASS MoCA ’s exhibition Black Stars: Writing in the Dark invites visitors to reflect on the experience of making—and listening to—music. The installation offers works by the pianist, composer, and visual artist Jason Moran, who also serves as artistic …
Issue: July-August 2024
“Drip, Drip, Drip”
Editor's note: Though winter and spring sports were forced to end early due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there were still moments of triumph for Crimson athletes. We hope you enjoy this story about the 2020 Ivy League fencing championship, held this …
Systematic Drug Discovery
Midway through clinical trials for the experimental melanoma treatment PLX4032, researchers were convinced they had a miracle drug. Patients on PLX4032 had shown significant tumor shrinkage within weeks of beginning treatment, a radical change from the …
Issue: July-August 2013
Setup for a Comeback?
Tommy Amaker, the Stemberg head coach of men’s basketball, usually delivers leadership lessons on the sideline. But on Sunday, November 15, one day after his team’s loss to Providence, he ventured across the river to address students in the Harvard …
Football: Harvard 42, Lafayette 0
It’s a football axiom: To win, you must establish the running game. Last Saturday at Fisher Stadium in Easton, Pennsylvania, the Lafayette football team failed abjectly to achieve that aim against Harvard. After 30 minutes, the Leopards’ total on the …