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Class-Scheduling Conundrums
With regulatory approval in hand for the Allston facility that will house much of its engineering and applied sciences teaching and research , the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) now faces a diplomatically delicate challenge to all its professors: …
Spring Sports, Spider Man
Spring , and young men’s thoughts turn to…exercise. The New Yorker ’s ever-young Roger Angell ’42, acclaimed for his baseball writing, summoned another sport, from his undergraduate days, in a 2011 letter included in his most recent collection, This Old …
Issue: May-June 2017
Resolve
I have responded to many outpourings of disappointment and anger during my time in higher education, but the reaction to the events of January 6 was exceptional. Spurred by an attack on the legitimacy of our electoral process and a disgraceful act of …
Issue: March-April 2021
Dues to the Past
MCMLVI masks. For their sixty-fifth reunion, whatever form it may take, members of the College class of 1956 conceived of a custom mask subtly emblazoned with a golden MCMLVI. Design and manufacturing were overseen by the inimitable Daniel J. McCarron, …
Issue: March-April 2021
College Admits 14.5 Percent of Early Action Applicants
The College admitted 14.5 percent of early-action applicants this fall, down from 14.8 percent last year, the University announced today. Of the 6,473 students who applied through the program, 938 were admitted (up from 6,167 and 914 last year, …
Do-Overs
Last April 27, toward the end of an academic year when protests about racial inequity and inclusion disrupted routines on many campuses, especially his own, Yale president Peter Salovey announced, “The name of Calhoun College will remain.” His letter to …
Issue: November-December 2016
Biggest Loser Contestants Share Tips
Two former contestants on the popular television show The Biggest Loser, in which obese men and women compete to lose the most weight and win a prize of $250,000, came to the Malkin Athletic Center on January 19 to give motivational speeches on health …
Harvard Loves Hard Hats
The crimson couture of choice this summer—for buildings and those engaged with them—was the shroud and the hard hat. In a frenzy of construction, the former Holyoke Center (being refurbished and transformed into Smith Campus Center) and Gordon Hall (at …
Issue: September-October 2016
Cervical Cancer, Deep History, Diagnostic Chips
The front pages of the New York Times’ s news, arts, and science sections on September 27 featured articles bearing on pioneering research conducted by senior Harvard faculty members. The news article, “Fighting Cancer with Vinegar and Ingenuity,” …
The Undergraduate Through the Years
This magazine's "Undergraduate" column provides snapshots of contemporary student life. Some columns capture a moment in time; others demonstrate how the more things change, the more they stay the same. As Harvard celebrates its 375th anniversary, we …
Issue: September-October 2011
The Art and Science of Class Scheduling
Organizing the Allston science complex has been protracted, but scheduling undergraduate classes on both sides of the Charles once the School of Engineering and Applies Sciences (SEAS) complex opens may prove harder. The shortest pedestrian route runs 1.5 …
Issue: July-August 2016
Stories from Botswana
Statistics and journal articles do not begin to convey the human toll of HIV. Lasker professor of health sciences Myron “Max” Essex has seen that toll firsthand, working in Botswana since 1996. As a relatively successful country with a functioning …
Harvard Doctoral Programs Highly Ranked
The National Research Council’s (NRC) Assessment of Research Doctorate Programs , released today, gave “exceptionally strong evaluations” to Harvard’s offerings, according to a statement released by Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) dean Allan …
Design Engineering Debuts
How can aging and elderly populations be accommodated in today’s cities? What must coastal areas do to adapt to rising sea levels? Could the petroleum-based transportation system be shifted to natural-gas fueling—and how? The faculties of Harvard’s …
New Masters Appointed for Cabot, Eliot, and Mather Houses
Harvard College dean Evelynn Hammonds today announced the appointment of new masters and co-masters for Cabot, Eliot, and Mather Houses, respectively: Rakesh Khurana, a Harvard Business School professor, and Stephanie Khurana Douglas Melton , a Faculty …