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Psychiatry by Prescription
By the time he reached his early thirties, James was a promising scientist who had all the makings of an academic star. He had earned a stream of fellowships and was on the path to tenure at one of Boston’s preeminent universities. But James had a …
Issue: July-August 2006
News Briefs
Preventing Sexual Assault The final report of the University’s task force on the prevention of sexual assault, chaired by former provost Steven E. Hyman, recommended that each Harvard school institute mandatory, annual assault-prevention training for all …
John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw , Marina N. Bolotnikova , Laura Levis
Issue: May-June 2016
A Financial Surplus—and Some Surprises
The University completed fiscal year 2014, ended last June 30, with a modest surplus, following two years of modest deficits. According to the annual financial report, published today, Harvard closed its books $2.7 million in the black, as operating …
Duty Calls
Eleven years after she was kicked out of the military under Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, veteran aviator Lissa Young has returned to West Point. Armed with a 2013 Harvard doctorate, at the age of 52, Young is finishing her first semester as an assistant …
Issue: May-June 2014
Spring Forward
New England may not be widely known for its public gardens, but those that do grow here inspire passion in the hearts of hardy-zoned green thumbs. The Glebe House, for example—the Connecticut birthplace of the Episcopal Church in the New World—also boasts …
Issue: March-April 2013
Could College Be Free?
G etting ahead— or getting by—is increasingly difficult in the United States without a college degree. The demand for college education is at an all-time high, but so is the price tag. David Deming—professor of public policy at the Kennedy School and …
Issue: January-February 2020
Hello from Havana
President Raúl Castro’s principal contribution thus far to the lives of ordinary Cubans has been that television soap operas now start on time. He often reminds his fellow citizens of this seemingly impossible accomplishment, after decades during which …
Issue: July-August 2009
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Affordable College Costs In “ Reopening the Doors to College ” (March-April, page 24), Theda Skocpol and Suzanne Mettler propose that the federal government help pay college costs. Yes, college keeps costing more. At the University of Texas, instruction …
Issue: May-June 2009
Reforming the Electoral College
Reed Hundt, the former chairman of the United States Federal Communications Commission and current chairman of Making Every Vote Count , jokes that he has a unique boast. He went to high school and law school with the only two people alive today who …
Mount Laurel and Climate Change
“The first man who, having enclosed a piece of ground, bethought himself of saying, ‘This is mine,’ and found people simple enough to believe him, was the real founder of civil society.” So argued Jean-Jacques Rousseau in 1754. And so bemoans anyone who …
Issue: November-December 2019
Up Next: The Harvard Center for Gastrophysics?
Ferran Adrià didn't even need to demonstrate anything to get oohs and ahhs from his audience. During the world-renowned Catalan chef's speech in a Harvard lecture hall last week, videos of his playful, experimental cooking techniques sufficed. "Caviar" …
Making It
From European spices and fine French fare to free-range beef and elderberry wine, Harvard alumni throughout New England are asserting their entrepreneurial rights to create delicious things to eat. Their businesses cater to those who like to know where …
Issue: November-December 2006
Jerrold Rosenbaum: Are Psychedelics an Effective Treatment for Mood Disorders?
Are psychedelics an effective treatment for mood disorders? Jerrold Rosenbaum, director of Massachusetts General Hospital’s Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics, discusses the potential of using psychedelics, such as MDMA and magic mushrooms, …
Brevia
Photograph by Jim Harrison Sit-ins = Suspension On February 28, President Lawrence H. Summers announced a new interpretation of the University's "Statement on Rights and Responsibilities," adopted in 1970 after the student occupation of University Hall in …
Issue: May-June 2002
Failure to Finish
A t approximately 4:05 p.m. on November 2, the 2019 Harvard football season began unraveling. Until that moment, the campaign was proceeding in the style to which coach Tim Murphy’s teams had been accustomed for two decades. With six seconds remaining in …
Issue: January-February 2020