Search
Three Harvardians Awarded 2022 MacArthur "Genius" Grants
Three Harvardians have been named MacArthur fellows . Known as the “genius” grant, the fellowship recognizes individuals across disciplines who have “shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for …
How Measles Destroys Immune Memories
The measles outbreak in Texas, which has now spread to New Mexico, has infected mainly unvaccinated children. Of 159 cases, all but five were in unvaccinated individuals. One child has died. Cases have also been reported in six other states, including New …
2022 Aloian Scholarship Winners
The Harvard Alumni Association named Stephany Zhivotovsky ’23, of Cabot House, and Adam Aleksic ’23, of Kirkland House, as this year’s David and Mimi Aloian Memorial Scholars—accompanied by a $2,000 unrestricted honorarium—for their thoughtful leadership …
Issue: November-December 2022
How Will Harvard Change Post-Coronavirus?
By the time you read this column, students and faculty and staff members—all vaccinated—should be on campus, or en route, to resume an in-person Harvard academic year. Some precautions will remain, but protecting people from the pandemic no longer looms …
Issue: September-October 2021
News in Brief
John Goldberg Appointed Dean of Harvard Law John C.P. Goldberg has been formally named the dean of Harvard Law School, after serving in an interim capacity since March 2024. A distinguished legal scholar with a focus on tort law and legal philosophy, …
Issue: September-October 2025
Arts and Sciences’ Post-Pandemic Prowess
A t the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) meeting on November 1, Dean Claudine Gay presented a new look on the 2021-2022 academic and financial year: an annual report in which she has seemingly edited her own presence to an absolute minimum. In place of …
Home Among Strangers
… I’d never met a member of the Class of 2024 or Class of 2025 in person, I lingered somewhere between the typical, …
Saluting the 2020 Centennial Medalists
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medal, first awarded in 1989 on the occasion of the school’s hundredth anniversary, honors alumni who have made contributions to society that emerged from their graduate study at Harvard. It is the …
Football 2022: Princeton 37-Harvard 10
This time, it was fair and square. Unlike last year, when Princeton was awarded a contested, five-overtime 18-16 victory over Harvard , last Friday night nearly 11,000 spectators at the Stadium as well as an ESPNU audience saw the Tigers pummel the …
Faculty Voices, Round Two
On January 31, President Alan M. Garber announced the inaugural members of his University Faculty Advisory Council, a two-year experiment announced last November as a means of bringing faculty views to bear on Harvard-wide issues. The council will meet …
Admissions Angst: The Next Level
Harvard College received about 35,000 applications for admission to the class of 2015 , according to data released today. This represents a nearly 15 percent increase over the 30,489 applications received last year (when the number of applicants expanded …
Climate-Solutions Investments Exceed 1 Percent of Endowment Assets
Harvard Management Company (HMC) has released its annual report on progress toward a 2050 target of “net-zero” greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with endowment investments and operations. As of June 30, 2023, the latest fiscal year for which data …
“People Were Making Bricks Out of Straw”
“We have to see our own power.” That was the core message from civil rights lawyer and 2022 Radcliffe Medal recipient Sherrilyn Ifill during a Radcliffe Day discussion on Friday. Her remarks were intended to inspire, but also to warn: “One of the …
Football: Yale 34-Harvard 29
… of the 2024 season will appear in the January-February 2025 issue of Harvard Magazine .) Andrew Aurich, in his … The Crimson will kick off its 151st season on September 20, 2025, against an opponent and at a venue to be announced. …
Bob Odenkirk and Jennifer Coolidge Named Hasty Pudding’s 2023 Man and Woman of the Year
The Hasty Pudding Theatricals will soon hand the Pudding Pot to actors Jennifer Coolidge and Bob Odenkirk, their 2023 Woman and Man of the Year. Woman of the Year Coolidge is beloved for her iconic performances in Legally Blonde (set at Harvard Law …