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Faculty of Arts and Sciences Tidies Up Pandemic and Single-Gender Policies
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) cleared up its remaining routine tasks during this most non-routine of years at its last regular meeting of the academic year on Tuesday afternoon. Many of the prior meetings had been largely given over to hearing …
Behind the Scenes: Writing A “Scholar’s Scholar”
Editor John Rosenberg shares his behind-the-scenes look at what it took to write his in-depth feature on President Claudine Gay. Dear Reader, We believe that at a moment like this—when Harvard research and education matter immensely to the world—the …
Reporting on Your Behalf
Dear Readers , The pandemic has changed all of us—and even a venerable institution like Harvard, as we reported during this most unusual of Commencement seasons. Yes, the Class of 2022 enjoyed a traditional, in-person Commencement morning celebration …
After the Pandemic’s Peak
The good news is that the bad news isn’t so bad. That’s a quick interpretation of dean Claudine Gay’s annual report on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), and the accompanying financial results for fiscal year 2021, discussed with colleagues …
Football 2023: Harvard 45-University of St. Thomas 13
Let’s not kid ourselves. The Harvard football team’s 45-13 thrashing of St. Thomas on Saturday in the Crimson’s 2023 opener at Harvard Stadium had its uses. It kicked off a season-long celebration of 150 years of Harvard football (excepting 2020, of …
Mikhail Lukin Named University Professor
Mikhail Lukin, a global leader in quantum physics, has been named a University Professor. University Professors hold the highest faculty rank at Harvard, reflecting the eminence of their scholarship, and may teach and conduct research in any University …
Harvard Offers to Pay More Than Half of West Station Cost
… MassDOT had initially planned to finish West Station by 2025, but announced last month that it would be 2040 before …
2015 Dietary Recommendations Cover New Ground
A scientific report outlining new recommended dietary guidelines is already drawing attention in Washington D.C.—less for its fresh take on optimal diets than for its policy suggestions—and some of the authors joined a symposium hosted at the Harvard T. …
Presiding during the Pandemic
During a conversation on December 16, just as the first half of academic year 2021-2022 concluded, President Lawrence S. Bacow assessed the necessarily dual nature of his administration. The pandemic, he acknowledged, had overshadowed life since January …
Issue: March-April 2022
Brevia
Racial Justice in FAS Following the appointment of the University’s chief diversity and inclusion officer ( Brevia, September-October , page 21), Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean Claudine Gay announced in August that despite hiring constraints, she would …
Issue: November-December 2020
A Fiscal Faustian Bargain
The nomination of Boston as the U.S. host city for the 2024 summer Olympics preceded much public discussion of the potential benefits and costs. Andrew Zimbalist, Ph.D. ’74, is perhaps the foremost analyst of public investments in sports facilities and …
Issue: July-August 2015
Several Harvard Professional Schools Move Online for Fall
SIX of Harvard’s professional schools announced today that they will offer online-only instruction this fall, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to curtail safe education in residence. Separately, the University has determined that distributions from …
Off the Shelf
… and more … 88565 … Publications by Harvard Authors Spring 2025: New Releases … 1524 … 1505 … 8467 … Off the Shelf … …
Issue: May-June 2025
Deval L. Patrick Named 2015 Commencement Speaker
Deval L. Patrick ’78, J.D. ’82, the seventy-first governor of Massachusetts, who completed his second term last month, will be the principal speaker at Harvard’s 364th Commencement on Thursday, May 28, the University announced today. Calling Patrick “an …
Zachary R. Mider ’01 Wins 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Explanatory Reporting
The Pulitzer Prize board today announced the 2015 winners and finalists in 21 categories in journalism and the arts. Zachary R. Mider ’01 received the Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting, for his series “Tax Runaways,” about corporate tax avoidance. …