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Striking Distance
Last May, when Eli Dershwitz ’18 (’19) turned in his finals and headed out of Cambridge for the summer, he was the top-ranked men’s saber fencer in the United States. When he returned to campus three months later, he was number one in the world. The time …
Issue: November-December 2018
Harvard Renovated
Fall has come to campus , but the trees are not the only scenery that has changed in recent months. Harvard Magazine took advantage of some sunny days and walked through campus to prepare this update on Harvard’s new construction in Cambridge and Boston. …
A Dazzling Class of Zebras
“You have been undergraduates for 1,349 days. I have been interim president for 140 days,” began Alan M. Garber at the baccalaureate ceremony, an occasion when the president traditionally addresses graduating seniors. Alluding to the circumstances that …
Harvard Football Goes Bowling
As the clock ticked to zero this past November 23, hundreds of Yale fans jumped over the wall separating Harvard Stadium’s bleachers from its field. Despite securing a share of the Ivy League championship, Crimson footballers were left with this bitter …
Climate-Solutions Investments Near 1 Percent of Endowment Assets
Harvard Management Company (HMC) disclosed today that endowment investments in “climate solutions”—such as carbon-capture and sequestration enterprises—are approaching 1 percent of total endowment assets, and growing rapidly. HMC, which oversees …
Jeff Lichtman Appointed Dean of Science
Jeff Lichtman , a neuroscientist who is Knowles professor of molecular and cellular biology and Cajal professor of arts and sciences, has been appointed divisional dean of science within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, effective July 1. Hopi Hoekstra, …
Brevia
Hailing from Harvard To fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia, LL.B. ’60, President Barack Obama, J.D. ’91, on March 16 nominated Merrick B. Garland ’74, J.D. ’77, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, District …
Issue: May-June 2016
Harvard Staff to Return August 2
The University announced today that if conditions permit, the majority of remote workers will be authorized to return to campus on Monday, August 2—almost 17 months after the community dispersed in mid March 2020 as the coronavirus pandemic first spread. …
Jeremy Lin to Speak at Harvard College Class Day
Remember Linsanity? It’s returning to campus: Jeremy Lin ’10 , the Harvard basketball stalwart (he was captain his senior year) who became a phenomenon in the National Basketball Association (NBA)—which has few Asian American players—has been named …
Ledecky Fellowships
The Berta Greenwald Ledecky Undergraduate Fellowship program, supported by Jonathan J. Ledecky ’79, M.B.A. ’83, and named in honor of his mother,enables the magazine to appoint two undergraduates to the editorial staff each academic year. The fellows …
Behind the Scenes: Writing what only I can write
THERE’S A QUOTE MY FORMER WRITING PROFESSOR LOVES, from Isaac Bashevis Singer: “I only write what only I can write.” I keep that quote on a sticky note near my desk. Of course, as a journalist, I don’t always get to choose exactly which topics I write …
“This Year Is Different…”
Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) dean Claudine Gay began her annual report for the 2020 academic and fiscal years, discussed today with colleagues at their regularly scheduled faculty meeting, by noting its conventional role as a reflection on the prior …
Michelle Wu Tells the Truth
When invited to address the College class of 2022 at Class Day, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07, J.D. ’12, had two initial thoughts. The first, she told the Tercentenary Theatre crowd this afternoon, was “What makes me qualified, just six months into my new …
The End of the Harvard Square Pit
On a hot June afternoon, the Harvard Square Pit was quiet. In the submerged hangout spot beside the entrance to the MBTA’s Red Line station, pigeons outnumbered people even as commuters whizzed to and from work. Soon, these passersby will be staring at …
Students Sue Harvard Over Harassment
In January, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) announced sanctions against John Comaroff, professor of anthropology and of African and African Americans studies, following two separate investigations into allegations of sexual harassment. Comaroff is …
Issue: May-June 2022