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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 …
May-June 2021
May-June 2021 … issue …
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, …
Alumni Day with Mary Louise Kelly
At the second annual Alumni Day, when reunion classes and other alumni return to Cambridge—10,000 strong, reportedly—there was music, oratory, and food aplenty. The mood was festive for this first fully post-pandemic 153 rd meeting of the Harvard Alumni …
News in Brief
Acting on the Slavery Report Two recent appointments advance actions recommended by the report on the University and the legacy of slavery (see “ Harvard’s Ties to Slavery ,” July-August 2022, page 22). Professor of public health policy Sara N. Bleich is …
Issue: January-February 2023
March-April 2021
March-April 2021 … issue …
Harvard Confers Seven Honorary Degrees
During the 371 st Commencement this morning, Harvard will celebrate a small cohort of accomplished leaders, conferring honorary degrees in person on four women and two men: a prime minister, three distinguished scholars, a public-sector …
Harvard Medalists
The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) today announced the recipients of the 2022 Harvard Medal, to be awarded in person during the Harvard Alumni Day celebration on June 3. Avarita L. Hanson ’75 has been an energetic supporter of Harvard for more than …
January-February 2021
January-February 2021 … issue …
November-December 2020
November-December 2020 … issue …
Diversifying the Faculties
A decade ago , more than two-thirds of tenured professors and nearly one-half of tenure-track professors at Harvard were white men. Since then, the composition of the faculty has evolved considerably, most notably among tenured professors: 25.8 percent …
Issue: July-August 2017
2015 Harvard Overseer and HAA Director Nominees
This spring, alumni can vote for five new Harvard Overseers and six new elected directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). Ballots, mailed out by April 1, must be received back in Cambridge by noon on May 22 to be counted. Election results will …
Harvard Borrowing Goes Green
The University yesterday issued $500 million in new bonds: not an everyday occurrence, but completely within the normal bounds of financial management for an enterprise with annual revenues exceeding $5 billion, debt outstanding of $5.5 billion, and an …
Alumnus Robert B. Wilson and Paul Milgrom Share 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics
Robert B. Wilson ’59, M.B.A. ’61, D.B.A. ’63, and his former Stanford doctoral student Paul R. Milgrom have been awarded the 2020 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of …
September-October 2020
September-October 2020 … issue …