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January-February 2020
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Public Health with Empathy
W hen Ophelia Dahl was 18, she traveled from her home in the English countryside to poverty-stricken Haiti. In rural Haiti, she witnessed conditions that she described as “positively medieval”: little access to water, poor housing conditions, and rampant …
Trade Cards in the Age of Invention
In the United States, the late nineteenth century was an age of invention. Machines for sewing and laundering clothes heralded relief from domestic drudgery. Packaged foods, including tinned meats and breads, made their mass-market debut, and patent …
Issue: July-August 2021
Serving a “Truly Mission-Driven” Institution
D uring a wide-ranging, reflective conversation at Massachusetts Hall on the morning of May 11, just weeks before the conclusion of his 12-year Harvard Corporation tenure on June 30, senior fellow William F. Lee took stock of the 2010 governance reforms, …
Forrest Gander and Theda Skocpol at Phi Beta Kappa Exercises
“It’s tremendously exciting to have this celebration back,” said Howard Georgi, Mallinckrodt professor of physics, welcoming the audience at Sanders Theatre to the 230 th Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) Literary Exercises on Tuesday morning, after a three-year …
Harvard Forward Candidates Gain Place on Overseers’ Ballot
Harvard Forward has announced that its three petition candidates have collected enough signatures to qualify for the balloting for the Board of Overseers this spring—and that the nomiating signatures have been validated by the University. The deadline for …
Football 2023: Harvard 38-Columbia 24
Guess who is in first place in the Ivy League, with its destiny in its hands? Harvard, that’s who. With a 38-24 defeat of Columbia on Saturday, the Crimson, which entered the game ranked No. 19 in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), rose to 7-1 …
Small-Town Roots
Small-town Professors. Faculty members at elite institutions like this one are commonly thought of as a sleek breed. But their origins sometimes are, or at least were, humble, and far from cutting-edge. Two memorial minutes presented to the Faculty of …
Issue: January-February 2022
Lawsuit Alleges Harvard Mishandled Harassment Complaints
Hundreds of students joined a campus demonstration Monday afternoon in support of three graduate students who recently filed suit against the University, claiming Harvard downplayed or ignored their sexual-harassment complaints against John Comaroff, …
At Home with Harvard: Theater & Broadway
This round-up is part of Harvard Magazine ’s series “At Home with Harvard,” a guide to what to read, watch, listen to, and do while social distancing. Read the previous selections, featuring articles about income inequality, racial justice, immigration, …
Isaac Kohlberg to Step Down as Head of Harvard Technology Development
Isaac Kohlberg, who came to Harvard in May 2005 to forge partnerships with for-profit companies, launch startups, and license intellectual property based on research developed in Harvard labs, announced on Thursday that he will retire at the end of the …
Harvard Commencement to Be Virtual Again
President Lawrence S. Bacow informed the community this morning that degree-conferring exercises for the class of 2021 will again be virtual, building upon the experience of the 369 th Commencement last spring, after the coronavirus pandemic emptied …
Border Crossing
The story came to him the night he became a father. Author Rudy Ruiz ’90, M.P.P. ’93, had known since college that he wanted to write a novel, but he felt like he needed more life experience first. “When the time is right,” he told himself, “the idea will …
Issue: January-February 2022
At Home with Harvard: Crimson Sports Illustrated
This is the tenth installment in Harvard Magazine ’s series “At Home with Harvard,” a guide to what to read, watch, listen to, and do while social distancing. Read the prior pieces, featuring stories about Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum, famous and …
The Future of Teaching
During two and a half pandemic semesters, instruction throughout the University first pivoted online, and then, after the summer of 2020, evolved into more sophisticated, engaging forms of Zoom-based teaching and some hybrid classes at the Business School …
Issue: July-August 2021