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“Armenian creativity, culture, and survival”
In 1207 an elderly scribe in the Armenian kingdom of Cilicia completed the Garabed Gospel. Although blinded by the 11-year undertaking, he completed the 250 inked, goat-skin pages, with decorative marginalia, at a monastery near what is now southern …
Issue: January-February 2022
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 …
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, …
Their “Last Shot”
Harvard Hardwood, the Harvard Magazine basketball report Hanging from the rafters of Lavietes Pavilion are 11 banners that read “WOMEN,” each a permanent memento of an Ivy League Championship that head coach Kathy Delaney-Smith and her teams have …
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, …
“It’s Tournament Time”
Last Tuesday, with just over three minutes left in the game, the Harvard women’s basketball team was pummeling Dartmouth 71-43, but judging by the Crimson’s aggressive defense, one might have thought the Ivy title was at stake. Delaney-Smith coach Carrie …
Orators Three
Each year, three student speakers address the Commencement crowd in Tercentenary Theatre: the student “parts” that are an essential feature of Harvard’s graduation traditions. Here Harvard Magazine profiles the honored student speakers at the 373 rd …
At Home with Harvard: Back to School
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 climate change, racial justice, movies and …
Gary Ruvkun Shares Nobel Prize in Medicine
Harvard Medical School professor of genetics Gary Ruvkun , Ph.D. ’82, has been named co-winner of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, with Victor Ambros of the University of Massachusetts Medical School, in Worcester. The scientists were …
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
Finding Harvard’s Next President
N ow that President Lawrence S. Bacow has announced his plan to step down at the end of the next academic year, by June 30, 2023, how will the University go about soliciting candidates to succeed him? Formally, the Harvard Corporation elects the …
Why Taxi Drivers Don’t Die of Alzheimer’s
London cabbies are famous for knowing their way around their city’s maze of streets. To obtain a taxi license in London, drivers must pass a legendary test requiring them to memorize the names and locations of 25,000 streets, as well as landmarks and …
Issue: May-June 2025
Fostering Civil Discourse
After a tumultuous fall 2023 semester , Harvard turned its attention toward difficult conversations. How can students feel comfortable discussing controversial events? Why are students reluctant to express disagreement in and out of the classroom? In …
Allston Home for A.R.T. Approved
A new University performing arts center and residential apartment building were approved by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA) board on November 16. Construction of the 70,000-square-foot David E. [’93] and Stacey L. Goel Center for …
Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith to Speak at Harvard Alumni Day
T he University’s inaugural Harvard Alumni Day will feature two-term U.S. poet laureate Tracy K. Smith ’94, who last year joined Harvard as professor of English and of African and African American studies and the Wallach professor at the Harvard Radcliffe …