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President Garber’s Quiet Installation
Harvard presidential installation ceremonies typically take place in Tercentenary Theatre, attended by thousands. These are not typical times—but certain traditions must nevertheless be observed. In that spirit, a small, private celebration, which …
Claudine Gay Announces Racial-Justice Initiatives
As protests about racial equity continue across the country, Claudine Gay, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), announced a series of initiatives to address racial and ethnic equality—including faculty appointments and the addition of an …
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 …
How Many Undergraduates Are at Harvard Now?
With classes resumed on January 25, the College today reported preliminar y tallies for undergraduates enrolled and in residence for this pandemic-affected spring semester. •As of today, 5,227 undergraduates are enrolled (compared to a usual cohort of …
Following Frederick Douglass
Ryan Doan-Nguyen ’25 always felt a particular affinity for the work and activism of Frederick Douglass, the prominent nineteenth-century abolitionist. So when Doan-Nguyen, a resident of Mather House, along with Nicholas Carrero ’23 [’25], of Dunster …
At Home with Harvard: Pride Month
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 prior pieces, featuring stories the climate crisis, racial justice, health and fitness, and …
“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 …
Wrapping Up Harvard’s Winter Sports
Basketball It was an unusual scene on March 13: a Yale-Princeton battle for the Ivy League basketball title—at Harvard’s Lavietes Pavilion. The Crimson men had lost to the host of the Ivy League tournament in their last two appearances—and missed out this …
Issue: May-June 2022
How Should Harvard Teach Disagreement?
It should come as no surprise that a conference about disagreement began with a disagreement. President Alan M. Garber opened the thirteenth annual Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching conference with a filmed message. “As we have sought to …
Arts and Sciences: Aspirations and Anxieties
During the first Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) meeting of the year, on October 1, Dean Hopi Hoekstra tried to set a positive tone for her colleagues concerned about Harvard’s challenges in the wake of a traumatic 2023-2024 (her first year as dean). …
Cousins in the Ancient World
Using a new technique developed at Harvard and the Max Planck Institute, scientists can identify close relatives among people who lived thousands of years ago. A study published today demonstrates how the ability to identify up to second and third cousins …
Home Unaffordable Home
In 1995, a typical home in the Boston metropolitan area could be had for about $165,000. Today, the same home would cost more than $714,000. For someone taking out a conventional fixed-rate 30-year mortgage, the monthly carrying costs (assuming a 10 …
Issue: November-December 2024
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Higher Ed Obligations Julie Reuben’s important review of how brand-obsessed colleges are neglecting the needs and purpose of higher education lists several developments in higher ed (“ Ego U ,” March-April, page 24), but omits two that apply especially to …
Issue: May-June 2023
Documenting Climate Change Deception
Between 1977 and 2003, ExxonMobil scientists, and the executives to whom they reported, not only knew that climate change was real, they produced some of the best projections and models of global warming that existed at the time, even as their public …
Ivy League Cancels Winter Season
With COVID-19 cases rising across the country, the Ivy League has canceled its winter athletic season. The statement by the Ivy League Council of Presidents, released yesterday, also noted that fall sports will not be conducted during the upcoming spring …