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Five Mountains and Parks for the Hiking Enthusiast
Wildflowers and Rock Formations: Five Mountains and Parks for the Hiking Enthusiast by Cassandra Luca, Let’s Go Editorial Director Hikeable mountains and well-preserved parks dot the New England landscape; there are so many, it might be difficult to …
“When in Rome”: Local Customs and Cultural Experiences
Caribbean Think of Aruba and you’ll be whisked away to sandy afternoons, topless beaches, and a pure blue skyline adorning the entire horizon. Yes, we love beaches (who doesn’t?) but there’s much to be gained by taking a rest from your smoothie-sipping, …
Capital Planning Chief Appointed
The University announced today that its search for a vice president for capital planning and project management (a new senior administrative post intended to unify those functions across the Cambridge campus, the Longwood Medical Area, and Harvard's …
Mysterious Minis
Two miniature mosaics, each the size of a Kindle and shrouded in mystery, depict 41 male figures. Researchers at Dumbarton Oaks, where the mosaics are part of the Byzantine collection, know roughly when they were made (the early fourteenth century) and …
Issue: March-April 2024
Ledecky Fellowship
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 …
Model Masterpieces
Before the Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini crafted the angels of gilded bronze that flank the Altar of the Blessed Sacrament in Saint Peter’s Basilica, he made at least five terracotta models. They stand at about a foot tall, and unlike the larger …
Issue: May-June 2024
Heads of the Parade
“I don’t think we have reunions anymore,” said George Post ’45, who turns 102 in the fall, at this year’s third annual Alumni Day, on Friday, May 31. Post—the oldest alumnus at this year’s Alumni Day by three months, who marks his seventh-ninth reunion …
Democrats, Republicans, and Zero-Sum Thinking
In a severely polarized country, Americans’ political mindset is increasingly shaped by “zero-sum” views of policy and society: the belief that gains achieved by one individual or group come at the expense of another. If the resources available are fixed …
That Championship Season
The Harvard Rugby Football Club team is not like any other Harvard sports team. They have their own song, their own poem. They wear toilet paper headbands when they go on road trips or tours. They have seasonal pig roasts, a tribal retreat evoking both …
The Gardens at Elm Bank “Get People Growing”
At its blooming best during the summer, Weezie’s Garden for Children is an enchanting place for all ages. Stroll through the arched entrance of sculpted twigs, and wind along paths through this pollinators’ haven. Climb a tree-house tower, dig in the …
Issue: July-August 2021
Astonish Us, Class of 2018
At 2:15 Monday afternoon, this year’s freshmen thronged outside their dormitories, greeted by nearly 400 alumni marshals outfitted in lanyards and crimson baseball caps. The students shook hands with their elders. They each received, and donned, a class …
How to Spend a Day in Faenza
By: Let's Go travel Whilst frolicking through the hills and gelaterias of Italy, make time for a day trip to Faenza. Faenza is known worldwide for its tradition of ceramic making or faience, dating back to the twelfth century. Besides that, the town is …
Extracurriculars
Seasonal The Farmers' Market at Harvard www.dining.harvard.edu/flp/ag_market.html In Cambridge: Tuesdays, noon-6 p.m. (rain or shine) 26 Oxford Street (new location: in front of the Harvard Museum of Natural History) In Allston: Fridays, 3-7 p.m. Corner …
Issue: September-October 2012
The $3-Billion University
Harvard came within an eyelash of crossing the $3-billion threshold in annual revenues and expenses for the fiscal year ended last June 30—and closed its books just barely in the black, after generating strong financial surpluses during the past …
Issue: January-February 2007
Protesting, at Home and on the Streets
On the morning of Saturday, May 30, Elijah C. DeVaughn ’21 dressed in an all-black outfit—Adidas track pants, a shirt with “melanin” printed on it, and a pair of Chuck Taylor sneakers—donned a protective facemask, and drove from his home in Compton, …