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“An Academic Year in an Age of Upheaval”
As classes begin for one of the most challenging semesters in Harvard and higher-education history —with most instruction remote, only a small cohort of undergraduates in residence, and rigorous coronavirus testing and other measures to protect the …
The Year That Was
T-shirt Spirit To build, and bolster, spirit among the pandemic-dispersed members of the College class of 2024—many deferred enrolling; those who matriculated took their classes remotely, whether from socially distanced single bedrooms in Cambridge or …
Issue: July-August 2021
A Vision for Post-Pandemic Harvard
As a president twice, and adviser to many other university leaders, Lawrence S. Bacow says he often counsels them that their second year in office, after the honeymoon, is often the toughest. That was true for his predecessor, Drew Gilpin Faust , who set …
Students for Fair Admissions Loses North Carolina Case
I n a ruling handed down on October 18 , Judge Loretta C. Biggs, of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina, rejected Students for Fair Admissions’ (SFFA) lawsuit against the University of North Carolina (UNC)—the latest effort …
Fare Thee Well
Ever wonder why there are so few superlative Chinese restaurants in this country? Why all we expect is dependable, cheap food in nondescript surroundings? Why no one in the kitchen wants to prove that Chinese cuisine can be haute? It’s the same story with …
Issue: May-June 2005
Harvard’s Slave Legacy
“People have this image of Harvard University being an ivory tower, as if it’s separated from the world,” observes Warren professor of American history and professor of African and African American studies Vincent Brown near the beginning of a short …
Endowment Insights
Last February , three Republican members of Congress sent a questionnaire to the 56 private universities and colleges with endowments valued at $1 billion or more, seeking information about those endowments, investments, financial aid, and financial …
Issue: July-August 2016
Commencement Confetti
Lattes in the Library? Lamont Library has a full café. The renovated Harvard Art Museums’ central court can now be rented for catered events (no red wine, no food in the galleries). But the chief marshal’s luncheon in Widener’s reading room? Nominally, …
Issue: July-August 2015
Governing Boards Change Composition of Overseers
As three newly elected members nominated by petition and elected after campaigning vigorously as part of the Harvard Forward slate joined the Board of Overseers, it and the Harvard Corporation have voted to enact changes in the election process and the …
Focusing on the Ph.D.
During her tenure as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), from mid 2005 through last December, Theda Skocpol says, “I got a Ph.D. in what it means to be a university administrator in two and a half years.” Recognizing that the …
Issue: March-April 2008
College Admits 14.5 Percent of Early-Action Applicants
THE COLLEGE has admitted 14.5 percent of early-action applicants to the class of 2022, the same percentage as last year , the admissions office announced today. Of the 6,630 students who applied through the program, 964 were admitted. The admissions …
Portraying Lawrence H. Summers
Last Friday afternoon , September 23, the official portrait of Lawrence H. Summers was unveiled during a celebratory tribute in the Widener Library rotunda, 16-plus years after his departure from Massachusetts Hall. (This and future presidential portraits …
At Home with Harvard: Traveling for the Story
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, theater, and …
Most Harvard Staff Will Be Remote through June 30
Most of Harvard’s faculty and staff members will continue working remotely through June 30, 2021, executive vice president Katie Lapp announced in an email to University employees today. While Harvard has successfully limited the spread of COVID-19 on …
Martha Tedeschi to Lead Harvard Art Museums
The Harvard Art Museums has named Martha Tedeschi its new Cabot director, effective July 2016. She succeeds Thomas W. Lentz, Ph.D. ’85, who left last July. Tedeschi has spent her entire professional career at the Art Institute of Chicago, arriving as an …