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Elena Kagan in Dissent I got a good laugh out of the recent article on “ Justice Elena Kagan, in Dissent ” (November-December 2022, page 28). For many people, the Court lost its legitimacy 60 years ago when the Warren Court started making up rights out of …
Issue: January-February 2023
Harvard Football Great Performances: Vic Kennard ’09
Had COVID-19 not hijacked the Ivy football season, among so many other activities, the Harvard team would be back at the Stadium this Saturday, attempting to avenge last season’s 17-10 overtime loss to resurgent Columbia. Instead, we again will take a …
The Week’s Events
Commencement week includes addresses by Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust and former Massachusetts governor Deval L. Patrick ’78, J.D. ’82. For details and updates on event speakers, visit harvardmagazine.com/commencement * * * Tuesday, May 26 Phi Beta …
Issue: May-June 2015
The Upside
Not all leaders maintain a positive worldview, but many do, motivating themselves to do their hard work, and encouraging those they lead to engage and enlist their own energies. In the midst of a pandemic emergency that has upset essentially every …
Advancing the Allston Enterprise Campus
The University announced today that Steven D. Fessler will become head of enterprise real estate, effective April 18. The appointment to this new position signals progress toward developing a 36-acre Allston parcel designated for development of an …
Lizabeth Cohen Awarded Bancroft Prize
Urban historian Lizabeth Cohen—the Jones professor of American studies and past dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study —has been awarded the 2020 Bancroft Prize in American History and Diplomacy , the highest academic honor for American …
Harvard Endowment Increases Modestly to $37.1 Billion During Early Stages of Overhaul
Performance highlights for fiscal 2017: •The endowment’s value stood at $37.1 billion as of June 30, the end of fiscal year 2017, an increase of $1.4 billion (3.9 percent) from $35.7 billion a year earlier . (The endowment had reached $37.6 billion at the …
Brevia
Governmental Government Dean Douglas W. Elmendorf, Ph.D. ’89, who concluded his service as director of the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (CBO) last March, has been named dean of the Harvard Kennedy School, effective in January. A macroeconomist, …
Issue: September-October 2015
At Home with Harvard: The Literary Life
This is the third installment in Harvard Magazine’ s new series, “At Home with Harvard,” a guide to what to read, watch, and listen to while social distancing. Read the first two pieces, featuring stories about Harvard's Arnold Arboretum and Harvardians …
“I Want to Hear About You”
President Lawrence S. Bacow opened last Friday’s Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) conference —convened this year over Zoom—by talking about vulnerability, human connection, and the coronavirus’s disruptions of everyday routines. …
When Everything Goes Right Until...
On paper , as students encounter the Harvard Business School (HBS) case about Día Día Practimercados (DD; day-to-day shopping for practical goods, rendered in a Spanish neologism), it is the model of a successful business at the base of the pyramid. The …
Issue: September-October 2015
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
Harvard Alumni Day with Courtney B. Vance
Two sets of protestors briefly interrupted interim president Alan M. Garber’s remarks during the Alumni Day celebration on Friday, May 31, as he and other speakers acknowledged Harvard’s divisions and difficult year and emphasized the importance of …
Board of Overseers and HAA Elected Director Candidates
The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) nominating committee has announced the 2024 candidate slates for the Board of Overseers (one of the University’s two governing boards) and the HAA’s own elected directors. Balloting is open from April 1 through May 14, …
Issue: March-April 2024
The $16-Trillion Virus
The final tally of economic damage caused by SARS-CoV-2 will have to wait for the pandemic’s end, but in the meantime, two eminent economists have estimated the cost in the United States alone at $16 trillion. Eckstein professor of applied economics David …