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Re-remembering Juneteenth
When Annette Gordon-Reed sat down to compose what would become her recent book On Juneteenth , the Loeb University Professor and Pulitzer-winning historian felt her customary academic detachment fall away. Writing about a holiday first celebrated in her …
A New Way
Though it is not the case for an increasing number of alums, many of us can still remember a time before the internet. When the technology really started to catch on, I was at MIT writing about real estate capital markets. There was widespread speculation …
Issue: July-August 2021
At Home with Harvard: Remarkable Alumni
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 …
Poet Frank Bidart Wins the National Book Award
Last night , the National Book Award winners were announced at a ceremony in New York City, among them the poet Frank Bidart, A.M. ’67 . Per tradition, the long lists were released in September with 10 titles in each genre — poetry, nonfiction, fiction, …
Ladders, Squirrels, and Reproductive Rights
There are many things about the “real world” that no one tells you upon graduating college, such as: you can take a ladder on the London Tube, but not on a bus. I learned this the hard way while attempting to move set pieces for my first non-collegiate …
The Roberts Court
To honor the life work of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, L ’59, LL.D. ’11, an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study (RIAS) convened a panel discussion of the Roberts Court on Radcliffe Day, …
At Home with Harvard: Women in Sports
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 …
At Home with Harvard: American Democracy
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, immigration, and …
Extracurriculars
Seasonal An Evening with Champions www.aneveningwithchampions.org The world-class ice skating exhibition, hosted by renowned skaters Paul Wylie ’90, M.B.A. ’00, and Emily Hughes ’11, features Olympians Keegan Messing and Maddie Schizas, along with phenom …
Off the Shelf
The Ten Year War: Obamacare and the Unfinished Crusade for Universal Coverage, by Jonathan Cohn ’91 (St. Martin’s, $29.99). A veteran health-care reporter recounts the making of the Affordable Care Act. The value lies less in each detail than in recalling …
Issue: May-June 2021
University People
College Dean Designated Rose Lincoln/Harvard News Office Evelynn M. Hammonds Rosenkrantz professor of the history of science and of African and African American studies Evelynn M. Hammonds , Ph.D. ’93, will become dean of Harvard College on June 1, …
Issue: May-June 2008
Environmental Action
The University will cut its greenhouse-gas emissions by 30 percent during the next eight years, President Drew Faust vowed in a July 8 announcement. Harvard had already committed to ambitious environmental goals for the new Allston campus (see “ Growing …
Issue: September-October 2008
Harvard 25-Penn 23 (Triple Overtime)
Sunlight had transitioned to darkness on Saturday at Harvard Stadium when the Crimson football team lined up in the third overtime with a share of the Ivy League title in its hands. Harvard had tried to give the game against Penn away several times but …
Being Alive Together
On Friday, November 26, the lyricist and composer Stephen Sondheim died, on the same day the Omicron variation of the COVID virus made headlines. That evening in New York, I had tickets to the new adaptation of Sondheim’s musical, Company . Although I …
Psychedelics for Healing
Psychedelic drugs, once considered primarily recreational, are making their way into clinical settings—and increasingly, helping patients with a range of conditions. Last fall, Harvard launched the Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture : an …