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The Medical Civil Rights Act
In 2015, Robert Dluhy ’62, a physician at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, watched in horror with much of the country as the story of 25-year-old Freddie Gray unfolded on national television. Gray, a black man, had been …
Study Finds “Cultural Gap” between Harvard Athletics and Academics
A study of the Harvard Department of Athletics, released today, highlighted a “cultural and structural gap” between athletics and academics at Harvard. Commissioned in the fall of 2019 by Claudine Gay, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), the …
Harvard Alumni Association Honorands
Six alumni have been recognized for their outstanding service to the University. Lewis “Lew” Auerbach ’63, A.M. ’64, of Ottawa, Canada, has served the Harvard Club of Ottawa for 40 years. As president, he increased membership and strengthened both …
Issue: November-December 2024
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Immigrant Children Thank you for the enlightening article, “ From Neither Here Nor There ,” by Lydialyle Gibson, about the work of sociologist Roberto Gonzales (July-August, page 32). He shows us the heartbreak and ruin of so many lives, due to our …
Issue: September-October 2020
Cartography Animated
Mapmaking, especially before the Enlightenment, had as much to do with imagination as with scientific fact. Renaissance cartographers depicted strange, quasi-mythological creatures in the far reaches of the ocean. Imposing megafauna trod across early …
Issue: March-April 2021
$200 Million Gift Underwrites Climate and Sustainability Institute
A n academic year that began with the appointment of environmental economist James Stock as the University’s new vice provost for climate and sustainability is drawing to a close with the announcement today of a $200 million gift to underwrite Harvard …
John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw
Divestment Slate Achieves Place on Overseer Ballot
The Harvard Forward (HF)-backed slate of petition candidates for Overseer has been certified for the ballot, following a tally by the Office of the Governing Boards (OGB). To qualify, the five petitioners each had to submit 2,936 valid nominating …
Thank You For Reading
Harvard Magazine , founded by alumni, continues to operate as an entirely independent, journalistic nonprofit enterprise devoted to serving readers, keeping you connected with six print issues annually and much additional online reporting on our …
New Schedule, New Math
At its regularly scheduled meeting this afternoon, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS): adopted a new, uniform schedule for classes, beginning in 2018, anticipating the expansion of the campus across the Charles River in 2020; discussed undergraduates’ …
Fracking’s Deadly Toll
During the past two decades, U.S. oil and gas production has soared as hydraulic fracturing technology has made it possible to exploit formerly inaccessible resources. Drillers fracture (hence “fracking”) oil- and gas-containing rock formations with …
Issue: July-August 2022
Divestment Digest
As reported, briefly, in the March-April issue, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) voted on February 4 in favor of a motion calling on the Corporation to instruct Harvard Management Company to shed investments in future fossil-fuel production and to …
Issue: May-June 2020
No Sleepy Coastal Town
Settled in 1623, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, is among the oldest cities in the United States. Historic buildings line the downtown streets, drawing visitors from near and far. Yet, increasingly, the reason to visit this coastal city, especially in the dead …
Issue: January-February 2024
Harvard University’s 372nd Commencement Exercises
Harvard University’s 372nd Commencement Exercises Thursday, May 25, 2023 commencement.harvard.edu Since 1642, when just nine students graduated, Harvard’s Commencement Exercises have brought together the community unlike any other tradition still …
Issue: March-April 2023
Tracy K. Smith ’94 Named U.S. Poet Laureate
TRACY K. SMITH ’94 has been named the new U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress, succeeding Juan Felipe Herrera. While the role doesn’t carry many specific official duties, it has traditionally involved raising awareness of, and increasing access …
President Bacow’s Baccalaureate Address
First, I’d like to thank all the participants in the Baccalaureate service today, our readers, our chaplains, our wonderful musicians, our composers, everyone who’s participated. Please join me in thanking everybody. Well, I’ve waited a long time to say …