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The Student Prince
As diners dig into jägerschnitzel and house-made bratwürst, dishes that have been on the menu of The Student Prince Café & The Fort Restaurant since it opened in 1935, general manager John Perry smiles and says, “everyone I see here is a regular. And now …
Issue: November-December 2021
Danish Realism, and the Reality of the Flesh
Two new exhibits at the Bruce Museum, in Greenwich, Connecticut, explore Danish paintings and scientific imaging that help unveil the truth of what we can see. At the core of “On the Edge of the World: Masterworks by Laurits Andersen Ring from SMK—the …
Issue: March-April 2020
$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 …
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Harvard Portrait: Peter Suber
Peter Suber’s life bridges multiple places, passions, and positions. He has cycled across America, scooted around Sweden on a Vespa, and voyaged to Antarctica with a boatful of polar biologists who were conducting a penguin census. Now, he juggles a …
Issue: January-February 2015
Graduates Head to the Other Cambridge
Four seniors have won Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships to study at Cambridge University during the 2021-22 academic year. Ashley Cooper, of Quincy House, a joint concentrator in neuroscience and anthropology with a secondary field in the history of science, …
Issue: July-August 2021
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
Encounters at the Border
The first time photographer Morgan Smith ’60 crossed into Mexico with his camera was during a Thanksgiving trip to see his sister-in-law in Tucson in 2011. Bored and restless during the long holiday, he decided to drive to Nogales, just over the border, …
Ballots, Please
This spring, alumni vote for a new group of Harvard Overseers and for elected directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) board. Ballots should arrive in the mail by April 15 and must be received back in Cambridge by noon on June 2 to be counted. …
Issue: March-April 2006
Sharing the Wealth
Distributions from the endowment now make up the largest source of Harvard’s operating revenues: $855 million, or 31 percent of University income, in the fiscal year ended June 30, 2005. So the Corporation’s annual decision on how much money to make …
Issue: March-April 2006
Hammonds Named Dean of the College
Evelynn M. Hammonds, the senior vice provost for faculty development and diversity, will be the next dean of Harvard College, the University announced today. Hammonds, who is Rosenkrantz professor of the history of science and of African and African …
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Economic Mobility I applaud members of the Workforce team (“ Making It in America ,” May-June, page 29) for the “research- and impact-based” nature of their project. Potentially, the project has greater impact than disclosed in the article, however. If …
Issue: July-August 2022
New Complaints Filed against “Baby Apps”
The Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood (CCFC), directed by Susan Linn, Ed.D. ’90, has filed complaints with the Federal Trade Commission against mobile apps for babies marketed as educational by toymaker Fisher-Price and software developer Open …
Tony-Winning Twosome
In a surprisingly dominant showing, the Broadway musical ONCE took eight Tony Awards at the American Theatre Wing’s annual ceremony, held on June 10. John Tiffany, director of ONCE, received the Tony for Best Director of a Musical; he was a fellow at the …
Board of Overseers Campaign Hotly Contested
As voting in this year’s election for members of the Board of Overseers concludes—the deadline is August 18 at 5:00 p.m.—the campaign has become unusually heated. As reported, the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) committee’s annual slate of nominees is …
Harvard College Admits 5.8 Percent of Applicants
Harvard College announced Thursday that offers of admission to the class of 2017 had been sent to 2,029 students, 5.8 percent of the applicant pool of 35,023. During the prior admissions cycle, 2,032 prospective freshmen were offered places in the class …