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Barack Obama of Harvard Law School—and Beyond
… Law School, Barack Obama, J.D. '91, now president-elect of the United States, also came to the attention of the wider University community. In 1990, he was elected …
The Man in the Top Hat
… One of my favorite parts of Commencement is the tall man in the top hat. For many who attend Harvard’s graduation, the …
Experimental Magic
… It’s not the sabbath, but something is going on inside St. Anne & the … from a tarp. Beneath the stained-glass windows, in place of an altar there’s 29-year-old experimental jazz composer … movie switching from slow-motion to regular speed. It gives rise to spontaneous musical events, like the delicate ending …
Issue: March-April 2022
Vote Now
… choose five new Harvard Overseers and six new directors for the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) board. Ballots should … are announced at the HAA’s annual meeting, on the afternoon of Commencement day, June 4. All Harvard degree-holders, … and communications, IBM Centennial, International Business Machines Corporation. John Trasvina ’80, Los Angeles. …
Issue: March-April 2009
Saluting the 2018 Centennial Medalists
… THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Centennial Medal, first awarded in 1989 on the occasion of the school’s hundredth anniversary, honors alumni who …
The “Messy Experiment”
… scientist Mary Ingraham Bunting unveiled her vision for the Radcliffe Institute for Independent Study. Newly … president. Change was in the air, but Bunting was one of the foresighted few who realized women should be part of that changing equation. To provide an intellectual …
Issue: May-June 2020
Harvard College Early Admissions Soar
… announced today that 895 students were granted admission to the class of 2017 under the early-action application program—an increase of 16 percent from the 774 admitted early last year (the …
Harvard on the Rocks
… Away from the dancing and music in the common room, past the keg of beer in the crowded bathroom, and down the dark hallway, … the University's stricter alcohol policy and a resultant rise in "closet" drinking? Schwab says it's hard to tell. …
“Climbing the Ladder”
… Amid a challenging start to the men’s basketball season, Crimson fans looking for a … his upper body and learning coach Tommy Amaker’s offense and defense. Harvard Hardwood Sign up for Harvard … with 27 points, 20 rebounds, and 12 assists. “Every bit of time that he gets is very meaningful for him,” said …
At Home with Harvard: Harvard on the Small Screen
… This round-up is part of Harvard Magazine’ s series “At Home with Harvard,” a … watch, listen to, and do while social distancing. Read the prior pieces, featuring stories about the history of … that Sesame Street stemmed from Harvard—but I’m not surprised. In the late 1960s, Sesame Street co-founders Lloyd …
The Twenty-First-Century Student
… incoming freshmen did not receive Harvard e-mail addresses. The computer-science concentration was just five years old. Less than 9 percent of students reported significant work, study, or extended … phones, computers, and the Internet for granted, giving rise to new worries: House masters and tutors fret that …
Issue: September-October 2011
Can America’s Tattered Civic Life Be Repaired?
… editor Jeffrey Goldberg on Tuesday evening, kicking off a conversation at the Harvard Institute of Politics on the tattered state of … Washington called ‘factionalism’”—allows demagogues to rise up and take control, inflaming divisions while …
The Fix in Fossil Fuels
… The United States is wasting more than $4 billion a year by … consumers or the economy, says Joseph Aldy, assistant professor of public policy at the Kennedy School of Government and a …
Issue: January-February 2014
The Accidental Agriculturist
… Up to a point, the vita of John G. Bemis '68 looks like that of a classic preppy. Born and raised in Concord, …
Keeping Women Safe
… In December 2012 , thousands of protesters flooded the streets of cities across India, demanding a safer … the increase in female representation led to a 44 percent rise in the documented number of crimes against women—not …
Issue: January-February 2015