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Against “Indifference”
… Lawrence S. Bacow spoke upon occasion about his mother, Ruth Wertheim—the only Jewish resident transported from her hometown of Londorf, Germany, to Auschwitz who survived the Nazi … why he had never been able to bring himself to visit one of the camps—until this past January, after the University …
Issue: May-June 2025
Thank the Rich for Low Rates?
… Could wealth accumulation by the rich in the United States have contributed to a savings … has forced down interest rates? The inexplicably low cost of borrowing that has persisted worldwide for nearly two … contributed to a national savings glut, and a corresponding rise in the prices of assets ranging from equities to homes. …
Issue: January-February 2022
The Cult of the Charismatic CEO
… In 1997, one of the blue-chip icons of corporate America, AT&T, was in trouble and seeking a new leader. The company was operating in a deregulated industry and …
Issue: September-October 2002
The Dow of Professional Sports
… Traditionally, the best tickets put you nearest the action, but here in the … tickets; our Fortune 500 host must purchase at least 10 of those to every single event held here. The skybox is an … into sports, some contend, has degraded the athletic enterprise--even for those privileged spectators at the top. "It …
Issue: September-October 2001
A Spectrum of Disorders
… When Alison finally heard her son Matthew’s diagnosis, she had already spent a night on the Web, terrifying herself, as she puts it, “for the rest of my whole life.” At 18 months, Matthew showed a number of … disorders” (PDDs), including Asperger’s, that comprised the “autism spectrum.” * * The pervasive developmental …
Issue: January-February 2008
College Applications Rise about 5 Percent
… preliminary data released by William R. Fitzsimmons, dean of admissions and financial aid. Among the factors cited for the continuing growth in … top 30,000 … 1508 … 1521 … College Applications Rise about 5 Percent … article …
The Events of the Week
… The many rituals of Harvard graduation peak on June 10, Commencement day, which includes the annual addresses by President Lawrence H. Summers and Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations. For …
Issue: May-June 2004
The Art of the Portrait Painter
… Jason Bouldin ’89 always notices the hands: how they move when a person speaks, where they … a table. For a portrait painter like him, every gesture offers a small universe of information, the same as gait and posture and facial …
Issue: November-December 2021
The Adaptive Law of the Land
… In an exaltation of deans, the acting dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and the …
Day of the Dead
… Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)—when families and friends remember and commune … ones—is an annual spiritual celebration in Mexico and parts of Latin America. The concept originated with the Aztecs and …
Issue: September-October 2015
The Moral Status of the Embryo
… a blastocyst —an early-stage human embryo—a person? As part of the University’s efforts to encourage public dialogue about … question. Moderated by Philip Clayton, a visiting professor of science and religion, the forum featured four …
Issue: May-June 2007
Artificial Intelligence in the Academy
… How is artificial intelligence reshaping the notion of original scholarship? How are faculty using … students from his course, General Education 1188: “Rise of the Machines? Understanding and Using Generative …
Maestro of the Mat
… Last December, at the Cliff Keen Invitational wrestling tournament in Las … Jantzen '04 lost a bout. In the semifinals, Alex Tirapelle of the University of Illinois took an 11-4 decision to give Jantzen his only …
Issue: March-April 2004
The Wages of Affluence
… Propelled by a surge in funds from the endowment, and to a lesser extent by a wave of gifts from the final phase of the University Campaign, Harvard concluded its fiscal …
This is How Universities Die
… Berlin . In 1910, German universities were the envy of the world. They were the world’s center of scientific research, not only in the natural sciences but …