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The Endowment Eases
… endowment was valued at $30.7 billion last June 30, the end of fiscal year 2012—a decline of $1.3 billion (4.1 percent) from the prior year . That …
Issue: November-December 2012
The Short List
… major Ivy League university. Must be able to raise billions of dollars every year, root convincingly for athletic teams … a geeky crimson scarf. Must be able to write an article on the future of higher education for the New York Times op-ed … players for its annual All-Star Game. Much to the surprise of University officials, the voters' overwhelming …
Faith through Film
… Among a sea of black hats, Salvador Alexander Litvak ’87 sported a white fedora. His color palette was not the only thing setting him apart from the 92,000 revelers at … religious Christians expressed excitement. That did not surprise Litvak—he says many Christians follow his Accidental …
Issue: May-June 2025
Bridget Terry Long Named Dean of Education School
… Economist Bridget Terry Long has been named dean of the Graduate School of Education (HGSE). She will take office on July 1, …
Radcliffe and the Right
… year,” Ross Douthat ’02 sighed gustily. He was lamenting the irony of being a Catholic conservative who lately found himself … that people in your movement have tried to negotiate the rise of Donald Trump?” Yoest answered that while some might …
The Veil’s Revival
… One evening in the late 1990s, Thomas professor of divinity Leila Ahmed saw … with the Palestinians. Ahmed was particularly surprised to meet an American Muslim woman in Boston who said …
Issue: September-October 2011
Football: The 2022 Preview
… Mercifully, the annual 42-week interlude between Harvard football games … season by taking on Merrimack at Harvard Stadium. (Kickoff: 7 p.m. ) When we left you at the Yale Bowl last … Here is a thumbnail guide to get you ready for the 2022 kickoff. THE RECORD. Harvard’s all-time mark is 887-405-50. The …
The Teen Brain
… Your teenage daughter gets top marks in school, captains the debate team, and volunteers at a shelter for homeless … who have been exploring the unique structure and chemistry of the adolescent brain. “The teenage brain is not just an … brain with fewer miles on it,” says Frances E. Jensen, a professor of neurology. “It’s a paradoxical time of …
Issue: September-October 2008
The “Harvard Novel” Enters the Twenty-first Century
… in films, in television shows, and in a great deal of contemporary literature. Hollywood filmmakers and … from James Bridges to Zadie Smith, have returned to the same storied Cambridge sites: the Widener steps, the … Gate, Memorial Hall, Harvard Yard. The substantial corpus of Harvard-themed literature is the subject of my …
Issue: January-February 2023
Speeding in the Lanes
… Last February, the powerhouse Harvard women’s swimming and diving squad … with suitable facilities; the host institution supplies the officials.) Princeton had won five consecutive times, … meet with an undefeated 10-0 record. Yet on the first day of competition, the Crimson dug itself a hole. Its 400-yard …
Issue: March-April 2006
“Jump In, the Water’s Great!”
… Underneath the tent in Greenleaf Yard last Friday, Radcliffe alumnae, family, and friends huddled together (in spite of a persistent drizzle) to try to answer a question that … (Dionne himself acknowledging, multiple times, how surprised he was to find himself agreeing with Goldberg’s …
Comings and Goings
… Harvard clubs host lectures, seminars, and social gatherings. Following is a partial list of Harvard-affiliated speakers appearing at local club … languages and cultures, for a discussion of "The Rise of Anti-Western Movements in the Islamic World." …
Issue: March-April 2005
The New Tenure Track
… Mary Lewis, a member of the faculty since 2002 and previously Loeb associate … offering a more secure path unavailable here. And with the rise of dual-career families, the near-certainty that one …
Issue: September-October 2010
Foreseeing Self-Harm
… Psychology professor Matthew Nock has spent his career studying self-harm, but he … people kill themselves. Suicide is the tenth highest cause of death in the United States, and the rate remained roughly …
Issue: March-April 2017
The Student Commencement Speakers
… After two years of virtual ceremonies, the 371 st Commencement exercises will feature three live … every sentence that really hooked me.” No one was too surprised, then, when she decided to concentrate in classics at …