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Tackle the Big Issues
… Since it appears we are in a period of seismic change, Harvard should take a hard look at its … underpinnings. Harvard’s greatest opportunity over the next quarter-century will be to bring together its separate areas of expertise to focus on a select group of “big” issues. It …
Issue: September-October 2011
Encouraging Antibiotic Innovation
… One of the chief obstacles to finding new antibiotics is that many … According to a report by the Infectious Diseases Society of America, just five major firms were engaged in antibiotic … weeks. Moreover, because resistant infections are on the rise, newly approved antibiotics are held in reserve, to be …
Issue: May-June 2014
Yellow Wolf's Silence: The Untold Nez Perce War Story
… For the first 50 years of his life, Yellow Wolf preferred … Joseph drew large crowds for speeches about the injustice of his people’s plight, Yellow Wolf said nothing of his … Canadian border. But Yellow Wolf caught McWhorter by surprise. For one thing, his story gave the lie to official …
Issue: May-June 2017
The Candidates
… new Harvard Overseers and six new elected directors for the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) board will be chosen by … All Harvard degree holders, except Corporation members and officers of instruction and government, may vote for Overseer …
Issue: May-June 2006
Breaking the Silence
… How does Harvard College address the possibility of inappropriate personal attention, … acknowledges that an instructor may abuse a position of power. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has an official …
Rethinking the Divinity School
… "The university is very healthy as a whole. The immensely … challenges in the next few decades. From what I've seen of President Summers's initiatives and momentum, I have a … Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) in 1973, and has since risen through its professorial ranks to become Albertson …
Issue: November-December 2002
Unraveling “Racial Threat”
… Riding the train to work every day in Chicago, Ryan Enos began to … station, all the African-American riders seemed to get off just as Caucasian riders climbed aboard. “It was like a … exposed to the Spanish-speakers, he found a significant rise in exclusionary attitudes among those interviewed. “The …
Issue: September-October 2014
Hertzberg on the Record
… The following is an extended sampling of writing by Hendrik … liberal political essayist in America. The magazine's "Talk of the Town" section characteristically opens with a …
Issue: January-February 2003
The Oddest Streak in Rowing
… The Harvard men's lightweight crew boasts one of the most consistent records of excellence in college sports. Consider the May regatta …
Issue: May-June 2002
Digital Preservation: An Unsolved Problem
… Given the convenience and potential cost saving of digital … perfectly secure and complete, but still be unreadable by machines and programs in the future. A New Yorker cover …
Issue: May-June 2010
Upending U.S. Politics
… Among the many ways U.S. politics has been transformed in the past decade, the rise of nationwide citizens’ activist groups devoted to resisting …
Issue: March-April 2020
The War at Home
… Almost every week last year I received an e-mail with the subject line “Iraq Update.” With each message, the … 16, 2006, the line read “Last Deployment Update.” A friend of mine was stationed in Iraq with the Fourth Infantry Division. A whole year passed as I thought of him, prayed for him, but could not respond to a single …
Issue: March-April 2007
The Baby Business
… sperm (in high supply) is a bargain at $250 to $400 a vial, the price of eggs (harder to come by) is $3,000 to $8,000 per cycle, … sperm injection into the ovum) or up to $14,000 for a cycle of IVF (in vitro fertilization). Need to rent a womb? …
Issue: July-August 2006
Mysteries of Mate Choice
… How do we choose romantic partners? The question has long interested sociologists, who … for answers. These widely available records generally offer useful demographic information on those who tie the … their racial background and education level. But in an era of rising divorce rates and increased cohabitation, when …
Issue: May-June 2012
Corporation Member in the Hot Seat
… Where Was the Wise Man? , from last Sunday's New York Times , examines the background and current status of Harvard Corporation member Robert E. Rubin ’60, LL.D. ’01, chairman of the executive committee of Citigroup. In a two-hour …