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Harvard Endowment Rises $4.4 Billion to $32 Billion
… Highlights: Endowment valued at $32 billion as of June 30, up $4.4 billion (16 percent) from $27.6 billion … performance narrowly exceeds its market benchmarks and the principal measure of large endowments’ returns. … in commercial properties following the 2008-2009 financial crises. In her letter, Mendillo highlighted the performance …
The SIGnboard
… The Harvard Alumni Association has approved more than 20 … . Harvard Magazine invites SIG officers to share news of their groups’ activities in this space. (Send items to …
Issue: July-August 2009
The SIGnboard
… seek fellow alumni who share your interests, remember that the Harvard Alumni Association has approved more than 20 Shared Interest Groups (SIGs)—“any collection of Harvard University alumni who actively engage in … ). Harvard Magazine has invited SIG officers to share news of their groups’ forthcoming …
Issue: January-February 2009
The Lion’s Share
… The only props in The Lion , the critically acclaimed … is a toy banjo that his lawyer father made for him out of the lid of a cookie tin, some rubber bands, and an old necktie for …
Issue: November-December 2015
Quick at the Plate
… with friends cheering him on, Ian Walker '03 swallowed up the lead of a chomping Eagle from Boston College and won the first … — comprising six half-pound hamburgers and 12 slices of cheese on a roll. Entrants from Boston University and …
Issue: May-June 2003
Handling Harassment
… Reviewing the e volution and enforcement of a sexual harassment policy … dean for coeducation's belief that "the continuing rise in these numbers does not reflect an increase in …
The “Little Republics”
… shortly before resigning as George Washington’s secretary of state. He was anxious “to be liberated from the hated occupations of politics, and to sink into the … He, in turn, did things for them.” Some guests were surprised that Jefferson treated his slaves as though they were …
Issue: March-April 2016
Inclusive Design, Incisive Art
… a street map representing math, dreams, and a spreadsheet of the economic and social resources that go into the art she … boulevards demarcating “Patriarchy,” “Space,” and “Concept of Reality,” with tiny side streets labeled “Climate …
Issue: November-December 2023
Diverse Caribbean Flavors
… chutney. This hybrid Indian-Caribbean fare, found in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, reflects the high proportion of islanders who are, like restaurant owner Ricky Singh, …
Issue: September-October 2015
New England Public Gardens of Note
… Maine 207-276-3330 http://rockgardenmaine.wordpress.com Blithewold Mansion, Gardens, and Arboretum Bristol, Rhode … note around New England. … 39926 … Notable public gardens of New England … New England Public Gardens of Note … article …
Issue: March-April 2013
Lessons from an Unexpected Life
… that his blood was watery. I thought he might die in front of me. He has thalassemia, a severe anemia arising from the inheritance of two defective hemoglobin-production … To do so, they used highly complex and nearly unavailable machines that measure iron in the liver. The results were …
Issue: July-August 2009
The Deadliest War
… The single bloodiest day of battle in American history … on September 17, 1862. Robert E. Lee attempted to invade the North with a 50,000-man Confederate army that was … at Antietam Creek by 70,000 Union troops under the command of George McClellan. The next day, Lee retreated across the …
The Undergraduate: Learning Space
… I maintain that the foremost reward for returning to Harvard as a senior is … to morning lecture—this is a peculiar, important kind of wisdom. The locations of water fountains and restrooms are similarly significant. …
Issue: November-December 2014
Brainy Women
… The human brain rests in cupped hands as easily as a cantaloupe. It is softer and spongier to the touch, of course, and its surface … contemplated the brain and wondered not only how it gives rise to everything we feel, know, accomplish, and create, …
Issue: May-June 2002
What Does the Arctic Circle Sound Like?
… and composer Claire Dickson ’19 was on a tall ship in the Arctic Circle when she composed the first song on her … from Svalbard, Norway through the Arctic Circle as part of a two-week artist residency, dropped anchor off a rocky beach. Dickson had an idea, listening to the …