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The Road Ahead
… Six months ago, the view from Mass Hall—or, as it happened, from my home office—was almost completely obstructed by COVID-19, an … public health crisis that continues to keep most of us in masks, on edge, and up at night, to say nothing of …
Issue: September-October 2020
“The Time Is Now”
… “I’m really here today, not just as the president of Harvard, but also as the child of immigrants,” Lawrence Bacow said Friday, joining nearly a …
Out with the Sake, in with the Ale
… A colleague once faulted Stephen Owen for using the word "flagon" in his translation of a Tang dynasty text. Standard translations parsed the … which have little cuts in the side where the smoke rises, imitating clouds. "So far we have, 'I don't know …
A Tale of Two Cameras
… The 20 x 24 and the Museum Camera could be seen as fraternal … born in 1976, and sprang from abruptly announced desires of Polaroid co-founder Edwin Land ’30, S.D. ’57. The former … to juice up the 1976 shareholders’ meeting, upstaging one of the company’s hot new products—8-by-10-inch film for …
Disrupted Lives
… The sheriffs announced their arrival with a loud knock. If … with young relatives, the children enjoying the last days of summer break. Then the eviction squad arrived: two … everything on the curb. The eviction did not come as a surprise—Shaw and Allen had begun packing, and the living room …
Issue: January-February 2014
The Broken Social Contract
… Political philosopher Danielle S. Allen, Conant University Professor and, for a time, a candidate for the Democratic nomination for governor of Massachusetts, has examined the pandemic in light of …
Issue: May-June 2022
Energizing the Local Economy
… In mid January, the University published “Investing in Innovation,” the most … estimated that Harvard accounted for $4.8 billion of economic activity and 44,000 full-time-equivalent jobs locally. Perhaps of greater moment is Harvard’s prospective impact. The …
Issue: March-April 2009
A Love Letter
… He’d heard too many horror stories: how editing them could be a logistical headache, how securing music … funk musician Rudy Love. John Alexander Image courtesy of The Love Story LLC Alexander was at the wrap party for … feature-film directorial debut, based on the true story of a Kansas family of serial killers who preyed on travelers …
Issue: May-June 2020
The (New) Calendar Canon
… The process has been served. It took a 40-page report, … at www.provost.harvard.edu/reports/ .) Under the direction of Pforzheimer University Professor Sidney Verba, a government scholar and director of …
Issue: May-June 2004
Advancing the Allston Enterprise Campus
… The University announced today that Steven D. Fessler will become head of enterprise real estate, effective April 18. The appointment to …
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… The iconographic device serving as the headline for this column means “Ten Thousand Men of Harvard.” In the words of the beloved fight song, they want victory today. The …
Issue: September-October 2014
Presiding during the Pandemic
… During a conversation on December 16, just as the first half of academic year 2021-2022 concluded, … new home for the American Repertory Theater and the enterprise research campus, and in turn commercial development …
Issue: March-April 2022
The Classes
… obituaries. Registration is required for first-time users; the registration process is not instantaneous. No account is … may sign in to view class notes and obituaries. … 30870 … The Classes … The Classes … article …
Issue: July-August 2011
A Right Way to Read?
… I started early on, when I was in kindergarten, learning the ABCs,” she remembers. English is her second language, … her first, and when she was younger, the letters and sounds of English weren’t intuitive. By middle school, she could … longer texts. Then, during sixth grade and the first half of seventh grade, she worked with literacy coach Emma …
Issue: September-October 2024
The Frelinghuysen Morris House
… The following text is a sidebar to " Modern and Historic ," … L.K. Morris were prolific abstract artists at the forefront of the American art scene, starting in the 1930s. Known as … stucco home with their own animated frescoes and the works of cohorts A.E. Gallatin and Charles Shaw, as well as …
Issue: September-October 2007