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A Corporation Conversation
… Consistent with their commitment to communicate more regularly with the … "a tremendous amount" on expanding its membership (it will rise to 13 from the present seven) and effecting … in its operations. Members had discussed the kinds of individuals who might best "strengthen the capacity" of …
Harvard Adds Five Computer Scientists to Faculty
… computer scientists are among nine new hires who will join the faculty of the Harvard Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) this fall, the …
For Kennedy School Journals, Policy Beyond the Classroom
… The summer before Juana Hernandez, M.P.P. ’15, arrived at the Kennedy School (HKS), a copy of The Harvard Journal of Hispanic Policy ( HJHP ) arrived … School of Public Health. The interdisciplinary focus that arises from editors’ diverse interests, he argues, has …
Singin’ in the Rain
… The University's 375th birthday celebration placed students … more than 40 student groups were asked to perform as part of the October 14 festivities . But the precisely calibrated … at four distinct sites in Harvard Yard, over the course of one hour—was no match for the anniversary evening's …
President Drew Gilpin Faust's Report to the Alumni
… Faust, Harvard’s 28th president, delivers her Report to the Alumni at the Annual Meeting of the Harvard Alumni Association. Distinguished guests, … this afternoon. Looking out from this stage, I’m not surprised that our gathering today includes what I’d imagine to …
Charley Butt Named Head Coach of Heavyweight Crew
… After a nationwide search, the Harvard department of athletics on August 13 named Charley Butt , coach of the Harvard men’s lightweight varsity crews for the past …
Uncentered
… were landing thick as snow when I shocked myself in the Smith Campus Center. As electric shocks go, this one was … my hands were headed, my fingers only brushed the edge of the electrical outlet. A sensation not unlike several … procrastinating of our fellow students we’d watched the sun rise and our productivity fall into a gradual scroll through …
Issue: March-April 2019
Robyn Schiff, Stephen Greenblatt to Speak at Phi Beta Kappa Exercises
… Poet Robyn Schiff and Cogan University Professor of the humanities Stephen Greenblatt will speak at the 266th … social science, law, or theology. His latest book, The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve, is due to be published next …
Time to “Change the Channel”
… Michael D. Smith, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), was expected to tell colleagues …
Issue: November-December 2010
Probing Psychoses
… heard voices when no one else was around. Some were those of people he knew, others were unfamiliar, but all had the authentic mannerisms … involving psychiatric disease—formed in 2007 and comprises hundreds of investigators in 38 countries and nearly a …
Issue: July-August 2017
Extracurriculars
… Harvard Square offers something for everyone this fall: saunter down to the Charles River and join an ad hoc community choir as they … Museum 617-495-2317 Through November 4: Light Display Machines: Two Works by Láászlóó Moholy-Nagy offers the …
Issue: September-October 2007
Making a Case against the Courts
… How will Americans know that their Supreme Court is truly dedicated to interpreting the … Attorney, activist, and author Phyllis Schlafly, A.M. ’45, offered some guidelines while discussing “The Culture War in the Courts” on October 15 as part of the 2007-2008 Dean’s Lecture Series at the Radcliffe …
Issue: January-February 2008
The Upside
… maintain a positive worldview, but many do, motivating themselves to do their hard work, and encouraging those they … lead to engage and enlist their own energies. In the midst of a pandemic emergency that has upset essentially every … 6, when the College announced that no more than 40 percent of undergraduates could be in residence this term, “People …
The Context: How the United States Can Cut Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
… This is the ninth post of "The Context"—a biweekly series of archival …
NYC Book Signing: The Fortune Cookie Chronicles
… On May 21, Harvard Magazine donors were invited to the Harvard Club of New York City for a presentation and book signing with Jennifer 8. Lee '99, author of The Fortune Cookie Chronicles . … Donors were invited to …