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… milieu would do well to dine at Bistro du Midi this winter. The well-designed lighting is a combination of low and sparkling—flattering and festive. And diners … the large windows on one wall are treated to pretty views of trees and the Public Garden. Try to sit near the …
Issue: November-December 2012
The Late, Lamented Harvard University Press Display Room: A Photo Archive
… Read about the closing in " Last Chapter ," September-October 2009. … The brick-and-mortar bookstore's closure is a sign of the times, reflecting the University's downsizing and book sales' migration online. … 24803 … A consequence of Harvard downsizing and book buyers' migration to Amazon … …
Issue: September-October 2009
Jorge Domínguez Loses Emeritus Status after Misconduct Investigation
… Jorge Domínguez , formerly Madero professor for the study of Mexico and Harvard’s first vice provost for … independent commission “to investigate what conditions gave rise to this situation and what can be done to prevent this …
The Semester Begins
… The University’s pace accelerates from summer’s relative … , with expected remarks by President Drew Faust, Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean Michael D. Smith, Harvard College dean Rakesh Khurana , dean of freshmen Thomas Dingman, an undergraduate speaker, and …
A London Fellowship for Urban Design
… This past Tuesday , a crowd gathered at Wimbledon House, the home that esteemed British … parents in Wimbledon, London, to celebrate the inauguration of the Richard Rogers Fellowship in partnership with Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD). In 2015, Rogers (formally Baron Rogers of …
Steven Spielberg and Drew Faust Address Harvard Commencement
… Seats in the shade were in high demand in Tercentenary Theatre on the afternoon of the 365th Commencement Day. Graduates, trailing … change and through storm.” What does that mean for today’s crises? Where do universities fit in this threatening mix? …
Harry Parker Honored on the Charles
… Rowers of many generations reunited at Harvard on Saturday morning, … into racing shells and row past Newell Boathouse in honor of their mentor, the late Harry Parker. Many were wearing the …
India’s Sacred Geography
… Three decades ago, Diana L. Eck—master of Lowell House and Wertham professor of law and psychiatry … has become ever more expansive, as she has explored the interconnected pilgrimage sites throughout India. Now … that may also help to explain to Western readers the rise of place-based Hindu nationalism in Indian politics. …
Issue: March-April 2012
Harvard Overhauls Disciplinary Procedures
… overhauling disciplinary procedures involving violations of the University-wide Statement on Rights and … South Africa. In Context It comes as something of a surprise to learn that there is a University Committee on Rights …
Are Mushrooms the New Meat?
… On the western side of Martha’s Vineyard, a dirt road winds past secluded summer homes with ocean views and then dead-ends at an eerie sight: 45,000 oak logs stacked in crosshatch formations under a canopy of trees. In the nearby lot, young men with chainsaws and a …
Issue: July-August 2019
A New Place, a New Paradigm
… For what she called “the launch of the launch” of the expanded Harvard Art Museums in November, President …
Writing, Blocked
… that if you want to take every class at Harvard, work at the Writing Center. Think of it as scholarship meets improv: you’re sitting in a … their problems have little to do with writing. I was surprised at how many of us had similar stories. As we picked at …
Issue: November-December 2017
An Art Laboratory for the Twenty-first Century
… Sitting in the Calderwood Courtyard this past Sunday, beneath a luminous glass roof designed by Renzo Piano, members of the Harvard community and Cambridge residents officially …
Off the Shelf
… it follows a family cruise vacation gone wrong, and charts the waters of misfortune and privilege. Pair with the aloofly lyrical debut of Jesse Ruddock ’04, Shot-Blue (Coach …
Issue: July-August 2017
Mick Mulvaney Changes His Mind
… On the morning of January 6, 2021, Mick Mulvaney met with new members of Congress in the Capitol. Mulvaney had served in the Trump … students, Mulvaney related, one student expressed her surprise that he was friends with ABC White House correspondent …