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… Preventing Sexual Assault The final report of the University’s task force on the … Fessler, a commercial real-estate veteran, as head of enterprise real estate, a new position. He will direct efforts to …
John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw , Marina N. Bolotnikova , Laura Levis
Issue: May-June 2016
Election Results
… The names of the new members of the Board of Overseers and the newly elected directors of … Angeles. Bedrosian chair in governance and the public enterprise; director, Bedrosian Center on Governance, Price School …
Issue: July-August 2014
Off the Shelf
… Gasser, LL.M. ’03 (Basic Books, $28.99). Palfrey, formerly of the Law School and now headmaster of Phillips Academy Andover, and Gasser, executive director …
Issue: September-October 2012
Temple Grandin: The World Needs Different Minds
… kid” Temple Grandin, horseback riding, electronics, and the model-rocket club were what gave her an outlet for … Grandin said yesterday at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, together with her parents’ ability to … enabled her—though diagnosed with autism at the age of two—to live a life not defined by her condition. Grandin, …
“An Academic Year in an Age of Upheaval”
… As classes begin for one of the most challenging semesters in Harvard and … revenues, and sustain the research and teaching enterprise in the years to come. A year of upheaval indeed. [The …
The 2019 Harvard Medalists
… Three alumni received the Harvard Medal, for extraordinary service to the … her business career by making contributions to the fields of education, cultural exchange, and human rights. The first … she focused on the theme “Harvard Serves.” A past recipient of the Radcliffe Distinguished Service Award, the HAA Award, …
Issue: July-August 2019
Behind the Scenes: As the Country Isolates, Are We All Alone?
… had made reservations a week before, a special treat during the city’s “Restaurant Week,” and we looked forward to … remember one friend’s slight hesitation before giving each of us a hug, and our amusement at how normally the city was … As a journalist, you always hope these kinds of surprises will emerge from your reporting. But the more a topic …
"I can no longer support the president"
… governing board on July 14. In an interview following the official announcement two weeks later (“Harper concludes … partner at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett and a past president of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, was …
Issue: September-October 2005
Young Men on the Field
… They talked about the global game of baseball and the … they are. They talked about rebuilding efforts and pace of play and making trades. They talked about their moms. On …
Tinker, Tailor, Robot, Fly
… windows or swooping into your eye during a bike ride. But the research of Robert Wood, assistant professor of engineering and applied sciences, may cause you …
Issue: January-February 2008
Pride, Elation...and Relief?
… Commencement —the culmination of so much hard work, financial planning, … and even anguish—has special meaning for the parents of seniors. We asked five families for their views on what …
Issue: May-June 2012
At the Mic
… The Commencement afternoon speaker, journalist and author … Zakaria, Ph.D. ’93, LL.D. ’12, gave an upbeat assessment of world affairs. But Phi Beta Kappa orator Derek Bok and … visit harvardmagazine.com/commencement - 2012 . “Profoundly” at Peace Despite economic and other concerns (“The …
Issue: July-August 2012
Vita: William Francis Gibbs
… The class of 1910 dropout who designed the SS United States —the fastest, safest, most beautiful transatlantic liner ever built—had the diction of a Philadelphia aristocrat, the mind of an artist, and the …
Issue: July-August 2012
To the Frozen Four
… practice at Bright-Landry Hockey Center Tuesday afternoon, the Harvard men’s hockey team boarded an evening flight, on … amazing,” said senior forward and co-captain Devin Tringale of the past couple weeks’ experience. “Everyone from … the season, wishing us good luck in Chicago….This is kind of the pinnacle of what we were hoping to do this year, and …
The State of Harvard’s Arts and Sciences
… Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Dean Hopi Hoekstra and colleagues issued their annual financial and other reports during an Election … also broaching other matters—among them, the desirability of students actually attending the classes in which they are …