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Endowment Gain—and Gaps
… The University’s endowment was valued at $37.6 billion on last June 30, the end of fiscal year 2015—a gain of $1.2 billion (3.3 percent) … of financial institutions; the impact of “the eventual rise of interest rates” in the United States; and seemingly …
Issue: November-December 2015
Spanish-Caribbean Tapas
… Union Square, long viewed by many as an unwholesome tangle of car traffic, has lately emerged as something of a foodies’ haven. Distinctive, locally owned restaurants abound, ranging from the supper-club milieu of Journeyman (try the fresh …
Issue: July-August 2012
Creating a Scene
… Elizabeth Mak ’12, a theater set and lighting designer, doesn’t feel threatened by the era of computer-generated effects and green screens, Avengers and Game of Thrones. In fact, she thinks the rise of television and blockbuster films has been good for …
Issue: September-October 2019
Harvard Discloses Administrator and Investment Manager Pay
… 1, 2020, through June 30, 2021), including information on the earnings of University leaders, and the accompanying Harvard … across many categories of investments as interest rates rise and equity and fixed-income asset values fall. Narvekar …
Extension School Dean Michael Shinagel to Step Down
… Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) dean Michael D. Smith informed … today that Michael Shinagel will step down as dean of the Division of Continuing Education (DCE)—a role he has … MIT launched edX , their worldwide online-learning enterprise. Shinagel’s forward-looking ventures have been rooted …
Football: Harvard 35-Holy Cross 34
… literally. With his team having just scored a touchdown on the final play of regulation to pull within a point, the Crusaders’ head … a 2-0 mark. On a sparkling autumn day (and with the Head of the Charles Regatta wending its way along the river), the …
Cambridge 02138
… Fie on Al Franken Your fawning feature article on the aggressive and obnoxious Al Franken was extremely ill … who must have thought they were playing a joke on the rest of the country. (They have done so before; remember Jesse … of Education at Harvard, where I'm sure no one is surprised that collaborative learning is more effective than …
Issue: May-June 2012
Democracy: Use It or Lose It
… Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, A.M. '62, was the recipient of the 2003 Radcliffe Medal and gave an … luncheon on Friday, June 6. She began her talk by speaking of the Radcliffe of her own day, pre-pantyhose and other …
Issue: July-August 2003
America's Higher-Education Agenda
… on higher-education policy and its compelling relevance for the future of our economy and democracy. Two of the most respected … to lose focus and conviction. The most striking example arises in their discussion of transforming the federal role …
Issue: September-October 2016
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 …
Ready for a Reopening
… The Harvard Art Museums will reopen on November 16, 2014. In the meantime, here are additional images from a handful of galleries and from the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies. … Additional images of the Harvard Art Museums galleries … Additional …
Summers to Direct Center for Business and Government
… As reported , Eliot University Professor Lawrence H. Summers has concluded his service as director of the National Economic Council under President Barack Obama, … positions during strong economic times and economic crises, and having played a central role in exploring and …
Defending Civil Discourse on Campus
… In early November 2015, an angry group of Yale students surrounded Nicholas Christakis M.D.'89, then master of Silliman residential college (and before then master of …
Harvard Public Health’s $350-Million Infusion
… Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) has received a $350-million gift from The Morningside Foundation, the philanthropic arm of … a leader of the family investment and other business enterprises, locally and in Hong Kong. “The Public-Health Moment” …
Playing Nice in the Sandbox
… School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) researchers and … as Gmail, Facebook, and Angry Birds. When a user surfing the Web opens an external application, says Cutting … professor of computer science and lead researcher Greg Morrisett , Web browsers such as Google Chrome typically …