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Seamus Heaney, Digging with the Pen
… One of the most revealing questions you can ask about any poet has to do with his sense of responsibility. To whom or what does he hold himself responsible in his writing? The poet who replies Nothingwho believes that the concept of …
Issue: November-December 2006
America’s Great Modern Justice
… In the spring of 1864, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. was fighting in the Civil War as a Union Army captain. He had enlisted three … 20 and in his last term at Harvard College, in the class of 1861. As an infantry officer in Virginia, he had received …
Issue: May-June 2019
And the Academy Award Goes to…Math
… Viola Davis or Meryl Streep? In 2012, only one could win the Academy Award for best actress, but which one? Ben … at the time, he had—like countless others—chosen a slate of Oscars winners. But his selection method stood out. Instead of working off the results of the Golden Globes, picking his …
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
Witness to Violence
… was hung in chains, next to Caesar’s rotting corpse, on the island in the midst of the Little Collect. But the executioner’s work was far … death, denying their guilt to the last. Smoke and the smell of burning flesh wafted over the city. Back at City Hall, …
Issue: September-October 2005
Harvard Dismisses Fencing Coach for Conflict of Interest
… Brand, whose conduct has been found to violate conflict-of-interest policies; the news was originally reported by The Boston Globe . In a statement released this afternoon, director of athletics Robert L. Scalise said: In April, Harvard was …
Francis Cabot Lowell
… struggled for political independence, he helped lay the groundwork for the new country’s economic independence … States into a world trading power and put into play forces of technological innovation that continue today. Lowell’s … through the novel idea of selling shares in his enterprise, which became known as the Boston Manufacturing …
Issue: September-October 2010
Time To Stand Up
… “Making her debut here, let’s welcome the incredible Catherine Yeo!” I shuffled to the front of the room, an illuminated open mic “stage” in what felt … to look up to my mother. No matter the setting, she could rise from her seat, and a heartfelt monologue would pour out …
The SIGnboard
… The Harvard Alumni Association has approved more than 20 … . Harvard Magazine invites SIG officers to share news of their groups’ activities in this space. (Send items to …
Issue: November-December 2009
The New Art Museums, on Your Bookshelf
… Theodore E. Stebbins Jr., curator of American art emeritus … Art Museums, sums up the University’s expansive holdings of early American paintings as “very big,” “very good,” …
Active Alternatives
… Harvard offers a panoply of “active learning” opportunities in its various faculties. The new Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching (see …
Issue: March-April 2012
Alan Seeger
… A hundred years ago , at the height of World War I, the Battle of the Somme raged in northern France. More than 600,000 …
Issue: November-December 2016
From Title IX to Riot Grrrls
… Today’s American girls and young women may be the daughters of feminism, but their world isn’t always the … wants more equality, not difference, between the sexes. The rise of “girl power” and the celebration of …
Issue: January-February 2008
Harvard’s 50-Year Plan
… Ten million square feet of new buildings, as many as 12,000 new jobs, and many billions of dollars: the numbers alone suggest the scope of Harvard’s plans over … enrollment in engineering and applied sciences expected to rise only by about 140 during the next decade, “We do not …
Issue: March-April 2007
A New Twist on Home for the Holidays
… Yes, the holidays will look a bit different this year. Just the … charming storefronts—it’s still possible to get your fill of seasonal cheer, even in a distanced way. Shopping: Tick everyone off your list with Cambridge’s annual Small Business …
Issue: November-December 2020