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From Human Nature to Human Resources
… In 1990 , just as professor of organizational behavior Paul Lawrence was preparing to retire from the Business School, he began to notice a new leadership … market, to the corporate corruption of politics—even the rise of Hitler. He read and re-read his personal copy, now …
Issue: September-October 2011
Rashida Jones ’97: “Don’t Just Follow the Rules”
… In 2007, actress Rashida Jones ’97 had just come off a highly successful stint on the hit sitcom The Office , and was in a bit of a rut. As she auditioned for …
Meet Harvard’s Undergraduate Authors
… Summer Fellow Ryan Doan-Nguyen has been tackling a variety of writing assignments for the magazine. Here, he interviews four fellow students who … due to “potential serious complications that could arise at elevations above 5,000 feet, the environment, daily …
The Four Chaplains Are Honored in Memorial Church
… From 1942 to 1944, Harvard served as home for the U.S. Army’s Chaplain School, where a five-week program during the height of World War II graduated 20 consecutive classes of “sky pilots”—6,449 in all: priests, ministers, and rabbis …
David Pilbeam named dean of Harvard College on an interim basis
… Link to PDF... … David Pilbeam named dean of Harvard College on an interim basis … David Pilbeam named dean of Harvard College on an interim basis … article …
A New Green Revolution?
… between nine and 11 billion people will be living on the planet. What will everyone eat? More than half the … such as rice, wheat, and corn. But agricultural yields of some of these row crops have already plateaued in a third … and their pitfalls have become more apparent, incomes have risen in the developing world, leading to preference-driven …
Issue: March-April 2018
"I see you"
… Excerpts from the Class Day address, on June 6, by Bill Clinton, forty-second president of the United States. Clinton discussed the comedians who … power to do public good than ever before because of the rise of nongovernmental organizations, because of the global …
Issue: July-August 2007
Sex Science and Gender Culture
… Men are from Mars , and women are from Venus. Right? The subject of sex differences is a staple of popular culture, and various fields—sociology, …
Issue: March-April 2014
The Week’s Events
… novelist Laura Kasischke and orator Allen Counter, director of The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations and professor of neurology. Sanders Theatre. Baccalaureate Service …
Issue: May-June 2015
Time to Tax Carbon
… Next year , representatives from nations around the world will meet in Paris to discuss a global … and its equivalents—a figure that captures the social costs of releasing greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. The … small losses in overall welfare because as energy prices rise, they’ll have to pay proportionally more of their total …
Issue: September-October 2014
Study Card
… Short of taking a sabbatical and enrolling in the College for a semester, how can you know what … study today? Enter The Harvard Sampler , a collection of essays by faculty members derived from or about their …
Issue: September-October 2011
The Senior Fellow Takes Stock
… William F. Lee ’72, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation since last summer, is continuing … established by his predecessor, Robert D. Reischauer ’63 , offering his perspectives on the University, its senior …
Putting Social Progress on Par with Prosperity
… What are the ingredients of a healthy, inclusive society—one that offers its citizens opportunity, happiness, and a positive …
Issue: November-December 2015
Attention, Please
… A close look at Asta’s sign reveals the name of the storefront’s old occupant, Café 47 Pizza and … think that’s fun,” says Parsigian, a former manager at Hi-Rise Bread Company in Cambridge. “Then, when they are …
Issue: September-October 2014
At Your Service
… white blossom while showing a visitor around Garden in the Woods, a trove of native plants. “These spring ephemerals thrive on early … of Labor Statistics. Volunteerism among adults overall has risen since such numbers were collected in 1974 and in …
Issue: September-October 2009