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Friending the Faculty…and Others
… as a Lowellian, that I had any meaningful interaction with the members of our Senior Common Room. The SCR consists of the House master and co-master, faculty members, …
Issue: March-April 2010
Frank Roosevelt at Harvard
… Even adversaries admired his way with words, and the "wise sauciness"—in Felix Frankfurter's phrase—with … "This meeting is being held," he began, in pursuance of an adjournment expressly taken one hundred years ago on the motion of Josiah Quincy. At that time many of the alumni of Harvard …
On Cutting-Edge Cancer Research
… Associate professor of medicine George D. Demetri '78, of the Dana-Farber Cancer …
Crimson Red Ink
… Harvard’s annual financial report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2020, published today, shows the initial, adverse impact of the coronavirus pandemic as: revenue decreased by 3 … the coronavirus were funded during the year. A second surprise came in the form of sustained philanthropic support . …
In Esteemed Company
… awarded honorary degrees from Harvard this year. Besides the Commencement speaker, U.S. Secretary of Energy (and Nobel laureate in physics) Steven Chu, the … through a period of profound change brought about by the rise of new technologies. Superlative political scientist, …
Chapter & Verse
… Harvey Carnes seeks the author of a poem about Lincoln: "young Abe/of the too-short pants/and too-long legs" who becomes …
Issue: January-February 2003
Murasaki Shikibu
… The Japanese woman who wrote the extraordinary Tale of Genji … was normal for a daughter. Shikibu, which means "Bureau of Ceremonial," refers to a post once held by her father, …
Issue: May-June 2002
Theresa McCulla
… Walking in Paris years ago, Theresa McCulla ’04 suddenly came face-to-face with small … cloth and dramatically lit from above in the shop window of pastry chef Pierre Hermé. “They were presented like … for food—nurtured in her own family’s kitchen, in professional venues, and during her college semester at the …
Issue: January-February 2010
Surplus Surge
… The black ink continues. For the fiscal year ended June 20, 2001, the University recorded an operating surplus of $164.9 million--37 percent larger than in the prior … reflect both a continuation of past trends and a surprise. As planned, Harvard generated a significant surplus in …
Issue: January-February 2002
Personal Favorites
… we asked Harvard Magazine staffers and friends to name some of their favorite restaurants in Greater Boston. The resulting … for inventive food, comfort, personable servers, and ease of conversation (low noise levels). A hodge-podge selection …
Issue: May-June 2019
A Financial Surplus—and Some Surprises
… The University completed fiscal year 2014, ended last June 30, with a modest surplus, following two years of modest deficits. According to the annual financial … “Harvard’s community of faculty, students and staff has risen admirably to the challenge thus far….” In fact, …
Why Whales?
… Among the environmental-protection and natural-resources laws … species that have no known economic constituency (often, indeed, creatures no one has even heard of before), conservation doesn’t count for much. Joe Roman …
Issue: May-June 2011
Growth is Good
… Economists have always been very good at detailing the material consequences of modern economic growth. It makes us taller: we are … and listen yet again to that blind poet from the other side of the Aegean tell the only long story he knows—the one …
Issue: January-February 2006
HAA Award Winners
… The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) Awards were established … ceremony took place on October 14, during the HAA board of directors’ fall meeting. Six alumni were honored. … "Nash" D. Flores Ignacio “Nash” D. Flores III , M.B.A. ’67, of Dallas, has served for more than 25 years as co-chair of …
Issue: November-December 2010
Vita: Edward Everett Hale
… Harvard witnessed a wave of enthusiasm for photography in the spring of 1839, inspired by the restlessly inquiring mind of senior …
Issue: January-February 2015