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The Harvard Remarks of the Aga Khan
… Lecture at Harvard’s Memorial Church, co-sponsored by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and the … Program, on November 12, His Highness the Aga Khan, Imam of the Shia Ismaili Muslims (and a member of the College … realities that were shaping their lives, including the rise of African independence movements, the perilous …
The Joys of Adult Education
… wanted to learn: ancient Greek. After burning through many of Harvard's Greek and Latin classes as a special student, he turned to the Harvard Extension School, where he is now employed as an … is itself larger than the entire higher-education enterprise in the United States," he adds. "It's a big boom. It's …
Issue: January-February 2003
The Elitism of Elite Colleges
… with some serious blind spots... High-school students, their parents, and indeed, most of us see receiving a thick envelope from an Ivy League … argues that we may not actually want to go through some of those doors. The writer is William Deresiewicz, a …
Muse of Movement
… in Holland, Michigan, Dawn Murdock Stenis played sweeper on the varsity soccer teams. Sweepers are the kingpins of a soccer defense: they play at the very back, behind … life. Once inside, they storm more than 100 cardio workout machines (treadmills, elliptical trainers, rowers, bikes, …
Issue: September-October 2010
Chemical Creativity
… The photographer Ansel Adams is best known for his legendary black-and-white landscapes of the American West: clouds billowing across the Sonoma … images in the solution, then shook them to dry, giving rise to a ritual that persisted even after film improved and …
Issue: January-February 2025
On the Trail of Human Diversity
… As the first modern humans made their way out of Africa, about … scales in fish. The mutation, EDAR370A—estimated to have arisen in central China approximately 30,000 years ago—was …
Issue: May-June 2013
In the Wake of War
… Father and son. Lawyer and philosopher. Conservative and liberal. Charles Fried, Beneficial professor of law, and Gregory Fried '83, professor of … and Lincoln's illegal actions taken in response to the crises they faced, and the actions of these two great …
Issue: September-October 2010
A Mind of One’s Own
… poems that continue to entrance and mystify readers across the globe. That table will again be on display at Harvard’s … far more riveting is seeing its replica within the context of her intensely private domain: her bedroom at The Emily … along with the parlor, library, and conservatory, is part of the guided tour that starts as a literary pilgrimage of …
Issue: March-April 2020
The Roman Theater of Cruelty
… In 1855, there were said to be 420 varieties of plants growing in the … for slaughter in ancient Roman festivals. The survival of African plant species is only one of many remarkable …
The Education of a Poker Player
… was less prominent in popular culture than it is today. There wasn’t much commercial poker. New Jersey was a year away from approving casino gambling. Nevada casinos offered poker, but as an afterthought. (The casino business … from the bad players, and the casino gets only a percentage of the pot or a time charge.) Back then, the best …
Issue: March-April 2006
The Post-Roe World
… “Clarity is power,” said Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) dean Michelle Williams, at the school’s panel last week on the post- Roe United States. … ebbs, the number of children put up for adoption will rise. The experts disagree. A study at the University of …
Vistas of Perfection
… B-41 in George Smith Hall, a building that is now part of Kirkland House. Decades later, after Agee had become a … great books, Let Us Now Praise Famous Men and A Death in the Family --his roommate, Robert Saudek, remembered what it … stranger than before. Saudek might have been even more surprised if he had known exactly where his roommate had …
Issue: May-June 2009
Toward the Negotiated City
… neighborhoods vibrant, safe, affordable, and nurturing? Do they support different kinds of people living different kinds of dreams? What are the … for the greater good. Today, when inequality is on the rise, Saving America’s Cities warns against easy solutions …
Issue: September-October 2019
The Power of Negative Thinking
… even lucrative, and scientists labor long and hard to get them. Like baseball sluggers stepping up to the plate, many … dread research slumps for good reason: swing and miss too often and maybe your contract, or your funding, won't be … players can't win with bad batting averages, scientists often learn from a good whiff, says Hersey professor of cell …
Issue: January-February 2003
The Toots of Love
… The second-floor balcony of the central entryway of Grays Hall—in the best of times a …