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A Diagnosis for American Health Care
… senators began pushing toward a last-ditch vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and as Senator Bernie Sanders … mess we’re in.” Focused on the “policies and politics” of the American health system, the symposium, titled “It … on What State You’re In,” probed the successes and failures of Obamacare, the status of Medicare and Medicaid, …
Sven Beckert Wins Bancroft Prize in History
… Bell professor of history Sven Beckert has won a 2015 Bancroft Prize in … history for his book Empire of Cotton: A Global History , the trustees of Columbia University announced this … Grandin, a professor at New York University, who won for The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in …
Commencement Confetti
… Lots of M.B.A.s On Commencement day, Thursday, June 8, Harvard conferred 6,706 degrees and 248 certificates. The College granted 1,641 of these, 66 of them summa cum laude. The Business School …
Issue: July-August 2006
William Brewster
… days tramping through woods, fields, and marshes in search of birds near his family home, a small estate on Brattle Street in Cambridge. He became an earnest observer of birds and their habits when he was about 10, beginning the careful …
Issue: November-December 2007
Why Can’t We Move?
… The nomination of Boston as the U.S. host city for the 2024 summer Olympics preceded much public discussion of the potential benefits and costs. Andrew Zimbalist, Ph.D. … and who continued as an advocate during several crises when it was near termination. Strong, committed …
Issue: July-August 2015
A President Mended, A University Challenged
… a telephone conversation on Friday, April 3, from his official residence, Elmwood. He has been working there since March 14, according to his announcement March … things” but “not running yet.” The latter is hardly a surprise, but his mention of his regular exercise routine was …
Maine Delights
… Arrows sits on a wooded country road about half a mile from the coastal town of Ogunquit. Eighty percent of the food served is grown in gardens out back; the …
Issue: January-February 2006
Looking Forward, Looking Back
… I’ve had a lot of long conversations recently. Chance moments—lazy evenings or weekend mornings spent lingering in the dining hall; the common room late at night, with all my … an alumnus. “That’s because I have no plans: opportunities arise and I choose whether or not to follow them. I’m happy …
Issue: May-June 2012
Harvard Confers Seven Honorary Degrees
… The coronavirus pandemic has understandably overturned many beloved Harvard traditions. The celebratory hoopla of Commencement and reunions was reduced to an online … up across the American civic landscape, it attributed the rise of resentments among people who felt they were fairly …
Ask Not, Want Not?
… When asked what they would like for graduation presents, many members of the class of 2002 were nearly speechless. Something must be up. While …
Issue: May-June 2002
Brevia
… Upsizing Samuels & Associates, the Harvard-designated developer for Barry’s Corner (at the intersection of North Harvard Street and Western Avenue) in Allston, in … feet of new public open space. The tallest building would rise seven to nine stories, down from an original 11-story …
Issue: March-April 2013
New Bedford
… its role in inspiring Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. Evidence of that maritime history abounds, especially in the robust permanent displays of art and artifacts at the … a wonderful sense of serenity. The grounds are open from sunrise to sunset, says facilities manager Rock Finneran, who …
Issue: July-August 2021
My Zero-Minute Commute to Zoom University
… During my first semester of college, I slept roughly 150 feet from my 10:30 a.m. … high school, I went for a conservative 9:30, leaving plenty of time for a shower and a quick breakfast. As I adapted to new habits of late-night problem sets, the alarm was pushed back to 10:00, then to 10:15. I …
Health Professionals for a New Century
… The future of public-health education was the topic of the day for public-health researchers, …
Love Nest
… travelers in Egypt. One may buy or rent similar marquees there today for public functions, much as Harvard hires a host of tents each year to protect celebrants during Commencement … other astonishments, and attended, no doubt, by a retinue of servants. They married October 30, 1879, in Boston. …
Issue: July-August 2009