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Newport, Rhode Island
… One of the most beautiful warm-weather routes to Newport is the hourlong water-taxi ride from … a pedicab, or hop on a city bus to explore pretty much all of this summertime hotspot. For totally car-free travel, you …
Issue: July-August 2009
How Myth and Memoir Intertwine
… ’01 was puzzled in January 1999 when she showed up on the first day of her creative-writing seminar, “Weaving an Autobiography.” … McKetta, a 19-year-old English concentrator, seemed out of place in the community education class then offered by …
Issue: November-December 2021
Angell, Hochschild, Seeger, Seidel Honored
… The American Academy of Arts and Letters has announced its … recognized are: Pete Seeger ’40, the folk singer, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts; read an …
After Affirmative Action
… The Supreme Court, in a decision announced June 29, banned … admissions at both public and private institutions of higher education, ruling the practices at Harvard and the University of North Carolina (UNC) unconstitutional and overturning …
Jonathan Shaw , Lincoln Caplan
Issue: September-October 2023
Henry Clarke Warren
… The historic Warren House (built in 1833) at 1 Prescott Street and its 80,000 square-foot parcel of land next to Harvard Yard were bequeathed to the … by Henry Clarke Warren, A.B. 1879, who studied the history of philosophy and the Sanskrit language at Harvard. He had …
Issue: March-April 2023
Innovations Changing the World: New Technologies, Harvard, and China
… David B. Yoffie , Starr professor of international business administration and senior … addressed technological and economic engines for growth—and their prospective implications for how people work, study, …
Issue: May-June 2010
Making Credit Safer
… impossible to buy a toaster that has a one-in-five chance of bursting into flames and burning down your house. But it … is possible to refinance your home with a mortgage that has the same one-in-five chance of putting your family out on … carefully or seeking legal assistance should not be surprised if terms come to light later that are unfavorable to …
Issue: May-June 2008
Brevia
… Sunpower, Sunshower Solar thermal energy panels installed atop Canaday Hall in July will provide 60 percent of the hot water to Harvard’s freshman dormitories and other Faculty of Arts and Sciences buildings in Harvard Yard. The sun …
Issue: September-October 2010
Harvard Releases Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Task Force Reports
… reports on campus antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias . The task forces, convened together by then-interim President … published initial findings in June 2024, but publication of the final reports were continually delayed . The Department of Human Health and Services’ Office for Civil Rights …
Undergraduate Summer Research Programs Unveiled
… Starting this summer, the College will offer two new research programs for … popular Program for Research in Science and Engineering (PRISE), the programs will match students with faculty …
Harvard Professors Recognized for Teaching and Advising
… At the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) meeting on May 1, … teaching and advising, in several categories. He named the following faculty members Harvard College Professors , FAS’s highest distinction for undergraduate …
Ways to Support Your Well-Being in the New Year
… The gifts are tucked away, the wine bottles have been … emotional, or physical well-being, there are plenty of opportunities right in Cambridge to keep you motivated … than the Harvard University Employees Credit Union, which offers several personal finance workshops in January for …
Issue: January-February 2020
Ellen Newbold La Motte
… third deadly year, Ellen N. La Motte published a collection of stories, The Backwash of War: The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed …
Issue: July-August 2019
Brevia
… Gender Milestone For the first time, slightly more women than men will enroll in the cohort of students entering Harvard College, making the class of 2008 an historic group even before they begin their …
Issue: September-October 2004
Sunlight and Shadow
… was perfect . But for a brief shower Wednesday evening, the sun shone throughout the week. Thursday morning, May 25, … cool enough to lend perfect comfort to the many thousands of people who found themselves clothed in academic gowns. … I hope…that you will have similarly pleasant surprises.” Thanking all those who had helped him (especially …
Issue: July-August 2023