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Centennial Medalists
… The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medal, first awarded in 1989 on the occasion of the school’s hundredth anniversary, honors alumni who …
Issue: July-August 2016
A Dean’s Adieu
… a morning conversation on May 18, Claudine Gay reflected on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ (FAS) priorities and progress during … that can become somewhat overshadowed by the demands of coping with the pandemic and the news of her selection …
Yesterday’s News
… 1923 The Bulletin notes, without comment, a report in The Harvard … was taken two years earlier. 1938 The Graduate School of Public Administration (forerunner of the Kennedy School) opens its first regular session with …
Issue: September-October 2018
Proactive AI Policy
… is developing faster than policymakers can keep up, and the gap in understanding between government and industry … to mandate transparency,” said Noah Feldman , Frankfurter professor of law (who advised on Facebook’s self-regulatory “oversight …
Soledad O’Brien ’88 Named Harvard College Class Day Speaker
… and twenty-fifth reunioner Soledad O’Brien ’88 will be the principal guest speaker for the seniors celebrating Class Day, on Wednesday, May 29, officers of the class of 2013 announced late Tuesday. First marshal …
Graduate-Student Unionization
… Following the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB) tentative … hearings, much later, or not at all. In April, the hearing officer ruled that Harvard had excluded from its eligible … director. The union has argued that Harvard’s exclusion of some eligible students from the voter list created …
Issue: July-August 2017
Harvard Men Keep Their Edge, Beat Columbia and Cornell
… Harvard Hardwood, the Harvard Magazine basketball report Following the … to Holy Cross and Dartmouth earlier this season, analysts offered a range of explanations for what ailed the Crimson. Some lamented …
33.3 RPM
… Saturday , 1 A.M. I arrive at the Record Hospital “orgy” with some trepidation—it’s my first one. For the last four years, I have known of the shows put on by WHRB’s rock department and its … obscure, the difficult to listen to. Freshman year, some of my classmates talked nervously about the comp process, …
Imaging Public Health
… Images are integral to the way human beings understand the world around them. As a … R. Peterson ’82 knows that, particularly in the world of medicine, images can help people comprehend how their own … Peterson works as a photographer primarily for the website of South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s On Call . The live, …
Issue: January-February 2008
Yesterday’s News
… 1913 The Alumni Bulletin applauds the Crimson for advocating more … exercises on Commencement Day.” 1918 The Harvard Club of North China contacts President Lowell, offering a prize of $100 to the Harvard undergraduate or …
Issue: May-June 2018
Yesterday’s News
… 1907 President Theodore Roosevelt, A.B. 1880, in town to see his son, … produce students,” he tells them. “The college man, the man of intellect and training, should take the lead in every … 1922 Acknowledging the geographical dispersion of Harvard men, the Board of Overseers and the Corporation …
Issue: January-February 2012
Ideas, Appassionato
… has generated both acclaim and controversy. In September, the pianist and conductor joined the prestigious list of musicians—including Igor Stravinsky, Aaron Copland, … and activities in the Middle East—views that arise from his understanding of how music functions. He …
Issue: January-February 2007
Intermission
… It was when I found myself envying the students in organic chemistry that I realized I had yet … for the Program for Research in Science and Engineering (PRISE). The proctor job covered lunch, but my options were … very good at taking it—taking notes and exams, attending office hours. Being a student was what I knew—really all I …
Voices Raised about Harvard
… note : President Alan M. Garber’s April 14 response to the Trump administration’s letter demanding sweeping changes … attention nationwide. It has also sparked an outpouring of correspondence from members of the Harvard community. All arrived after publication of …
Yesterday’s News
… 1921 For the first time in 40 years, Harvard is planning a … Chao, Ph.D. ’18. 1931 A new rule on “the entertainment of women in Harvard Houses” requires written permission to … rare volumes to a secret location if necessary in time of war. 1946 As part of a new experiment in General …
Issue: November-December 2011