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Publisher Departs
… Irina Kuksin, who joined the magazine as finance and administrative director in late … and marketing teams while keeping careful control of expenses and, of late, coping with pandemic-related kinks … chain for paper, our printer’s operations, and other crises. Throughout, of course, the magazine’s business and …
Issue: May-June 2023
Harvard Will Not Divest Fossil-Fuel Holdings
… President Drew Faust announced Thursday that the University will not sell its endowment holdings in the … example, e-mailed Faust a half-dozen times and visited her office six times without receiving any response in December … in order to avert further environmental and human rights crises due to climate change?” Of the 3,556 students who …
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 2019
Development Doyenne
… Much remains to be decided about the scope, themes, and timing of Harvard's next major capital campaign. But this much is … who became Harvard Business School's chief financial officer in 1996 and then added external affairs to her …
Issue: January-February 2004
"Tyrant Fever's" Trigger
… When an infection assails the body, the response is predictable. Fever, loss of appetite, fatigue, that achy feeling—we never get just … others. Scientists believe this is because the entire suite of symptoms is governed by hormones called …
Issue: March-April 2008
Students’ Teacher
… lives “to learn something new every day.” He believes his profession requires “living with a clear head, without … preconceptions”—which, he adds, “can be a challenge in the classroom.” He did not reach that classroom in his … at Little Rock Central High. “I try not to think just of teaching a subject; I need to teach the children right in …
Issue: January-February 2013
U.S. Representative Blasts Harvard’s Discipline
… U.S. Representative Virginia Foxx (R-North Carolina), chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued a … has spearheaded investigations into and severe criticisms of Harvard and many other universities since last autumn ( …
Barry’s Corner Breaks Ground
… Officials from Harvard and the City of Boston as well as a few Allston residents braved the bitter cold to gather today at the Harvard-Allston …
29-29, Forever
… Some—in fact, many —have called it the greatest football game ever played. Now, The Game of all Games—the battle of undefeated Harvard and Yale squads on November 23, 1968, …
Issue: November-December 2009
Francis J. Doyle III Appointed Engineering Dean
… The University announced this morning that Francis J. Doyle III, professor and chair of chemical engineering at the University … Doyle said, “The faculty and students in this School comprise some of the brightest minds in the world. I am excited …
A Humanist Who Knows Corn Flakes
… Homi Bhabha tells a story about corn flakes to illustrate the relevance of the humanities to international commerce. “For many years … about them. Indian manufacturers would produce imitations of foreign goods—for instance, corn flakes. “When the …
Issue: September-October 2005
Bounced
… afternoon, Penn’s senior guard Darnell Foreman sat on the dais at the Palestra during the post-game press … It easily could have been Harvard up there, if a couple of things had played out differently. With just over 12 … Juzang ’20 brought the ball up the floor and handed it off to Justin Bassey ’20, who hoisted a three-point attempt. …
Squash, Egyptian Style
… styles dominate elite squash today: English and Egyptian. The English style emphasizes steadiness, long points, and … Egyptian style accents the creative and deceptive aspects of squash, and taxes the opponent’s mental toughness. “The … player will go for a trick shot and win a point out of nowhere.” Egypt has now become the world’s leading power …
Issue: January-February 2013
Extracurriculars
… Seasonal The Game, #127 • November 20 at Harvard Stadium. … December 9, 3-8 p.m. • December 10-12, 10 p.m. -7 p.m. www.ofa.fas.harvard.edu/ceramics 617-495-8680; 219 Western … Society Christmas Concert • December 10 at 8 p.m. www.boxoffice.harvard.edu ; 617-496-2222 First Church, 11 Garden …
Issue: November-December 2010
Brevia: Harvard News in Brief
… by Curtis Dahl Victor Clay has been appointed chief of the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD), effective … Angeles County sheriff’s department, Clay served as chief of campus safety at Occidental College and then chief of …
Issue: July-August 2021