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Poem 'Night' by Carl Phillips
… Carl Phillips ’81, professor of English and of African and African American Studies at … delivers his Phi Beta Kappa poem, titled "Night," at the 218th Literary Exercises on Tuesday morning. Text …
A Worldly Professor
… The Tutor David G. Golden '80, J.D. '83, recalls wallowing … should be doing this and trying that,'" mixed with a bit of "insulting" to shake Golden out of feeling sorry for … of institutions," says Kim Clark. "I wasn't surprised at all that he spent a large part of his career in …
Extracurriculars
… A full slate of events can be found throughout the University this season, ranging from South African … ; 617-495-9400/9422 Opening February 12 • Crises of Representation in Fin-de-Siècle Vienna presents …
Issue: January-February 2005
How to Create Your Springtime Oasis
… Designers are seeing a trend: After two years at home during the pandemic, people want to transform living spaces into … adjustments, local experts have ideas. Sam Kachmar of Sam Kachmar Architects in West Cambridge ( … houses into in-law apartments. “I’m seeing a circling of the wagons. [Clients] are bringing family closer to them …
Issue: March-April 2022
The Medical Civil Rights Act
… Brigham and Women’s Hospital, watched in horror with much of the country as the story of 25-year-old Freddie Gray unfolded on national television. …
Homeless Artists Respond to Stereotypes
… Ruthann Traylor learned of research on stereotypes by Amy Cuddy, a social … psychologist at Harvard Business School , years ago when they were neighbors. (Cuddy was then studying for her … at the shelter,” says Traylor, who is now the director of ArtSpace, a homeless shelter in West Trenton, New Jersey, …
Issue: November-December 2010
Update: Harvard versus Dartmouth
… With a 35-7 victory at Dartmouth last Saturday, the football team now has a six-game winning streak and a 6-1 overall record — the best of any Ivy League team. But Harvard’s hopes of gaining a second consecutive Ivy title dimmed when Brown …
Cambridge 02138
… Epigenetics Professor Sarah Richardson’s research on gendered bias in scientific studies is fascinating ( “The Science of Sex,” November-December 2019, page 34). I … 2019, page 15). This should come as no surprise. State courts are not equipped for this role; it is the …
Issue: January-February 2020
Harvard Business School Expands Financial Aid
… it would begin providing scholarships that cover the total cost of tuition and course fees ($75,990) to MBA students “with … financial need”—a group that includes roughly 10 percent of the degree program’s current student body. In addition, …
Larry Bacow’s Parting Push
… regularly scheduled conversation at his Massachusetts Hall office last week—the last such occasion for this magazine during his … after he leaves it. More important is what is intended to arise alongside and behind the conference center: the …
A Laboratory for Mixing Art and Science
… To David Edwards , McKay professor of the practice of biomedical engineering, the intersection …
Harvard Calendar
… is slated for May 6 through 9 in and around Harvard Yard. The festival features 200 student performances of dance, music, and drama, many free and open to the … title role in the American Repertory Theatre's production of Oedipus. Richard Feldman / American Repertory Theatre …
Issue: May-June 2004
Fleet Policy
… Her mother says that Lindsey Scherf 08 was running as soon as she could walk; she might almost have sprinted out of the womb. Given her current speed and endurance, this … But it doesnt warp her schedule: Scherf can knock off a 10-mile run in an hour. Her body may have been built …
Issue: November-December 2006
"Networked" Web Extra: Sidebars and Video
… The feature article " Networked " in the May-June issue of Harvard Magazine explores the work of five network scientists at Harvard and their connections …
Issue: May-June 2010
Compensation Controversy, Continued
… In light of continued strong investment returns (see " Endowment … Gains: Last Hurrah? " November-December 2004, page 56), the Harvard Management Company (HMC) investment … about rewards for service within a nonprofit enterprise (see "' Extraordinary' Bonuses ," March-April 2004, …
Issue: March-April 2005