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Charles Follen
… clergyman: German-born Karl Follen was an unusual Harvard professor. He grew up during Napoleon's occupation of the German states; that conflict fired his generation's …
Issue: September-October 2002
Wendy Lesser's "Threepenny Review"
… Wendy Lesser ’73 is hesitant to say very much about the new book she’s been working on. “It’s a tiny little … demurs. But she’s clearly excited by the idea: a collection of essays about 15 now-dead writers who were her friends and … world’s more customary churn (and that would have surprised her younger restless self, she says), but it also …
Issue: July-August 2022
Philip Lovejoy to Step Down as Harvard Alumni Leader
… Philip W. Lovejoy, executive director of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) since July 2014, today announced his retirement from the post at the end of this year, concluding a quarter-century of Harvard …
Katherine Lapp Named Executive Vice President
… Katherine N. Lapp has been appointed Harvard's executive vice … vice president for business operations for the University of California since 2007, succeeds Edward C. Forst '82, the … announcement , Lapp will be Harvard's chief administrative officer, overseeing the financial, administrative, human …
Digital Display
… At an event this Sunday for alumni—and on panels at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival (SXSW) in Austin … the same banner)—Harvard will display diverse elements of its interactive and online activities. Digital Harvard in … in tee-ing up innovation"—both within the academic enterprise in many disciplines, and in the wider world. In the …
Seeking Greenery
… Tower Hill Botanic Garden’s “Month of Flowers” is a bracing antidote to winter. Along with bountiful floral arrangements and the subtropical plants blossoming in its conservatories, the … Massachusetts, organization is sponsoring a series of events throughout February. These include: lessons on …
Issue: January-February 2016
Bringing Black History to Light
… “These voices that exist in our collections, they’re always … desk—“but these other voices are there.… And at the end of the day, what’s oftentimes true is that people care about things insofar as …
Harvard’s Historic Building Boom
… was flat-out this summer—in all seriousness, perhaps the University’s busiest building season. Marquee projects include assembling the future home of much of the engineering and applied sciences faculty (shown …
Issue: September-October 2017
Harvard Forward Won’t Contest 2022 Overseers’ Election
… which organized alumni to place petition candidates on the annual ballot for the Board of Overseers—and elected four younger Overseers, on a … be fielding petition candidates for the 2022 Harvard Board of Overseers election. While this decision may come as a …
Letter from Phnom Penh
… former Berta Greenwald Ledecky Undergraduate Fellow, spent the last academic year in Cambodia. Now, while working for a … for the one-burner kitchen, bucket baths, and lack of hot water, as well as the predictable visits from … are no addresses in Cambodia. The street numbers are out of order, no one reads maps, and the postal system is …
Issue: September-October 2004
Extracurriculars
… Seasonal The Farmers’ Market at Harvard … (rain or shine) 26 Oxford Street (new location: in front of the Harvard Museum of Natural History) In Allston: Fridays, 3-7 p.m. Corner of …
Issue: July-August 2012
Crimson “Bodice-Rippers”
… “Of course their hook was ‘Harvard student writes bodice-ripper,’” says Lauren Willig, A.M. ’03, J.D. ’06. And of course it worked: the publisher’s strategy attracted “all sorts of media …
Issue: July-August 2015
Comings and Goings
… University clubs offer a variety of stimulating gatherings. Here is a list of …
Issue: May-June 2006
Sushi Deluxe
… The amaebi mango roll, a house specialty at Douzo, comes in … like a kingly golden serpent. A precisely carved crown of cucumber sits atop the deep-fried ornamental shrimp head … for lunch and dinner. Reservations recommended. Composed of mango and cucumber wrapped in raw shrimp, the roll is …
Issue: November-December 2008
Sweet and Savory Souk
… Tired of flapjacks ? Try a Turkish breakfast: soft-boiled egg, cucumber, tomato, olives, feta, seasonal … or Greek beet tzatziki, a dip made with yogurt and herbs. The sheer number and variety of dishes at Sofra Bakery and …
Issue: March-April 2010