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Public Health Fieldwork in Brazil
… It’s approaching noon in São Paulo, Brazil, and steps from the symphonic theater in the center of this city of 20 million, a squatter settlement is being razed and …
Brevia
… Datar for Dean Srikant M. Datar, Dickinson professor of business administration, has been named dean of … effective January 1, succeeding Nitin Nohria, who had led the school since 2010. Since joining the faculty in 1996, … and finance, who helped FAS respond to the financial crises caused by the Great Recession and now the pandemic; …
Issue: January-February 2021
Songs from "Something Else" by Eisa Davis
… ’92—actress, playwright, musician, dancer—is also known as the creator of "soulful, jazz-inflected songs." Her debut album, … for purchase at CDBaby and on iTunes ), features 10 of her own compositions. Two sample tracks can be heard …
Issue: July-August 2008
Alumni Coalition Opposes Harvard Overseer Slate
… Following the announcement of a five-person petition slate of candidates in this spring’s voting for members of Harvard’s Board of Overseers , and certification of the petitioners for placement on the ballot , a number of …
Final-club Finality
… William F. Lee on December 5 brought an end to 19 months of formal faculty debate about and challenges to the College’s sanctions on undergraduate membership in … fraternities, and sororities). At the monthly Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) meeting that afternoon, Faust …
Issue: March-April 2018
First and 100
… linking arms and thrusting forward, and a great deal of kicking—both of balls and opponents. The contests often turned into bloody brawls. Footballers …
Craig Lambert , John T. Bethell
Issue: September-October 2003
Live a Little
… The West Side Lounge is a fun little restaurant. On a … party. The place was packed with a diverse crowd: a group of giddy young mothers out on the town, Law School students, a table of double-daters, and a clutch of middle-aged researchers …
Issue: July-August 2005
Destination Nollywood
… Films are big business in Nigeria. The country’s motion-picture industry ranks third in the … to practice teamwork. Johnson had spent the first half of the summer working in asset management for Goldman Sachs. … who excelled academically but were nevertheless in danger of dropping out due to their families’ economic …
Issue: November-December 2009
Funny—and Afire
… Matthew Browne ’17 recently walked readers through a new form of collegiate humor ( “Our Memes, Ourselves,” July-August). … LinkedIn,” after her retirement announcement , and a shot of Facebook’s CEO at Commencement (a twofer: the honorand, …
Issue: September-October 2017
Hoops: "Inadvertent" Violation
… The Ivy League has announced that Harvard will self-impose … after acknowledging an inadvertent "secondary" violation of the NCAA's policies of recruitment of prospective athletes. Three years ago, …
Kendall Square Eats
… Once a cluster of electric power plants, factories, and other “dirty” industries, the Kendall Square area in … the anomalous meal progressed, we adjusted to more such surprises: a cube of tofu in a crunchy, caramelized coating that …
Issue: May-June 2016
Safety Tips for Dating
… Safety Tips For Dating Dipping your foot into the dating pool can be fun. But, it's important to take … too good to be true, it probably is. Be very cautious of any communication you receive asking you to act … on first contact Asking for your address under the guise of sending you a present, flowers or a package …
Overseer and HAA Director Elections
… must be received by 5 p.m. (EDT) on May 19. All holders of Harvard degrees, except officers of instruction and government at Harvard, and members of the Harvard Corporation, are entitled to vote for Overseer …
Issue: March-April 2020
Faculty Diversity: some additional statistics
… Supplemental statistics to " Forum: Faculty Diversity ," in the March-April, 2002 edition of Harvard Magazine. Despite 30 years of affirmative action, and contrary to public perceptions, …
Issue: March-April 2002
Master Watercolorists
… rarely leave climate-controlled museum storage vaults. Often, they are so delicately composed that what’s omitted can make the most dramatic visual impact, as in the case of John Singer Sargent’s 1917 Muddy Alligators . The famous …
Issue: July-August 2023