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A Gift of Munch Artworks
… from Philip A. Straus ’37 and his wife Lynn G. Straus of 62 prints and two paintings by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch (1863-1944) has made the Harvard Art Museums’ collection of that artist’s work “one of the largest and most …
Commencement Celebrity: Tom Hanks to Address Graduates
… A ctor-filmmaker Tom Hanks will be the honored guest speaker at Harvard’s Commencement this May … Known for comedic roles in Splash , Big , and A League of Their Own , he won Academy Awards for best actor for his … numerous limited series and television movies such as Band of Brothers and John Adams . His debut novel, The Making …
Harvard Medalists
… THE HARVARD ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (HAA) has announced the recipients of the 2023 Harvard Medal, to be awarded in person during … by his parents—both ardent conservationists—which now comprises nearly 8,000 acres of land conserved in perpetuity. …
Civic Leaders, and Myths about Undergraduate Teaching
… detailed one specific goal: “[W]e will work toward raising the resources so we can guarantee every undergraduate who wants one a public-service internship of some kind.” During nearly half of his now three-year tenure, while the world and Harvard …
Issue: July-August 2021
Postseason, Interrupted
… On Christmas Eve , the Harvard men’s basketball team dined at Roy’s, in … Auburn 69-51 in the semifinals. Now, they had a day off before facing Oklahoma—then the third-ranked team in the … ’76, a former Harvard basketball player and former mayor of Honolulu, hosted the gathering. “People from Harvard,” he …
Issue: May-June 2016
Harvard Presidential Search Committees Named
… As the search for a successor to President Lawrence S. Bacow … advisory committees were unveiled today; a third committee, of students drawn from across the University, will be … faculty are the lifeblood of our academic enterprise, and it will be invaluable to have the varied …
Harvard Presidential Search Student Advisers Named
… The members of the student advisory committee for Harvard’s presidential … disclosed on August 25 and completing the roster of such advisers. Each advisory committee is in touch with …
Harvard@Home
… The University’s on-line learning initiative has released … the fall 2005 conference on women and war, the other offers an Alumni College about Harvard’s role in the … Gender Matter?” brought together 20 experts from a variety of fields to discuss the nature of war and the role of …
Issue: May-June 2006
"We Need a Win"
… note: More people than ever before seem to be seeking the U.S. presidency. Rather than profile alumni who are running for office, we asked Garrett … did not hold a single statewide office. To the surprise of nearly everyone, he won by a narrow margin, thanks …
Issue: September-October 2007
Sexual Harassment and Assault Reports Increase in 2018
… Disclosures of potential sexual and gender-based harassment increased by … and formal complaints increased by 7 percent, according to the joint report of the University Title IX Office and Office for Dispute …
Super Drugs for Super Bugs
… Last spring brought alarming reports of the first known case of a germ resistant to colistin, … Technology have shown just how quickly drug resistance can arise in a population of bacteria. A video (below) produced …
Issue: November-December 2016
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… The PDF you requested is not available. Please contact Bob Fitta , Director of Advertising, at: bob_fitta@harvard.edu or 617-496-6631 … and to find out how Harvard Magazine compares with other national titles. … The PDF you requested is not …
Vegan Hedonism
… One sentence —one word, really—in the book Eating Animals by Jonathan Safran Foer changed John … someone who wouldn’t eat or wear animal products. The son of a small-town Pennsylvania butcher, Schlimm, who grew up … a cookbook author? Schlimm explains that he’s the son of two fantastic cooks as well as a member of the Straub …
Issue: November-December 2012
“Let Us Begin Again”
… This dispatch has been retitled; due to a recording error, the president's phrase "Let us begin again" was originally … below, and a link has been posted to the transcript of her remarks, which was not available earlier. Beginning … 350th-anniversary celebration in 1986 (and was reprised at the 375th-anniversary Commencement in May 2012 ). ( …
Supreme Court Brinkmanship
… Linda Greenhouse ’68 covered the Supreme Court for the New York Times for 30 years … court from a post at Yale, she has crafted a quick history of the year of Amy Coney Barrett’s confirmation to succeed Ruth Bader …
Issue: November-December 2021