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Pondering the Extracurricular “Founders” Puzzle
… for a postgraduate fellowship last fall over Zoom, one of the interviewers pointed out that during my time at Harvard, … your résumé with the title of ‘Founder’?” It’s difficult to rise to the presidency of a student organization steeped in …
Issue: July-August 2021
The Fogg Pulls Back the Curtain
… In early September , several reporters were invited to tour the new Harvard Art Museums building that has risen at 32 Quincy Street. The façade of the old Fogg museum still stands facing Sever Quadrangle. …
Efficient Taxation of Income
… In June 2001, President George W. Bush signed the Economic Growth and Tax Relief and Reconciliation Act into law, initiating a 10-year program of tax reductions. This January, the president proposed a … to remove barriers to efficient allocation of capital that arise from disparities in the tax treatment of different …
Issue: March-April 2003
Theresa Betancourt: Images from India
… articles, and relationship building, Harvard School of Public Health professor Theresa Betancourt — profiled in our November-December issue … and daughters of the migrant workers who build India’s high-rise offices and dwellings. … Images of the professor’s …
Issue: November-December 2012
Ahead of His Time
… 1855, LL.D. 1882, left a huge mark on Boston (he founded the symphony) and Harvard (he joined the Corporation in … steps into Allston. He also organized the purchase of the downtown site for the Medical School. In 1899, Higginson donated $150,000 for construction of the Harvard Union, a center intended to welcome all in a …
Issue: November-December 2022
“The Greatest Demonstration of Public Service”
… In the favoring presence of family, friends, alumni reunioners, … other supporters, seven imminent graduates took their oaths of office and joined the armed forces of the United States …
Animal (Code) Cracker
… The July-August cover story about efforts to decode the click communication of sperm whales prompted numerous letters, including one that detailed the involvement of a talented undergraduate, Peter Bermant ’19, in the …
Bob Odenkirk and Jennifer Coolidge Named Hasty Pudding’s 2023 Man and Woman of the Year
… The Hasty Pudding Theatricals will soon hand the Pudding Pot … Coolidge and Bob Odenkirk, their 2023 Woman and Man of the Year. Woman of the Year Coolidge is beloved for her … producer Aidan Golub ’24. “We’re cooking up a lot of surprises to celebrate Mr. Odenkirk’s contributions to the world …
Building Momentum
… Understandably , when it comes to imagining the campus of the future, all eyes are on Allston. Harvard's … down ward. Make way for grad students: New housing rises in Allston. First, a bit of perspective. Much of the …
Issue: May-June 2002
Fusing Faculties of Mind
… people could communicate with animals, and even with each other, using only their thoughts? Such direct brain-to-brain … in a very basic sense, at Harvard last year, when a team of researchers led by associate professor of radiology Seung-Schik Yoo developed the first …
Issue: March-April 2014
The Fight for the Republic
… In 2021, the United States failed for the first time in its history to achieve a peaceful transfer of presidential power. The events of January 6, observes … I underestimated how much of a successful business enterprise Trump and Trumpism turned out to be for the people …
Taking Charge of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
… [video:http://vimeo.com/3020519] … Taking Charge of the Beth Israel Deaconess MediPaul Levycal Center... … 2017 … Taking Charge of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center … Taking Charge …
Issue: September-October 2003
Trails of Tears, and Hope
… The hamlet of Alkali Lake, about 100 miles north of Vancouver, is home to one of a handful of surviving … Creek, 70 Mile House, Horsefly, and Likely. In many ways, the history of the 400 Indians living there resembles that …
Issue: March-April 2008
The Living Harvard Force
… The first in what is now a 90-year series of alumni … of College alumni are 70 or over; the median age has risen to 49. For obvious reasons, most directories begin to …
Sources of Funding
… Endowment income distributed for operations makes up the largest share of Harvard’s revenue: 31 percent in the fiscal year ended … the individual schools’ finances vary depending on the size of their endowments (the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, FAS, …
Issue: January-February 2005