Search
Honors Due
… Each year the HAA awards the Harvard Medal to three individuals who … served as an Overseer from 1982 to 1988, and was president of the board in his last year. In addition, he has been a member of the HAA Overseers/Directors Nominating Committee, held …
Interim Accomplishments
… in February 2006, interim president Derek Bok told a group of Harvard administrators last October, he found himself in the position of Rip van Winkle. Having been president from … to realize them. Bok said he was “very pleasantly surprised” by the quality of candidates for tenured …
Issue: July-August 2007
Alumni Interviewer Honors
… This year’s Miller-Hunn Awards —the original award, which honored Hiram S. Hunn, A.B. 1921, now honors retired admissions officer Dwight D. Miller, Ed.M. ’71, as well—recognize eight … and interview prospective undergraduates. Eric Behrens ’70, of Piedmont, California, became an alumni interviewer in …
Issue: November-December 2020
Vanished Acts
… to shake with passers-by." Three worthy books full of Harvard references have arrived on the shelf. The Naked Quaker: True Crimes and Controversies … Society. The lascivious behavior of Harvard students arises quickly in her book. In 1660 witnesses spotted in a …
Issue: January-February 2008
Is Teach for America Good for America?
… “It’s like you’re the special ops team that’s coming in to rescue education … is an all-star…but I do think it’s problematic to right off the bat blame the shortcomings of education on the people who are trying the hardest to fix …
Spring Sports
… Men's Crew The Crimson decisively swept the Harvard-Yale boat race (the … Baseball The Crimson (20-25,16-7 Ivy) swept a two-game playoff with Princeton to capture the Ivy title. Ben Crockett '02 was Ivy League co-Pitcher of the Year. Softball Harvard (31-10, 15-3 Ivy) posted its …
Issue: July-August 2002
Jeffrey Epstein’s Extensive Harvard Reach
… The Harvard General Counsel’s office, charged last September … reportedly by suicide, while facing numerous new charges of sex trafficking of minors. The report, conveyed to Bacow …
Issue: July-August 2020
Veteran MIT Administrator Named University Secretary
… has been appointed vice president and Secretary of the University. Glassburn formerly served in a similar role at MIT, where she coordinated the operations of the MIT Corporation. At Harvard, she will serve as chief …
Hansjörg Wyss Gives $350 Million to Bioengineering Institute
… Wyss, M.B.A. ’65, has made a $350-million gift to support the research of the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired … time and join me in helping to build this incredible enterprise and expand its impact even further in the years to …
Show-offs
… Once out of the chrysalis, most butterflies live for only a few days or … A thousand are on display into March at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. The collection as a whole is a research …
Retooling Tech Transfer
… called black silicon one day in 1998, he knew right away they were on to something. The material absorbs 50 percent … Light ,” May-June 2002, page 12). Mazur, now Balkanski professor of applied physics and professor of physics, remembers …
Issue: January-February 2008
“A Grinding War”
… a discussion on campus Thursday evening, Marie Yovanovitch, the American ambassador to Ukraine from 2016 to 2019, … helped bring Vladimir Putin to power. “He killed thousands of people living in Chechnya….And to the best of my knowledge, the international community was quite …
Arts and Sciences Dean Search Begins
… J ust five days after she formally inaugurated the search for a successor School of Engineering and Applied Sciences dean, President-elect … formally launched the search for her successor as Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) dean. She vacates the post when …
Another Competitive Overseers’ Election Takes Shape
… With the announcement today of the Harvard Alumni Association … (HAA) nominating committee’s candidates for the Board of Overseers, a second consecutive, competitive campaign for … ’11, vice president, head of strategy and group enterprises, MTV Entertainment Group. Brooklyn, N.Y. • Benjamin …
Blockheads
… to shake with passers-by." Benjamin Franklin’s father thought of sending his boy to Harvard to study for the ministry, but decided that would be a waste of money because of Benjamin’s “cheeky impertinence, …
Issue: January-February 2006