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… May 2012 to provide public online courses free worldwide, they chose a nonprofit model in part to stave off the for-profit enterprises launched by Stanford computer scientists: Udacity and …
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Issue: September-October 2021
Club and Alumni Interest Group Awards
… The HAA Clubs and SIGs Awards recognize individual and … contributions to their Harvard communities. Recipients of this year’s Outstanding Alumni Leadership Award are Alice … Rume Aggreh, LL.M. ’85, and Veronica Wong ’88. Abarbanel, of the Radcliffe Club of San Francisco, has served as the …
Issue: November-December 2023
Jewish Jokes, Theoretically
… telling you, I can’t tell you. But funny? Not so much, the comical picture of Groucho on the cover notwithstanding. Delving into the … holier-than-thou-ness. At a secondary level, the question arises of whether there is a significant difference between a …
Issue: July-August 2013
Esmeralda Santiago Overcomes Stroke to Publish Epic Novel
… Staring in disbelief at the lines of gibberish she’d just written, Esmeralda … told the Times. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, the eldest of 11 children, Santiago is the New York-based author of …
Here's to Ralph, Mrs. DeVoto, and Warren
… outstretched to shake with passers-by." As many readers of this magazine are well aware, every five years the members of each College class are invited to write something about …
Issue: March-April 2005
Advancing Leadership
… During 2013, Michael J. Bush audited Professor Joseph P. Newhouse’s course on the economics of healthcare policy and worked with Richard … of action embracing nonprofit, for-profit, and public enterprises as warranted, and involving multiple partners and …
Issue: March-April 2014
University People
… Farewell Photograph by Stephanie Mitchell / Harvard News Office Elizabeth Mora On April 15, vice president for finance Elizabeth Mora , Harvard’s chief financial officer, “announced her intention to step down” as of mid May, at the conclusion of budgeting for the next fiscal year, …
Issue: July-August 2008
Christiane Amanpour Points HKS Graduates to Opportunities Abroad
… urged Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) graduates to take the next step of their careers outside of the United States. “Go abroad and start your career,” …
Harvard Contributes Most Grads to 2011 Teach for America
… Sixty-six Harvard graduates will join the ranks of Teach for America this fall, making the … Recruiting top talent from recent college graduates and professionals who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, …
Mark Zuckerberg to Speak at Harvard Commencement
… The University announced today that Mark Zuckerberg ’06, co-founder and CEO of Facebook, will be the featured guest speaker at the … dropout who built a world-transforming software enterprise (Microsoft, in that case); accrued a staggering, …
Faust Names Grosz Radcliffe Institute Interim Dean
… naming computer scientist Barbara J. Grosz, Higgins professor of natural sciences in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences' School of Engineering and …
Overseer and HAA Director Candidates
… five new Harvard Overseers and six new elected directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA). Ballots, mailed out by … B. Weinberg ’74, Chicago. Chairman and CEO, Judd Enterprises, Inc. John Silvanus Wilson Jr., M.T.S. ’81, Ed.D. ’82, …
Issue: May-June 2015
Fall In with Classmates
… Spring reunioners may revel in the celebratory hoopla of Commencement crowds, but alumni … a great taste of Harvard life today.” Some alumni are surprised by the new fall timing—especially the thirtieth …
Issue: May-June 2014
Harvard Doctoral Programs Highly Ranked
… The National Research Council’s (NRC) Assessment of Research … today, gave “exceptionally strong evaluations” to Harvard’s offerings, according to a statement released by Graduate …
A Victorious Vessel
… Boston’s iconic USS Constitution, a 1790s warship that is the oldest active-duty boat in the world, is often taken for granted. But a recent stroll through the USS … American merchant vessels and grew in fame during the War of 1812 when it won three marquee battles against England. …
Issue: September-October 2024