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Allston Ambitions
… letter to his faculty is especially interesting this year. The headline item—that HBS exceeded its $1-billion capital … less than the intended aims: more associate professorships and practitioner-teachers; more fellowships; … flexible funding for innovation; and “realizing the vision of One Harvard by supporting work across the University …
Issue: May-June 2017
Berwick Is Medical, Dental Schools’ Class Day Speaker
… ’72, lecturer on healthcare policy and former administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), will address Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine degree candidates on May 23 as Class Day …
Curating a More Diverse Campus Environment
… After more than a year of study and surveys, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Task Force on Visual Culture and …
Scandal Forces Congressman David Wu to Announce Resignation
… Oregon Democrat David Wu, M '81, will resign from the House of Representatives, the New York Times reports , after being accused of engaging in unwanted sexual activity with the 18-year-old …
Running Shoes and a Wrap Dress
… Peluso shares her secrets for staying sane while living out of a suitcase. Among them: My Saucony Triumphs live in my suitcase. I've seen … wrinkled, and they fold into virtually nothing. They look professional during the day and then you can take the jacket …
Snuggle Time
… Thursday afternoon, Primus’s small dog, Dixie, went to the Science Center Plaza, atop the Cambridge Street tunnel, to see what entertainment was on offer. After a year of construction jointly undertaken by Harvard and the City …
Issue: November-December 2013
Crimson in Beijing
… Harvard athletes have a long history of Olympic competition, beginning with the first modern games at Athens in 1896 (see “The … powerful United States women’s eight to victory, staving off a late surge by the Netherlands. In the men’s …
Issue: November-December 2008
Jason Luke
… After graduation, Jason Luke ’94 supervised Dorm Crew—the trash-disposing, bathroom-cleaning student employment … in college—as a stopgap before graduate school. Soon he was offered a full-time position in “Special Services.” “What … He cleaned carpets, refinished floors, and moved furniture, often overnight—assembling teams from nothing. Graduate …
Issue: May-June 2019
University People
… Humanities Leaders Cogan University Professor Stephen Greenblatt , acclaimed for his Shakespeare scholarship (see “ The Mysterious Mr. Shakespeare ,” September-October 2004, … honor for humanities scholarship, comes with an award of 4.5 million kroner (about $525,000). Greenblatt is now …
Issue: May-June 2016
Olympic Fever
… “Harvard in the Olympics,” an alumni college offered by the HAA and the … The day-long event on January 21 is at the Harvard Club of Boston. Panelists include Boston Globe sports writer John …
Issue: January-February 2006
China: Harvard's Expanding Engagement
… The University is expanding its academic engagement with the People's Republic of China, opening a large new Harvard Center Shanghai in … facility was formally inaugurated with a day-long series of academic presentations and speeches featuring deans, …
Issue: May-June 2010
Update: Harvard versus Lehigh
… A stunning defensive play was the game-saver in a 27-24 win over Lehigh at the Stadium on … Defensive end Peter Ajayi managed to grab the back of Clark’s jersey, and the football flew into the hands of Crimson linebacker Glenn Dorris. Game over. Harvard had …
Military Recruiting Upheld
… The Supreme Court ruled on March 6 that the federal government can cut off funding to universities that limit or ban military … million in federal research funding annually. A coalition of law schools filed suit, alleging that the amendment …
Issue: May-June 2006
Harvard and Boston
… Examining the relationships between universities and municipalities in the Boston metropolitan area, Ford professor of the social sciences Robert J. Sampson sees “a set of …
Cambridge 02138
… The Tardigrade Moment Regarding the cover of the … cross many branches of mathematics. Math appreciation will arise from people seeing and understanding the achievements …
Issue: March-April 2020