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"Hell's Aardvarks" at 50
… In the antediluvian days before e-mail, the Harvard Crimson's … list announcing student events. Space limitations often swallowed notices at the end of the alphabet--like … what was going on, rather than a genuinely creative enterprise," says Dick Gunther '59, who named Cambridge 38 after …
Christina Gao: No Regrets
… lessons at age seven, her life has been as much of a balancing act as the sport itself. Growing up, the slender girl from Cincinnati often missed school to make time for her training sessions …
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
When Wildfires Make Your Air Unhealthy
… REVISITING WILDFIRES AND PUBLIC HEALTH In light of recent events in Los Angeles, we are resharing this relevant article on wildfires and their effect on air quality. In the below Q&A from 2023, … That said, everyone in our field was talking about how surprised we all were, and when you look at the numbers, this is …
Precedent-Setting Presidential Search
… The search for a successor to President Lawrence H. Summers … The committee “plans to consult with alumni in a series of meetings, at various locations beyond Cambridge and … as well as locally,” to assure that it hears a variety of perspectives. (Alumni groups already scheduled to meet …
Issue: May-June 2006
Graduate English Oration: "One Journey's End is Another's Beginning"
… by Dorinda J. Carter, Ed.D. '05 My maternal great-grandmother Dorenda said that she was born in the year peace was … in Arkansas at a time when the ability to read and write offered liberation and personal agency for millions of freed slaves. I believe that both Dorendas—one born into …
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 …
“Volts of Your Own Spirit”
… The death of Helen Vendler, Porter University Professor emerita, on April 23, deprived readers of perhaps the greatest American critic of poetry. The arrival days …
Issue: September-October 2024
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… The PDF you requested is not available. Please contact Abby … out more about our regional section, Harvard Squared, and the custom, targeted marketing packages we can create to suit your needs and budgets. … The PDF you requested is not available. … Missing Harvard …
A Facelift for Mass Hall
… The construction scaffolding that has grown like aggressive … as the site undergoes renovations this summer. Home to the office of the president (and, upstairs, 14 College freshmen), …
Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg ’06 Back on Campus
… Dropping out of Harvard: a standard to aspire to. Harvard unrolled the crimson carpet on Monday as famous (and infamous) … and did just that, leaving students and reporters alike surprised by his sudden exit. Another scene from The Social …
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 …
A Far Cry Nominated for Grammy Award
… The debut album from Crier Records, the record label of the chamber orchestra A Far Cry ( profiled in our January/February issue ), has been nominated …
Banjos and Balance Sheets
… executive. Photograph courtesy Compass Records In the latter part of the "go-go Eighties," Alison Brown '84 seemed destined to … Barney, she was crunching numbers for the underwriting of tax-exempt bonds and walking to work wearing a business …
Walking a Mile in My Own Shoes
… Black, closed-toe, not too shiny, enough of a heel to announce her arrival--this is the kind of shoe I imagine on successful women. Two days before the …
Issue: November-December 2010