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Chapter & Verse
… is to painting as water is to wine? ~Who protested, “They have taken away all our liberties—now they have given … wording for military advice allegedly given by the Duke of Wellington to a young subaltern: “Eat, sleep, and … “mediocre” (March-April). Fred Shapiro, editor of the Yale Book of Quotations (see “ Harvard in Epigram ,” …
Issue: May-June 2007
“A Vast Slave Society”
… Throughout last Friday’s daylong conference at the Radcliffe Institute on slavery and its historical ties … historian Sven Beckert phrased it Friday, “the violence of the slave trader, the Middle Passage, the auction block, … at Yale, Princeton, Brown, William & Mary, the University of Virginia, Rutgers, Georgetown— and Harvard—as well as …
Brevia
… J. Clinton Former U.S. president Bill Clinton will be the class of 2007’s Class Day speaker on June 6. Of late he has worked on problems such as HIV/AIDS through …
Issue: May-June 2007
Harvard Postpones Commencement
… President Lawrence S. Bacow informed the community this afternoon of his decision to postpone the University’s Commencement, scheduled for May 28, in light of the coronavirus pandemic . Importantly: A virtual …
Honor Roll
… Prized Professors From left to right: Stephen Rosen, William Todd … Jeremy Bloxham, and Marc Hauser Kris Snibbe / Harvard News Office The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has recognized four of its …
Issue: July-August 2002
Getting General Education Right?
… Following a review committee’s sharp criticisms of the undergraduate General Education curriculum (Gen Ed) … are also the hardest to teach well.” The latter problem arises from multiple causes discussed in the committee’s …
Giant Magellan Milestone
… In Tucson's late summer heat , under the steeply raked eastern stands of the University of Arizona Stadium (“Home of the Wildcats”), technicians at …
New Look for Lavietes
… Harvard’s Lavietes Pavilion , built in the 1920s as an indoor-track center and converted to … demolished, expanding the building into 5,000 square feet of new space, yielding new team locker rooms and coaches’ offices. Fans will make use of a new entry, and will be …
Business School Dean Transition Extended during Coronavirus Crisis
… S. Bacow announced this afternoon that Nitin Nohria, dean of Harvard Business School (HBS), who had announced his retirement effective at the end of this academic year , in June, will now remain the … Company , the University unit planning the commercial Enterprise Research Campus, also on Western Avenue, development of …
Marc Hauser “Engaged in Research Misconduct”
… The division of investigative oversight in the Office of Research Integrity (ORI), in the U.S. …
Computer Scientist Leslie Valiant Wins Turing Award
… Coolidge professor of computer science and applied mathematics Leslie Valiant , …
Islamic Harmony
… In the catalog of the exhibition of Islamic art from the Calderwood collection, at the … collection to Harvard in 2002; some 150 objects from it comprise the current exhibition, In Harmony. The works include …
Issue: May-June 2013
Urban Surprises
… Tucked away in a small stretch of grass near MIT’s campus, the art in University Park Common reveals itself slowly to … new construction reshaped the neighborhood. These small surprises make up Historical Traces (1998), by Boston-based …
Issue: November-December 2014
Alumnus Robert B. Wilson and Paul Milgrom Share 2020 Nobel Prize in Economics
… Stanford doctoral student Paul R. Milgrom have been awarded the 2020 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel “for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.” Wilson is Adams Distinguished …
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2012-2013 Fellows
… The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study announced the 51 fellows who will be in residence during part or all of the next academic year. Among them are these Harvard … work during their fellowships: I. Glenn Cohen, assistant professor of law : medical tourism Caroline Elkins, professor …