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Letters & Letterman
… There was a time when Bill Scheft ’79 wrote fiction from 10 … Manhattan apartment. Then he’d walk a few blocks to the offices of the Late Show with David Letterman , where, since 1991, …
Issue: July-August 2009
Natural Baker
… As the mother of two young children, Nora Staebler Schultz ’91 … to make it for class parties. “I didn’t feel good about all of the hydrogenated oils and artificial ingredients and …
Issue: January-February 2009
Harvard Great Performances: Terence Patterson ’00
… Had events not dictated otherwise, this week the Crimson football team would have … Saturdays this fall will rebroadcast classic Harvard games of the Coach Tim Murphy era .) Our Great Performer this week … without games, football correspondent Dick Friedman reprises past Crimson glories: epic plays, players, and …
Harvard College’s Honor Code
… Updated May 23, 3:00 P.M. where noted below. As expected, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) on May 6 voted overwhelmingly to … there be places in our society where the collective enterprise of building and sustaining knowledge and …
Throw Your Fastball
… As I look back on the path that’s taken me from adolescence to middle age, my overwhelming sense is that the processes of maturation and personal growth have largely been gradual, … back over the decades do I see just how different the “me” of today is from his 18-year-old counterpart. Only once in …
Issue: September-October 2019
Perspectives on Saving Capitalism
… The cover story of the new issue of Harper's magazine, a series of essays on …
Reactivating Activism
… In early June , as the class of 1996 exchanged farewells, members of the class of 1971 reassembled in Cambridge to celebrate …
Gregorian Chants, "Fat Chance," Global Health, American Food
… The undergraduate General Education curriculum , formally … education--that is, an education conducted in a spirit of free inquiry, rewarding in its own right--to life beyond … predecessor, which sought to expose students to a number of different “ways of knowing.” Students will be required to …
An Education Agenda
… Universities have plenty of challenges this fall: accommodating some students safely, … faculty and staff members, and finding ways to stanch the red ink. In his new book, Higher Expectations: Can … presidencies, recalls readers’ attention to the task of educating undergraduates effectively. Despite some …
Issue: September-October 2020
Teaching Tech
… The evolution and adoption of online learning technologies , and other efforts to enhance teaching, continued briskly as the … highlights: • President emeritus Derek Bok , a champion of improved pedagogy, publicly embraced the potential for …
Issue: November-December 2013
Passionate Concierge
… I'm so disappointed,” began the e-mail to Head Butler, a website that recommends books, … ’68, answers every e-mail. He advised the woman to “think of [the film] as a bad date,” adding, “Let me have another … to serve your head,” Kornbluth explains) acts as a kind of cultural concierge. “Most of what passes for culture is …
Issue: September-October 2006
New Harvard Overseers and HAA Directors
… The names of the new members of the Board of Overseers and elected …
Issue: July-August 2019
College Yield Drops 3 Percent During COVID-19
… The College’s yield for the class of 2024 , or the share of admitted students who indicated that they will attend …
Toward a Global Strategy for Harvard
… was intended to enshrine knowledge as a critical dimension of European outreach and exploration. Today the University is building on nearly four centuries of tradition and strength as it embraces a world in which …
Issue: September-October 2012
Erbaluce’s Simple Elegance
… Village, chef Charles Draghi , A.L.B. ’92, roasts slices of it to a custard-like consistency, wraps them around fresh ricotta, then drapes the soft mound with warm dark chocolate ganache garnished with …
Issue: January-February 2012