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Reactivating Activism
… In early June , as the class of 1996 exchanged farewells, members of the class of 1971 reassembled in Cambridge to celebrate …
What Ails Modern Liberalism?
… A central tenet of modern liberal political philosophy is that individuals can be governed only by consent. But both the nature of this consent and the conditions under which it may be …
Issue: November-December 2019
New Ledecky Fellows
… student Nathan J. Heller and senior Amelia E. Lester. The Fellows, who join the editorial staff during the year, … their service as "Undergraduate" columnists. Heller, of San Francisco, a resident of Currier House, concentrates in history and literature. A …
Issue: September-October 2004
Toward a “Modified Honor Code”?
… At the April 2 Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) meeting, … where discussion about administrative investigations of resident deans’ e-mail accounts dominated the day’s business , dean of undergraduate education Jay M. …
Harvard’s 360th
… 26. For information regarding tickets, events, and alumni gatherings, visit www.commencementoffice.harvard.edu . … Early information on Commencement … …
Issue: January-February 2011
Thai Tastes in Watertown
… variety has a slight anise flavor and spicy kick that warms the entire body. It stars in the wide-noodle kee mao and … opened Cha Yen Thai Cookery in 2014. Photograph courtesy of Cha Yen Thai Cookery She also tinkers with traditional … uses puff pastry, baked, not fried, for a lighter mouthful of diced chicken and potato laced with turmeric. Roti is …
Issue: January-February 2021
A Baghdad Harvard Club
… A Baghdad Harvard Club Affiliated with the Coalition Provisional Authority earlier this year were … '03; Cara Scherer '96, M.T.S. '02; Paul Schulte, IAF '03; then Ambassador L. Paul Bremer, M.B.A. '66; Brig. Gen. Mark … LL.M. '76. … A Baghdad Harvard Club Affiliated with the Coalition Provisional Authority earlier this year were …
Issue: November-December 2004
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 …
Daniel Aaron Sampler
… Sinclair Lewis April 16: Join Day Tuttle (Smith College theater department), who has planned a visit to South Williamstown to discuss dramatization of Kingsblood Royal. We arrive at “Thorvale” (large spacious white house inside 800 acres of hilly land at the base of the Taconic Trail). Lewis …
Issue: November-December 2015
Perspectives on Saving Capitalism
… The cover story of the new issue of Harper's magazine, a series of essays on …
Elisa New
… Elisa New is writing two books. One, The Mystery of the Puritans, analyzes Puritan poetry; having … ago at Harvard, she declares, "This is ground zero!" The professor of English and American literature and language …
Boosting Science as Sequestration Looms
… The American Association for the Advancement of Science … president Drew Faust was among those greeting the hundreds of AAAS members involved in the organization’s mission to …
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
Thesis Talk
… Last spring, when words like "thesis," "Commencement," and "post-graduate" began seeping into my heretofore unfazed, live-in-the-semester college-kid vocabulary, I realized that I was at the beginning of the end of my undergraduate career. T minus one year and …
Issue: September-October 2002
Make It Personal
… What to get for the gourmet girlfriend, the hard-to-please host, the spouse … a breast cancer diagnosis, when she realized the importance of pursuing true passions. Now, she delights in creating … for her loyal fans, such as Harry Potter and Game of Thrones cakes. Order custom nut-free cookies and cakes, …
Issue: November-December 2019