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… a course, “How To Study A Village,” taught by Dillon professor of the civilization of France Laurence Wylie, an …
Issue: November-December 2011
Virtual Tumors
… If a single word could describe the diverse disorders collectively known as cancer, it might … be unpredictable . Trying to judge the course and prognosis of this meandering, unforgiving, and frequently fatal … is almost impossible. But Thomas Deisboeck, as director of a pioneering project to “engineer” different kinds of …
Issue: July-August 2009
Harvard Committee Recommends Banning Clubs
… banning all students from joining any final club or other unrecognized social organization. The policy, modeled on that of peer institutions such as Williams and Bowdoin, would … take effect beginning with students entering in the fall of 2018, and would lead to the abolition of such …
ROTC Resurgent
… "We need to be careful about adopting any policy on campus of nonsupport for those involved in defending the country." In a Veterans Day letter to Harvard cadets and … he wrote that he "and many others deeply admire those of you who choose to serve society in this way." He asked …
Issue: May-June 2002
“Write Your Own Songs”
… This Sunday, two recent graduates will be going for the gold at the ninety-second Academy Awards ceremony. Gabe … ’19 and Joshuah Campbell ’16 collaborated on the creation of “Stand Up,” written for Harriet— last year’s biopic … who can be heard performing the song during the credits of Harriet. Fox-Peck produced the song along with Will …
Martha Tedeschi to Step Down from Harvard Art Museums
… Martha Tedeschi , Cabot director of the Harvard Art Museums (HAM) since 2016 , announced today that she will retire at the end of this academic year, next June 30. During her tenure, the …
Butterfly Wings in a New Light
… butterfly harmlessly, conventional wisdom advises, softly pinch its wings together. Because butterflies depend on taste receptors on their … when we look at living cells, we’re often surprised.” … 20538 … A study reveals new dimensions to their …
Issue: May-June 2020
Nitin Nohria Appointed Harvard Business School Dean
… Continuing a tradition of appointing the leadership of Harvard Business School (HBS) from within its faculty …
Harvard Commencement 2019
… President Lawrence S. Bacow and Chancellor Angela D. Merkel of Germany. For details and updates on event speakers, visit … poet and orator. Memorial Hall. Baccalaureate Service for the Class of 2019, at 2, Memorial Church, followed by class photo, at …
Issue: May-June 2019
A Gift from Iwo Jima
… The New York Times recently profiled Franklin W. Hobbs III ’46, M.B.A. ’52, who as a young soldier at the Battle of Iwo Jima retrieved an envelope from the body of a …
A Special Notice regarding Commencement Day
… Thursday, May 29, 2014 Morning Exercises To accommodate the increasing number of people wishing to attend Harvard’s Commencement … Morning: • Degree candidates will receive a limited number of tickets. Their parents and guests must have tickets, …
Issue: May-June 2014
Very Young Beauty Queens
… Some distress here: on the stage, the two-year-old girl in the pink-sequined dress … The mother takes the tot by the hand and drags her off. Meanwhile an announcer offers some background: this young contestant hails from …
Four Things to Do to Help Keep Your Favorite Businesses Alive
… 1. Pick Up Food Orders, Rather Than Ordering Delivery Restaurants pay an average of 26.1 percent in fees on delivery orders coming in through … companies. Even when deliveries accounted for 20 percent of sales, that means a huge hit on profit. “I used to spend …
Peter Der Manuelian
… In fourth grade , the lure of ancient Egypt grabbed Peter Der Manuelian ’81, King professor of Egyptology. “I think it strikes everybody—and …
Issue: July-August 2011
Bears, Oars, Metaphors
… While studying with Kurt Vonnegut at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in the late 1960s, John Casey ’61, LL.B. ’65, enjoyed quite a range of experiences. A neighboring farmer taught him to castrate … to his Uncle Drew, a highly cultured gay man and denizen of the Left Bank who, with two of his equally cosmopolitan …
Issue: September-October 2014