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Chapter & Verse
… “pot…wall” (September-October). Eliot Kieval recognized the query as a variant of “Strive not as doth a crocke with a wall,” from Geoffrey Chaucer’s short poem “Good Counsel.” “Age is a thief” …
Issue: January-February 2008
Undergraduate Scribes
… Hudson Teslik and sophomore Rebecca Davis O'Brien. Teslik, of Washington, D.C., and Currier House, has just completed a … and literature concentration; volunteered as a teacher with the Balkan Sunflowers group in Pristina, Kosovo; and … the magazine's editors had the unique experience of conducting their fellowship interviews with Teslik by …
Issue: September-October 2003
HarvardX Announces Fall Courses
… announced its fall 2013 online courses, available through the edX platform , the University’s massive online open course (MOOC) partnership with MIT. The dozen offerings, ranging from term-length courses to short … (restricted-enrollment module), K. Michael Hays, Noyes professor of architectural theory, Graduate School of Design …
Gould Goods
… The late Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002)—Agassiz professor of zoology, paleontologist, theorist of evolutionary …
Issue: January-February 2012
Chapter and Verse
… writes, “Years ago, I believe I saw a silent-film scene of a woman, seen from behind, desperately pounding her fists … and finally collapsing to her knees. Can anyone identify the movie?” Jerry Kelley hopes that someone can identify a … ’56, has now answered his own question: “In the coverage of the fiftieth anniversary of Harvard’s triumph over Yale, …
Issue: May-June 2019
Connections and Competition in Asia
… to Hong Kong and South Korea over spring break I had the privilege of seeing how much Harvard means to our alumni in other parts of the world. More than 400 alumni gathered for a reception …
Issue: May-June 2013
On Public Service
… When I became president of Harvard I had the privilege of getting to know Boston Mayor Thomas Menino. We would meet …
Issue: January-February 2015
Meet Him in St. Louis
… Scott Miller ’86 dreams of producing an absurdist musical called Promenade. The author, Maria Irene Fornés, recorded a series of nouns … and lyricist about getting the rights. They were surprised but thrilled that he wanted to resuscitate their show. …
Issue: March-April 2016
Oasis in Limestone and Brick
… Amid the aging bodegas, discount shops, and anonymous towers of … and irregular, arresting yet unobtrusive. “It’s a function of wanting to make something that fits as comfortably as …
Issue: September-October 2011
Decanal Duo
… Konovalovia/A Dream Picture Kathleen McCartney , Lesser professor in early childhood development and since July 2005 acting dean of Harvard Graduate School of Education, was named to the deanship on May 16 by President Lawrence H. Summers. …
Issue: July-August 2006
Setup for a Comeback?
… Tommy Amaker, the Stemberg head coach of men’s basketball, usually … Organizational Performance.” He highlighted the importance of perseverance. According to Errol Toulon Jr., a student in …
Physical Educator
… Developing Smart Bells® took him more than 10 years. The former captain of Harvard's wrestling team, a 1984 U.S. Olympic-team … so he developed a new exercise routine combining elements of dance, weightlifting (using a barbell disk), and Eastern …
Issue: May-June 2002
Winter Sports
… ’19 has been breaking program records since she joined the Crimson in 2015. This winter, she made history, … run the indoor 200-meter. Her 22.38 mark in the final heat of the NCAA tournament meet—which won her an individual … in the 1992 Games. In March, the younger Donato turned professional, joining the Boston Bruins, recording a goal and …
Issue: May-June 2018
Extracurriculars
… NATURE AND SCIENCE The Arnold Arboretum www.arboretum.harvard.edu 617-524-1718; Jamaica Plain, Boston The arboretum offers classes, outings, exhibits, and lectures throughout … listings. • January 20, 6:30-8:30 p.m. The Carpenter Poets of Jamaica Plain, who write about their trade, read from …
Issue: January-February 2009
“A Fighting Faith”
… The late Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. ’38, JF ’43, LL.D. … a lot (President Neil L. Rudenstine said he covered “a cast of characters as capacious as Aida ’s without the elephants”). It is no surprise that he was a prolific correspondent. Sons Andrew ’70 …
Issue: March-April 2014