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Curious Colors
… necktie is crimson emblazoned with one’s class numerals and often the shield of the University. On the lookout for—and spotting—deviant …
Issue: November-December 2009
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
Harvard Art Allies
… Hammond ’25, Litt.D. ’94 In 1943, Hammond—later Pope professor of the Latin language and literature and unofficial Harvard …
Issue: January-February 2010
Memorial Church’s Modest Makeover
… and displacing Morning Prayers and Sunday services during the fall semester—to Holden Chapel and the Radcliffe … Institute campus, respectively. With the resumption of academic activity in the new semester, the church website happily bannered the news of “Reopening Jan. 23!”—and indeed, Morning Prayers were …
Strings Prodigy
… Jackiw ’07 made his first appearance in London, playing the Mendelssohn Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra … back in 2000, there he was, his picture on the front page of the Times. The review inside compared Jackiw to the … although Jackiw was only 14, he was already a seasoned professional. Jackiw (jack- eev ) appears headed toward the …
Issue: July-August 2007
Curricular Conundrums
… During the past decade, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has … for undergraduates’ course of study. At present, Gen Ed comprises eight courses intended to lift young scholars’ eyes …
Issue: March-April 2016
Harpsichords Extraordinaire
… was building harpsichords. Pianos ruled, and that was that. Then in 1905, the French-born musician and instrument maker … makers Chickering & Sons. Dolmetsch was “the man in front of the ‘early-music’ revival in the United States,” says Mariana Quinn, manager of Piano Technical Services (PTS) at Harvard. Early-music …
Issue: July-August 2014
Harvard Arts and Sciences Centennial Medalists
… The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences’ Centennial Medal, first awarded in 1989 on the occasion of the school’s hundredth anniversary, honors alumni who …
Issue: July-August 2021
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 …
Father and Son, and E.E. Cummings
… In the early twentieth century, life was hard for Jews in … their small Romanian town. Avrom was challenged by an official: “Are you a foreigner?” “I have lived here all my … Tecuci and came to America. They were among the millions of Jews from central Europe who arrived at that time. Many …
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
“Cleat” Hands Off
… Among many other accomplishments, John T. Bethell, this magazine’s editor from 1966 through 1994, covered a lot of Harvard football games. He began writing, beautifully, … about the sport he loves, in the Harvard Alumni Bulletin of September 20, 1971, reporting on new coach Joe Restic’s …
Issue: September-October 2014
Saltcellar as Symbol
… chooses a different metaphor: "Throughout history, the offer of salt has been regarded as the offer of hospitality," its …
Men’s Basketball Rebounds
… Harvard Hardwood, the Harvard Magazine basketball report The men’s basketball team arrived at the T.D. Garden (home of the NBA’s Boston Celtics) for their matchup against Holy … that several. It began with what Amaker described as series of “spirited” practices this week. When asked to elaborate …
Chapter & Verse
… me your song. Teach me to sing. For when I am alone, it is then I'll need the melody." Alan Grometstein asks, after fruitless search through the published works of Gertrude Stein, who said about modern art: "It looks … our previous answer (September-October 1999). In Guidelines of Faith (1980), Satoru Izumi states, "The water of the …