John Harvard's Journal
Gender Gap
On January 14, President Lawrence H. Summers appeared as a luncheon speaker at "Diversifying the Science and Engineering Workforce," a...
Women and Tenure
The discussion of tenured appointments of women within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) cooled somewhat during an extended airing of the...
Parallel Universities
Even as Harvard's planning consultants conclude the private phase of their development grid for Allston, it is possible to get a sense of their...
Connecting to the River Parklands
Meanwhile, back in Cambridge, students of Bucksbaum professor in urban design Joan Busquets have transformed their studio class at the Graduate...
Hongkun Park
Hongkun Park Photograph by Stu Rosner "Your brain doesn't run at three gigahertz, believe me," kids professsor of chemistry...
Money-Manager Transition
The University announced on January 11 that Jack R. Meyer, M.B.A. '69, president and chief executive officer of Harvard Management Company...
Compensation Controversy, Continued
In light of continued strong investment returns (see "Endowment Gains: Last Hurrah?" November-December 2004, page 56), the Harvard...
The Payout Payoff
Following two years of high investment returns on endowment assets, the Harvard Corporation has approved an increase in funds distributed to...
Harvard's Googled Library
In agreements announced December 14, the world's largest search engine, Google, undertook to build an on-line reading room to house digital...
Yesterday's News
1920 The Corporation and Overseers have voted to admit female students to the new Graduate School of Education, which will open its doors in...