Arts & Culture
Veteran MIT Administrator Named University Secretary
Suzanne Glassburn will manage the work of the Corporation and Board of Overseers.
by Jonathan Shaw
On Discovering Drugs
David Nathan reviews Brent R. Stockwell's "The Quest for the Cure"
Singin’ in the Rain
After much waiting and wondering, student music and dance groups perform around the Yard for a wet but appreciative crowd.
Throwback Cuisine
Heirloom apples, "1636" ale, and a historical dining hall menu provide sustenance for the 375th anniversary gala.
The Making of the Cake
A step by step gallery of Joanne Chang ’91 assembling the 15-by-18-foot H-shaped red velvet cake for Harvard's 375th birthday.
“The Swerve,” by Stephen Greenblatt, Named a National Book Awards Finalist
The Cogan University Professor's recent book, and works by other Harvard authors, reach the finals of the prestigious competition.
Commemorating 375 Years, in a Flash
The Harvard 375th “flash mob” danced to James Brown as they rehearsed for the Friday night gala.
Sundials in Early Modern Europe
Photographs of early modern printed-paper sundials
The Seven Liberal Arts
Jan Sadeler’s engravings of The Seven Liberal Arts
Inventions in Early Modern Europe
Images from Stradanus’s "Nova reperta," a series of engravings representing technological innovations of the modern age from the perspective of a practicing artist
Steve Jobs Biographer Is Harvard Overseer
Walter Isaacson ’74 wrote the official biography of the Apple co-founder, to be released October 24.