Students & Alumni
Veteran MIT Administrator Named University Secretary
Suzanne Glassburn will manage the work of the Corporation and Board of Overseers.
by Jonathan Shaw
Bards of America
Historical plays for a nation “stuck in the middle”
by Lydialyle Gibson
“Patchwork Futures”
Sci-fi meets the political thriller.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Off the Shelf
John Kenneth Galbraith’s letters, Linda Greenhouse, color in art, and more
The Call of the Creeks
Landscape and bird artist James Coe reflects the Hudson Valley
by Nell Porter-Brown
The HAA’s “Diverse Alumni Family”
Harvard’s new alumni leader touts its global reach.
by Nell Porter-Brown
A Better Way to Amputate
Improved surgical techniques enhance prosthetic function.
by Erin O'Donnell
Social Club Ban?
A Harvard committee proposes eliminating unsanctioned student social organizations.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Portraitist
Elsa Dorfman, BI ’73, looks back on her photography.
by Sophia Nguyen
With Friends Like These
The real tragedy underlying Friends from College stems from the indignities of the post-recession economy.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Tracy K. Smith ’94 Named U.S. Poet Laureate
The announcement comes at a busy time for the writer, who is at work on two operas and will soon publish her fifth verse collection, Wade in the Water.
by Sophia Nguyen