Madeleine Schwartz

Portrait of Elif Batuman

Books & Literary Life |

Reality fiction: the delightful fullness of Elif Batuman's “The Idiot”

Elif Batuman’s novel The Idiot reflects on her Harvard freshman year.

Arts & Culture |

An insider's look at "The Harvard Advocate" at its sesquicentennial

The Harvard Advocate turns 150.

The poster from the 2012 Record Hospital Fest

Students |

History and future of WHRB's "Record Hospital" rock show

The "Record Hospital" student-run radio show educates students in rock music, past and present.

Drew Faust, Helen Horowitz, and Radcliffe Institute Dean Lizabeth Cohen

Harvard History & Traditions |

Helen Horowitz lectures on 375 years of women at Harvard

Harvard’s history of educating women

Peter Winship (left) and Bill Christian examine photographs recalling their days as student researchers in the village of Chanzeaux, under the tutelage of the late Laurence Wylie.

Students & Alumni |

“Harvard at Chanzeaux": a documentary film tribute to Laurence Wylie

Alumni join in to help British filmmaker Elizabeth McKay with her forthcoming documentary, ”Harvard at Chanzeaux: A Tribute to Laurence Wylie.”

Students |

Reading at Harvard, and in ancient Rome

Reading at the College, and in ancient Rome

JohnTeton speaks at NewYork University.

Students & Alumni |

John Teton fights hunger with the International Food Security Treaty Campaign

John Teton '70 directs the International Food Security Treaty Campaign.

Students |

Do Harvard undergraduates ponder the meaning of life?

Do Harvard undergraduates ponder the meaning of life?

Constance Adams gets a real-world feel for the conditions faced by some of her clients.

Students & Alumni |

Space architect Constance Adams finds creative solutions for extreme problems

Constance Adams seeks creative solutions for extreme problems, and new ideas for this planet.

Students |

Sharing academic hurdles and career choices with your student mom

The Undergraduate and her law-student mom ponder career choices.

University News |

Linda Greenhouse and Reva Siegel bring new insights to Roe v. Wade

Longtime Supreme Court watcher Linda Greenhouse ’68 and Yale legal historian Reva Siegel offer new insight about the landmark court case's effect on the abortion debate and American political discourse.

University News |

Gordon Brown calls for countries to agree on a "global financial constitution"

Speaking at the Institute of Politics, the former British prime minister calls for countries to agree on a "global financial constitution."