Nell Porter-Brown
New England Regional | November-December 2002
Life After Work
Retirement entails "learning how to maintain self-respect while letting go of self-importance," writes Harvard professor of psychiatry...
New England Regional | November-December 2002
Masa
Chef Philip Aviles uses the same basic ingredients found in most other Boston kitchens. He just tweaks them—adding a squeeze of...
Up Next | September-October 2002
How to Live?
Life happens. Decisions are made. Where do the two converge? How do you reconcile your "destiny" with more practical needs? "Many...
Up Next | September-October 2002
Cue: Costume Change
How many people would discard a tenured professorship and a Leverett House mastership to pursue a fledgling career as an operatic bass at the...
New England Regional | July-August 2002
Why Can't Computers Age With Us?
Barbara Leondar, Ed.D. '68, never used computers at work. E-mail was virtually nonexistent when she retired in 1991, as were personal computers...
New England Regional | July-August 2002
Café Writ Large
We almost walked right by it, distracted by the offerings at the Colonial Theatre and Commonwealth Bookstore, and by the glint of the setting...
Commencement and Reunion Guide | May-June 2002
Staging a Harvard Tradition
Every June, on Commencement day, Harvard rolls out the crimson carpet for about 32,000 people. It is arguably the most important 24 hours on...
Finding Work That Works for You
Sticking with one job, one company, or even a single career is much less common than it used to be. This can be a blessing--or a burden. Some...
Change Agent William Drayton
With degrees from Harvard, Oxford, and Yale, years as a consultant at McKinsey & Company, and a post at the Environmental Protection Agency...
New England Regional | January-February 2002
A Crisis in Caregiving
Who will take care of our elders? Low pay, poor training, meager prospects for advancement, and major population shifts are creating a national...
Alumni | January-February 2002
Bubbles and "Champagne"
For a woman once accused of lacking the requisite "math gene," Julie Fouquet '80 has done pretty well. After graduation, she earned a...
New England Regional | November-December 2001
Icarus
There are those who have eaten at Icarus more than a hundred times during the last 20 years and say they have never had a reason not to go back...