Sophia Nguyen
A New Cast for the Harvard Semitic Museum
A replica of the Dream Stele, part of Egyptologist Peter Der Manuelian’s efforts to revitalize the museum
John Harvard's Journal | November-December 2017
Harvard leaders stress community values at start of the academic year
Harvard’s leaders stress community values at the start of the academic year.
Students |
Renewed Winthrop House welcomes back students under one roof
Students move into a renovated Winthrop House.
In “Little Fires Everywhere,” a Custody Battle Ignites the Comfortable Suburbs
Celeste Ng’s nimble second novel traces a cross-cultural drama in her Midwestern hometown.
Drew Faust leads last start-of-semester Morning Prayers as Harvard president
Drew Faust reflects on the University's purpose at the last start-of-semester Morning Prayers of her Harvard presidency.
How Polaroid developed a vision for its two biggest instant cameras
Why did Polaroid build cameras this big?
Features | September-October 2017
Polaroid photographer and "The B-Side" subject Elsa Dorfman, profiled
Elsa Dorfman, BI ’73, looks back on her photography.
Library of Congress names Harvard alumna Tracy K. Smith as new 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.
A Harvard sociologist studies how veganism went from tasteless to trendy
Studying how a movement went from activist activity to aspirational lifestyle
"Poetry, Voiced": diving into the sound archive of the Woodberry Poetry Room
In the Woodberry Poetry Room, a landmark audio collection waits to be heard.
New tech helps Harvard's “unplayable” lacquer poetry discs get heard
Come on, IRENE: a new process saving audio from “catastrophic” damage
"Comic license": showrunner Alan Yang on "Master of None" and what comes next
Alan Yang serves up warm, epicurean comedy.