Millicent Todd Bingham
VitaMillicent Todd BinghamBrief life of an unlikely Dickinson scholar: 1880-1968Julie DobrowNovember-December 2018 millicent-todd-binghamThe 1959 Radcliffe Quarterly article begins oddly: it was...
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A melting pot: Harvard’s 1968 football teamHow the Crimson squad from the immortal ’68 Game revealed a transforming HarvardGeorge Howe ColtNovember-December 2018 harvard-1968-footballThis November 17...
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Boston’s seasonal arts eventsGreater Boston’s thriving seasonal art marketsNell Porter BrownNovember-December 2018 creative-gift-guide-bostonEach year, organizers of the Harvard Ceramics Program...
View ArticleThe 2018 Harvard Medalists
2018 Harvard MedalistsJuly-August 2018 harvard-medalists-2018Three alumni—and surprise honorand Drew Gilpin Faust—received the Harvard Medal for extraordinary service to the University during the...
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“Next steps”: profile of Paul Taylor dancer Madelyn HoA dancer’s dual lifeSamantha MaldonadoJuly-August 2018 madelyn-ho-dancerOn a Wednesday afternoon in April, members of the Paul Taylor Dance Company...
View ArticlePipe Up
Methuen Memorial Music HallNell Porter BrownJuly-August 2018 methuen-memorial-music-hallThe Methuen Memorial Music Hall, with its lavish English baroque-inspired interior, was built to house the first...
View ArticleMoorfield Storey
Moorfield Storey, first president of the NAACPBrief life of a patrician reformer: 1845-1929Geoffrey D. AustrianJuly-August 2018 moorfield-storeyOn june 15, 1898, when Moorfield Storey, A.B. 1866, stood...
View ArticleA Family Farm
Blake Family Ranch and NurseryWorking a cattle ranch and tree nursery in Big Sky countryNell Porter BrownJuly-August 2018 a-family-farmThree weeks before calving season at Keewaydin Ranch, two ranch...
View ArticleReviving Neglected Space
Amelie Chai of SPiNE, an architect in MyanmarSanya SagarJuly-August 2018 reviving-neglected-spaceAmelie chai’93 has always been drawn to architecture “for its emotional as well as visual power.” As a...
View ArticleLadders, Squirrels, and Reproductive Rights
Ladders, Squirrels, and Reproductive Rights Olivia Munk squirrel plays abortion debateThere are many things about the “real world” that no one tells you upon graduating college, such as: you can take a...
View ArticleSlightly Supernatural
Laura van den Berg and “The Third Hotel”In Laura van den Berg’s fiction, the deeply strange is ordinary.Lydialyle GibsonSeptember-October 2018 slightly-supernaturalIt wasn’t until after she moved into...
View ArticlePainter, Anew
From academia to art: profile of Nell PainterAn historian embarks on her artistic career.Olivia SchwobSeptember-October 2018 nell-painter-artIn 2006, Nell Irvin Painter, recognized by seemingly every...
View Article“Building Strong Communities”
Harvard Alumni Association president Margaret WangNell Porter BrownSeptember-October 2018 margaret-wang-HAAMargaret M. Wang ’09, the new president of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA), is the...
View ArticleChanging the World
ClassACT HR73, a group effort for changeClassACT HR73 tries organizing alumni in a new way.Nell Porter BrownSeptember-October 2018 changing-the-worldEmploying the mantra“It’s Not Too Late to Change the...
View ArticleTrue Lies
Casey Cep reviews “These Truths: A History of the United States,” by Jill LeporeJill Lepore excavates the history of America, down to its bedrock values.Casey N. CepSeptember-October 2018...
View ArticleRebel Lawyer
“Rebellious Lawyering” author Gerald López: a profileGerald Lopez's radical theory—and practiceLydialyle GibsonSeptember-October 2018 gerald-lopez-rebellious-lawyeringWith the sun finally fading on a...
View ArticleHiram Hunn Award Winners
2018 Hiram Hunn Award winnersSeptember-October 2018 Admissions-Office-Volunteers-HonoredEight alumni received Hiram S. Hunn Memorial Schools and Scholarships Awards from the College’s Office of...
View Article“Little Shards of Dissonance”
“The Black Clown” by Langston Hughes is set to musicAn oratorio adapted from Langston HughesSophia NguyenSeptember-October 2018 davone-tines-michael-schachterAt some point, while preparing for the...
View Article“For Exceptional Service…”
2018 Harvard Alumni Association Award winnersSeptember-October 2018 for-exceptional-serviceSix alumni were recognized with HAA Awards (during the Harvard Alumni Association board of directors’ fall...
View ArticleWilliam Morris Davis
William Morris DavisBrief life of a pioneering geomorphologist: 1850-1934Philip S. KochSeptember-October 2018 william-morris-davis-cycle-of-erosionNaught looks the same for long…Waters rush on, make...
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