Weekend Rock Stars
Jocelyn and Chris Arndt became weekend rock stars at HarvardFor two Harvard siblings, studying and songwriting went hand in hand.Jacob SweetMay-June 2019 rock-band-siblingsIn August 2012, Jocelyn Arndt...
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Graphic novelist Amy ChuGraphic novelist Amy ChuS.I. RosenbaumMay-June 2019 feminist-comics-amy-chuWatching Amy Chu, M.B.A. ’99, stride through Midtown Comics in Manhattan’s Times Square is like...
View ArticleOverseer and HAA Director Candidates
2019 Overseer and HAA Director CandidatesMay-June 2019 overseer-HAA-directorThis spring, alumni can vote—using either a new online balloting site or the traditional paper, mail-in, ballot—for new...
View ArticleThe Director’s Half-Decade
Harvard Alumni Association executive director Philip Lovejoy has plansNell Porter BrownMay-June 2019 philip-lovejoyWith The Harvard Campaign concluded and a new University president in office, the...
View Article“Doctor Bugs”
Naturalist Mark W. Moffett, author of “The Human Swarm”Naturalist Mark W. Moffett investigates insects—and now, evolving human societies.Nell Porter BrownMay-June 2019 naturalist-doctor-insectsTromping...
View ArticleThe Physician-Poet
Rafael Campo of HMS: a profile by Lydialyle GibsonRafael Campo’s compassionate careLydialyle GibsonMay-June 2019 poetry-medicine-doctorThe moment that Rafael Campo, M.D. ’92, still thinks about every...
View ArticleThe SIGnboard: Reunion Week Events
The SIGnboard: Reunion Week EventsMay-June 2019 The SIGnboard: Reunion Week EventsMany Shared Interest Groups host get-togethers during Commencement and Reunion week. A few early listings appear below;...
View ArticleNieman Fellow Eliza Griswold Wins Pulitzer Prize
Nieman Fellow Eliza Griswold Wins Pulitzer PrizeJacob Sweet 2019 Pulitzer PrizeEliza Griswold, a 2007 Nieman Fellow and 2016-17 Berggruen Fellow at Harvard Divinity School, was awarded the 2019...
View Article“Building on the Continuity”
“Building on the Continuity”Jean MartinMarina N. Bolotnikova 1969 strike conferenceThis story concerns the events at Harvard during the spring of 1969, when student anti-Vietnam War activists occupied...
View ArticleBearing Witness
Harvard Medical School graduate Christopher Henderson on caregivingLydialyle Gibson Harvard Medical School graduate Christopher Henderson on caregivingThe Physician-PoetFor the May-June 2019 issue,...
View ArticleDivest Harvard Makes Case for Dropping Fossil Fuels
Divest Harvard Makes Case for Fossil Fuel DivestmentMarina N. Bolotnikova Divest Harvard Makes Case for Fossil Fuel DivestmentA group of University community members—faculty, alumni, and the student...
View Article“The Instrument of Your Fate”
A plea to address moral injuryJoseph Brett brett on moral injuryThe life lesson that grasped my soul was born amid the throes of war: If one does not manage the instrument of his fate, it will manage...
View ArticleScenes from a Tempestuous Spring
Scenes from a Tempestuous Spring Scenes from a Tempestuous SpringHarvard’s spring of 1969, covered at length in this magazine then and recently, was marked by some of the most momentous, divisive...
View ArticleArtistic Capital
Profile of installation artist Liz GlynnIn Liz Glynn’s massive installations, big questions about the meaning of valueSamantha CulpJanuary-February 2019 liz-glynnFor some artists, MASS MoCA’s iconic...
View ArticleSaluting the 2019 Centennial Medalists
Harvard Honors Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial MedalistsJonathan Shaw commencement centennial medalists 2019THE GRADUATE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Centennial Medal, first awarded in...
View Article“If You Believe That It Is Possible to Break, Believe That It Is Possible to...
Roberta Kaplan speaks at Harvard Law School Class DayNina Pasquini commencement roberta kaplan This year’s Harvard Law School Class Day had many firsts: Roberta “Robbie” Kaplan ’88 was the first openly...
View Article“You Can Correct the Mistakes of My Generation”
Juan Manuel Santos at HarvardNell Porter Brown commencement juan manuel santosDrawing on his own success in brokering a peace treaty with the guerilla army FARC, ending five decades of civil war,...
View ArticleNew Harvard Overseers and HAA Elected Directors Announced
New Harvard Overseers and HAA Elected Directors Announced New Harvard Overseers and HAA Elected Directors AnnouncedTHE NAMES of the new members of the Board of Overseers and elected directors of the...
View ArticleHansjörg Wyss Boosts Bioengineering Innovation
Wyss Institute Receives $131 Million to Support Translational ResearchJonathan Shaw Wyss gift of $131 millionThe University announced today a gift of $131 million from Hansjörg Wyss, M.B.A. ’65, to...
View ArticleThe Trilemma
Dani Rodrik profiled by Marina BolotnikovaDani Rodrik’s views on trade, development, and democracy enter the mainstream.Marina N. BolotnikovaJuly-August 2019 rodrik-trilemma-trade-globalizationIf...
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