“Math Kids” Facilitator
Paul Zeitz established the math-focused Proof School in San FranciscoViolet BaronSeptember-October 2016 math-kids-facilitator“The two most important things that a math kid needs are time and...
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Harvard Overseer Election ReformsJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Overseer Election ReformsThree months after the conclusion of an atypically contested campaign for election to the University’s Board of...
View ArticleGuilt-Free Childbirth
Open BookExcerpt from Amy Tuteur's "Push Back: Guilt in the Age of Natural Parenting"July-August 2016 guilt-free-childbirthAmy Tuteur’80, an obstetrician-turned-writer and mother of four, is the...
View ArticleHonors for Harvardians
Harvardians awarded National Humanities Medals and National Book nominationsSophia Nguyen national humanities medal and book longlistBoth the National Endowment for the Humanities and the National Book...
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Alan Seeger
VitaBrief life of Alan Seeger, poet and soldier in World War I Brief life of a premonitory poet: 1888-1916Dick FriedmanNovember-December 2016 alan-seegerA hundred years ago, at the height of World War...
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Death Throes
Death penalty critiqued by Carol and Jordan SteikerChanging how America thinks about capital punishmentLincoln CaplanNovember-December 2016 death-throesFifty years ago, American support for the death...
View ArticleJohn Adams at Harvard
John Adams as a Harvard student, by Richard Alan RyersonWhat he learned, and what he made of itRichard Alan RyersonNovember-December 2016 john-adams-at-harvardEditor’s note: As early-action applicants...
View ArticleWorld Music 2.0
D.J. and experimental composer Jace Clayton discusses his new book, Uproot.Jace Clayton reflects on musical technological trends across the globeLara PellegrinelliNovember-December 2016...
View ArticleElecting Overseers
Plans to reform Board of Overseers’ election procedures John S. RosenbergNovember-December 2016 electing-overseersAn apparent confluence of events—continuing study about how better to engage alumni,...
View ArticleHiram S. Hunn Awards
Harvard alumni are honored for admissions work.November-December 2016 hiram-s-hunn-awards-for-alumniOn September 16, seven alumni received this year’s Hiram S. Hunn Memorial Schools and Scholarships...
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Global Health at Home
ForumGlobal Health at Home offers innovative techniques to improve U.S. medical care Harvesting innovations from around the world to improve American medical careHoward HiattCharles KenneyMark...
View ArticleBasketball Largess
Jeremy Lin Gives Harvard $1 million for aid, arenaJohn S. Rosenberg Jeremy Lin $1 million gift to HarvardJeremy Lin ’10, a Crimson basketball star and now a successful NBA professional, used the...
View Article“Presenting Jane” at Harvard
“Presenting Jane," and a youthful summer for the New York SchoolMatthew Browne presenting jane at harvardDuring the summer of 1952, poets John Ashbery ’49, Litt.D. ’01, Frank O’Hara ’50, James...
View ArticleThe Buddies in the Boat
Head of the Charles 50th reunion raceLydialyle Gibson Head of the Charles 50th reunion raceFor almost 50 years, this has been Garrett Olmsted’s recurring dream: “I’m back at Harvard,” said the former...
View Article“Women’s Weekend” Is Launched
A “women's weekend” at HarvardMarina N. BolotnikovaJean Martin inaugural womens weekend at harvardHundreds of attendees gathered this past weekend for Harvard’s first University-wide Women’s Weekend, a...
View ArticleThe Elephant in the Room: Sports and Sexism
Harvard panel discusses sexism and women's sportsLydialyle Gibson Harvard panel on sexism and women's sportsLast Friday afternoon in Radcliffe Yard, an alumni panel discussion on women in...
View ArticleClinton Campaigners Reflect on a Lost Election
Clinton Campaigners Reflect on a Lost ElectionMatthew Disler Clinton Campaigners Reflect on a Lost ElectionThe realization that Hillary Clinton was going to lose hit them at different times.At a watch...
View ArticleFinal-Club Complications
Harvard Final Club disputesJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard final club disputesAs members of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) prepare to meet this afternoon to vote on a motion that opposes the...
View ArticleFaculty Does Not Vote on Final-Club Sanctions
Harvard faculty defers vote on final-club sanctionsJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard faculty defers vote final-club sanctionsAn unusually large number of Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) members crowded into...
View ArticleThe “Scandalous Mansion”
The only surviving residence designed by Louis Comfort TiffanyNell Porter BrownJanuary-February 2017 scandalous-mansionBuilt between 1899 and 1902, the Ayer Mansion on Commonwealth Avenue is a rare...
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