Building Bridges in Allston
News BriefsBusiness school-engineering joint tech degreeJohn S. RosenbergSeptember-October 2017 building-bridges-in-allstonAs ironworkers assembled the frame of the University’s science and engineering...
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New University Press director, new University Professor, and moreSeptember-October 2017 breviaPress PersonGeorge Andreou’87, who joined Alfred A. Knopf in 1990—rising to vice president and senior...
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New Ledecky Fellows Natasha Lasky and Tawanda Mulalu join Harvard MagazineSeptember-October 2017 new-fellowsThe magazine’s Berta Greenwald Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows for the 2017-2018 academic year...
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Harvard’s Historic Building Boom
Harvard building boomJohn S. RosenbergSeptember-October 2017 harvard-constructionJohn Harvard, general contractor, was flat-out this summer—in all seriousness, perhaps the University’s busiest building...
View ArticleHarvard Presidential Search Advances
Harvard Presidential Search AdvancesJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Presidential Search Advisory CommitteesAs the committee consisting of members from the Harvard Corporation and Board of Overseers pursues...
View ArticleFinal-Clubs Battle Rejoined
Harvard faculty’s final-club oppositionJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard faculty motion on final clubsFollowing a year of sharp debate within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) over the proposed...
View ArticleConvocation 2017: What Should an Education Be at Such a Moment?
Convocation 2017: What Should an Education Be at Such a Moment? Marina N. Bolotnikova 2017 convocation“It was on this annual occasion of welcoming the incoming College class,” University president Drew...
View ArticleMorning Prayers 2017: "The Arteries of a Just Society"
Drew Faust leads last start-of-semester Morning Prayers as Harvard presidentSophia Nguyen drew faust last morning prayersThe first day of fall classes was damp and overcast. On the lawn in front of...
View ArticleFaust and Khurana Condemn DACA Elimination
Faust Condemns DACA Elimination faust condemns daca EliminationIn a message to the University community today, President Drew Faust condemned the announced elimination of Deferral for Childhood...
View Article“To Be True to Our Complicated History”
Harvard Law School unveils monument to slavesLydialyle Gibson law school slavery mounumentMidway through the list of names was when the crowd fell fully silent. Some 300 people, suddenly pinned in...
View ArticleIn “Little Fires Everywhere,” a Custody Battle Ignites the Comfortable Suburbs
In “Little Fires Everywhere,” a Custody Battle Ignites the Comfortable SuburbsSophia Nguyen celeste ng little fires everywhereThough her new novel begins with arson by a rebellious teen, Celeste Ng ’02...
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“Vietnam” on PBS: The Crimson Connection
Harvard experts shape PBS Vietnam seriesJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard experts shape PBS Vietnam seriesWhen audiences nationwide encounter The Vietnam War, the new documentary series directed by Ken Burns...
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No Longer an “Ugly Step-Child”
Renewed Winthrop House welcomes back students under one roofSophia Nguyen renewed winthrop house reopensOn a bright Friday morning in September, a jackhammer bore down on the Mill Street pavement. All...
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Shaun Donovan Joins Allston Staff
Shaun Donovan Joins Allston StaffJohn S. Rosenberg Shaun Donovan Joins Allston StaffHARVARD ANNOUNCED today that Shaun Donovan ’87, M.Arch.-M.P.A. ’95, will serve as part-time “senior strategist and...
View ArticleHarvard Education Dean Named University of Virginia President
Harvard Education Dean Ryan Named UVA PresidentJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Education Dean Ryan Named UVA presidentThe University of Virginia announced this morning that James E. Ryan, who has been dean...
View ArticleThe Students Who Will Chime In on Harvard’s Presidential Search
Students Chime In on Harvard Presidential SearchOset Babür harvard presidential search student advisory committeeAs part of the SEARCH for a successor to President Drew Faust, who has announced that...
View ArticleHarvard Endowment Increases Modestly to $37.1 Billion During Early Stages of...
Harvard endowment $37.1 billion on 8.1 percent returnJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard endowment $37.1 billion on 8.1 percent returnPerformance highlights for fiscal 2017:•The endowment’s value stood at $37.1...
View ArticleProfessors Condemn Harvard’s Rebuff of Michelle Jones and Chelsea Manning
Professors Condemn Harvard’s Rebuff of Michelle Jones and Chelsea Manning Marina N. Bolotnikova Professors Condemn Harvard’s Rebuff of Michelle Jones and Chelsea ManningLast week was a bad...
View ArticleA Diagnosis for American Health Care
2017 Radcliffe symposium on health care Lydialyle Gibson 2017 Radcliffe symposium on health care Last Friday afternoon, as Republican senators began pushing toward a last-ditch vote to repeal the...
View ArticleFirst Draft From Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging
First Draft From Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and BelongingOset Babür First Draft From Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and BelongingJust a few weeks after the Presidential Task Force on...
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