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Virtual Graduation 2.0
Virtual Graduation 2.0Harvard’s second, more expansive online graduation, with honorands and moreJohn S. RosenbergJuly-August 2021 jhj-harvard-graduation-2021Anyone who worked remotely during the past...
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On Public Notice
On Public NoticeJuliet Isselbacher Public noticesSome might doubt that anyone reads those paragraphs of dense text that appear toward the back of the newspaper: the ones that contain information about...
View ArticleHarvard and MIT to Sell edX for $800 Million
Harvard and MIT to Sell edX for $800 millionJonathan Shaw sale of edXHarvard, MIT, and edX announced today that edX, the two institutions’ 2012 joint venture into online education, would be sold to...
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A Marathon Dream Deferred
A Marathon Dream DeferredJuliet Isselbacher Bourguet Boston MarathonThe day of the 2018 Boston Marathon was blustery, rainy, and cold—conditions ideal for neither runners nor spectators. Still, despite...
View ArticleAmartya Sen, a Memoir
Amartya Sen, a MemoirSugata Bose Sen memoirHome in the World, Amartya Sen’s memoir of his years in the U.K, was published there July 8. Below, Gardiner professor of oceanic history and affairs Sugata...
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The “Talking Feds” Podcast
The “Talking Feds” PodcastJuliet Isselbacher talking fedsDuring the tumultuous Trump presidency, Los Angeles Times legal affairs columnist and former U.S. attorney Harry P. Litman ’80 became a “talking...
View ArticleHarvard Art Museums Will Reopen This Fall
Harvard Art Museums Will Reopen This FallLydialyle Gibson Harvard Art Museums Will Reopen This FallThe Harvard Art Museums have announced plans to reopen to the public this fall. The first visitors to...
View ArticleGovernance Reform and Shared Value
Governance Reform and Shared ValueJuliet Isselbacher Porter Q&AHow can business help mend the broken U.S. political system—and even step up to fulfill the social needs government fails to meet?...
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Harvard’s Commercial Campus Comes into Focus
Harvard’s Commercial Campus Comes into FocusJonathan Shaw ERC Draft Project Impact ReportDuring three meetings of the Harvard Allston Task Force in July, Harvard development partner Tishman Speyer...
View ArticleHarvard Class of 2025 Needs Overflow Housing
Harvard Class of 2025 Needs Overflow HousingJacob Sweet Harvard Class of 2025 Needs Overflow HousingAnticipating a larger student body than usual, the Harvard College Dean of Students Office (DSO) has...
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Sailing Solo
Sailing SoloJuliet Isselbacher sailing soloDuring his five-days solo at sea this June, professor of economics and decision sciences James K. “Jim” Hammitt ’78 slept no more than 20 minutes at a...
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Harvard Square, Redux
around the SquareHarvard Square, ReduxWhat’s new—and unchanged—in the historic heart of Cambridge Nell Porter BrownSeptember-October 2021 h2-harvard-square-updateDuring the worst early days of the...
View ArticleThe Art of the Dean
The Art of the DeanFAS’s Claudine GayJohn S. RosenbergSeptember-October 2021 jhj-art-of-the-deanWhen she assumed the office in August 2018, Claudine Gay was unusually well prepared to become dean of...
View ArticleDivinity School Launches New Degree Programs
Divinity School Launches New Degree ProgramsThe new Religion and Public Life initiative promotes "religious literacy" in the professionsNancy Kathryn WaleckiSeptember-October 2021...
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Brevia
BreviaNew personnel chief, Supreme Court appeal, Yale aims for zero greenhouse-gas emissions, and moreSeptember-October 2021 jhj-brevia-so21HR HeadManuel Cuevas-Trisán began his service as Harvard’s...
View ArticleedX Exit
edX ExitHarvard and MIT sell to a for-profit company, and pursue their mission with a new model.John S. RosenbergJonathan ShawSeptember-October 2021 jhj-edx-soldWhen Harvard and MIT unveiled a...
View ArticleJohn Harvard Statue Undergoes Restoration
John Harvard Statue Undergoes RestorationThe well-loved statue gets spiffed up for the new school year Nancy Kathryn WaleckiSeptember-October 2021 jhj-john-harvard-statue-restorationThe John Harvard...
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An Inclusive “One Harvard”HAA president Vanessa Liu on harnessing power “for the greater good.” Nell Porter BrownSeptember-October 2021 alumni-haa-vanessa-liuAt a time when the world is so polarized,...
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Harvard Scientists’ Leadership in Fighting Infectious Diseases
Harvard Scientists’ Leadership in Fighting Infectious DiseasesJonathan Shaw Barouch Grant Lipsitch AppointmentCastle professor of medicine Dan Barouch, who runs Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center’s...
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University Approves New Law School ShieldJacob Sweet University Approves New Law School ShieldMore than five years after the Harvard Corporation acceded to Harvard Law School’s decision to abandon its...
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