Dear Reader,

Take a look at the November-December issue of Harvard Magazine. Among the articles that I think you will find especially engaging:

Presidential Inauguration: Our special 10-page section reviews the performances, faculty symposia, speeches, and other festive events held as part of President Faust’s precedent-setting installation, as well as the ceremony itself. (Listen to audio recordings of the Memorial Church service and all the installation speeches, and see an extended photo gallery, on our website.)

The Undiscovered Planet: A renewed focus on microbes, using new genomic tools, reveals an incredible world of biodiversity—with exciting hints of new approaches to curing disease.

The Horror and the Beauty: Maria Tatar studies the lasting appeal of fairy tales—often engaging and terrifying at the same time.

Two Women, Two Histories: A meditation on the paths to power of an anti-feminist (Phyllis Schlafly) and a feminist (Pauli Murray) and their brushes with Harvard.

Dazzlers: Greek and Roman statues sparkle in color in a new exhibit at the Sackler Museum.

As always, these editor’s highlights link to our on-line contents in a format easy to forward to friends; please do so, to engage more readers in our conversation with the extended Harvard community worldwide. Please encourage your friends to sign up for future editions of these bimonthly highlights on our website.

With our best wishes,

John S. Rosenberg
Editor

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