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William Fitzsimmons and Thomas Dingman outside the Freshman Dean’s Office
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This summer, Tom Dingman will retire after 13 years as dean of freshmen and a 45-year career at Harvard.
A fellow Peace Corps volunteer took this snapshot of the author (at left) during a school visit in Africa.
Courtesy of Michael S. Knapp
A century apart, two alumni find each other in the American South.
The annual tax filing reveals details about Harvard Management Company and University officer pay.
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Tomiko Brown-Nagin
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The legal historian will become dean on July 1.
David Shumway Jones
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Historian David Shumway Jones warns that the cost of precision medicine might lead to higher levels of inequality in healthcare.
Dean Stanley Shaw and Dr. Deborah Schrag
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Physicians bring data science to bear on patient health and wellness information.
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Bill Gates
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The Microsoft co-founder talked about his life as a philanthropist—and answered myriad student questions.
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Interventions that mobilize family support networks have powerful effects.
Illustration by Wenting Li
The Undergraduate chooses a concentration.
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A fellow Peace Corps volunteer took this snapshot of the author (at left) during a school visit in Africa.
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A century apart, two alumni find each other in the American South.
Bill Gates
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The Microsoft co-founder talked about his life as a philanthropist—and answered myriad student questions.
Jim and Deb Fallows in his hometown, Redlands, California
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James ’70 and Deborah Fallows ’71 explore “what the hell is happening in America.”
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Cyclists at the Harvest River Bridge, which opened last year on the newest section of the trail
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Cycling the Neponset River Greenway
Sleeper’s summer home sprawls across Eastern Point, with views of Gloucester Harbor.
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A sprawling house museum celebrates decorative arts and the creative spirit of Henry Davis Sleeper.
Among the museum's “Ugly Truth” figures are Aunt Jemima and golliwogs.
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The National Black Doll Museum
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A fellow Peace Corps volunteer took this snapshot of the author (at left) during a school visit in Africa.
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A century apart, two alumni find each other in the American South.
Ideas for the president-elect’s consideration, from costs and partnerships to Allston and admissions
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Wim Wenders speaking at Sanders Theatre on April 2
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Wim Wenders delivers the final installment in the 2018 Norton Lectures on Cinema.
Claire Chase
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How flutist Claire Chase signals a key change for Harvard’s music department
Sleeper’s summer home sprawls across Eastern Point, with views of Gloucester Harbor.
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A sprawling house museum celebrates decorative arts and the creative spirit of Henry Davis Sleeper.
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Cyclists at the Harvest River Bridge, which opened last year on the newest section of the trail
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Cycling the Neponset River Greenway
Harvard sprinter Gabby Thomas ’19
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Late winter and early spring highlights
Seth Towns ’20, the Ivy League Player of the Year, scored a game-high 24 points in the Crimson’s 74-55 victory over Cornell in the Ivy tournament semifinals.
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The basketball teams fall short of the NCAAs.
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Dr. Abramson, Dr. Hawking, and the wand
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A close call on Commencement day
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When teaching was gendered, Porsche populism, and Harvard’s presidential symbolism
David Davidson
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A dining executive on Harvard’s changing food environment
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Understanding the real consequences of the new tax law
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The Watchers
Assaults on privacy and security in America threaten democracy itself.
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July-August 2012
Letters
Letters on E.O. Wilson, Senator Franken, dating data, Overseers, lecture lessons, softball, basketball, taxes, lilacs, and primate research
The College Pump
Treasure
Mollusks of amazing diversity—some deadly—are on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.
In this Issue
Lawrence Lessig thinks American democracy requires a constitutional overhaul to counter the “economy of influence.”
A bicentennial exhibition features the little-known, masterful animal artistry of Edward Lear.
Letters
Letters on E.O. Wilson, Senator Franken, dating data, Overseers, lecture lessons, softball, basketball, taxes, lilacs, and primate research
Right Now
James Robinson says that in the modern period, greedy leaders and institutional corruption, rather than geography, explain why some nations fail.
An innovative course yields new products, services, and experiences that model the possible future of libraries.
Kathryn Edin of Harvard Kennedy School explains why more and more American children are born out of wedlock.
New England Regional
John Harvard's Journal
Moments for reflection and projection during the 361st Commencement, in Harvard's 375th anniversary year
An oratorical omnium gatherum, from Donald Berwick and Derek Bok to Margaret Marshall and Fareed Zakaria
Meet the director of Harvard Medical School's new Center for Primary Care.
In a fiscally constrained era, faculty-administration tensions arise.
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences deploys new rules and procedures surrounding financial conflicts of interest.
Memorial Church's new minister, Pulitzer Prize winners, and other Harvardians in the news
Headlines from Harvard history
Spring sports wrap-up
Montage
<i>Rocksteady</i>, a film directed by Mustapha Khan '84, explores the culture of stock car races.
Robert Proctor’s <i>Golden Holocaust</i> urges abolition of cigarettes, the leading preventable cause of death.
A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words
Alumni
Four women and eight men were chosen.
Four seniors are bound for Britain.
New records are announced on Commencement afternoon.
A literary scholar, an East Asia expert, a trailblazing biologist, and a specialist on international relations are honored.
Shared Interest Group happenings in July and August
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The College Pump
Treasure
Mollusks of amazing diversity—some deadly—are on display at the Harvard Museum of Natural History.