Your independent source for Harvard news since 1898
-
Articles
-
News
more News
In admissions lawsuit, a test for affirmative action at Harvard and in higher education
Raj Chetty
Photograph courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Chetty is a global leader in research on inequality and social mobility.
Martha Minow
Photograph by Ken Richardson
Former Law School dean receives Harvard’s highest academic appointment.
-
Research
more Research
Elsie Sunderland
Photograph by Stu RosnerElsie Sunderland traces the flows of human pollutants in the oceans. They come back to bite us.
Overharvesting threatens global fisheries with collapse.
Photograph by Getty Images
A worldwide decline in wild saltwater-fish populations threatens subsistence fishermen and the communities they feed.
Khalil Gibran Muhammad
Photograph by Stu Rosner
Historian Khalil Gibran Muhammad studies one of the most powerful ideas in the American imagination.
-
Students
more Students
A FOP group looks out over a lake in New Hampshire, August 2015.
Photograph courtesy of FOP
Kenton Shimozaki ’19 reflects on lessons learned at Harvard’s First-Year Outdoor Program.
-
Alumni
more Alumni
Chai confers with a colleague in SPiNE’s Yangon office.
Photograph courtesy of SPiNE
Practicing architecture in Myanmar
Amory, Francis, Sandi, and Alex Blake pause briefly for a family portrait…
Photograph by Lynn Donaldson
Working a cattle ranch and tree nursery in Big Sky country
The splendid interior of the Methuen Memorial Music Hall.
Photograph by Len Levasseur
Seasonal concerts at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall
-
Harvard Squared
more Harvard Squared
The daylily garden
Photograph courtesy of the Heritage Museums and Gardens
Cape Cod’s Heritage Museums & Gardens
The splendid interior of the Methuen Memorial Music Hall.
Photograph by Len Levasseur
Seasonal concerts at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall
If I was standing alone I wouldn’t stand it at all (2017)
Photograph by Jason Wyche; © Kevin Beasley
Sculptures that resonate with what’s not there
-
Opinion
more Opinion
-
Arts
more Arts
Chai confers with a colleague in SPiNE’s Yangon office.
Photograph courtesy of SPiNE
Practicing architecture in Myanmar
Soyoung Lee
Photograph by Audrey Kotkin
Korean art expert Soyoung Lee will join the museums in September.
-
Sports
more Sports
Harvard Athletics overhauls coaches’ compensation.
Cyclists at the Harvest River Bridge, which opened last year on the newest section of the trail
Photograph by Jessica Mink
Cycling the Neponset River Greenway
Harvard sprinter Gabby Thomas ’19
Photograph courtesy of Harvard Athletic Communications
Late winter and early spring highlights
-
Harvardiana
more Harvardiana
Courtesy of Penelope Laurans
Attendance artifact, women’s work, and “Fair Harvard” redux
Photograph of gymsuit by Kevin Grady/Radcliffe Institute
Lest young ladies’ “tides” be deranged
- Puzzles
-
News
-
Current Issue
Read the current issue
July-August 2018
Portrait of Moorfield Storey by John Singer Sargent, 1917. Charcoal on paper
National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; partial gift of James Moorfield Storey
Brief life of a patrician reformer: 1845-1929
-
Archives
From the archives
American activists unfurl a banner in front of the Supreme Court.
James M. Thresher/Washington Post/Getty ImagesCapital Punishment’s Persistence
An historian tracks the death penalty’s persistence in America.
-
Class Notes
To access Class Notes or Obituaries, please log in using your Harvard Magazine account and verify your alumni status.
Don't have a Harvard Magazine account? Register Here
Or submit a class note or obituary
-
Classifieds
Special Sections
-
Donate
Show your Support for
Harvard MagazineYour donation today ensures that Harvard Magazine can continue to provide high-quality content and remain an editorially independent source of news about the Harvard community.
Browse Other
Classifieds Sections
If you have a problem connecting to the order form (i.e. "Safari cannot open this page"), you may have an insecure browser connection. Please contact Gretchen Bostrom to complete your order:
617-496-6686. Click here to learn more.
Classifieds FAQs
Classifieds Tips & Advice
Ghosting: Why Do People End Relationships by Disappearing?
Why are some people more likely to ghost than others? How can we choose a partner who, if love fails to bloom, will let us down gently rather than disappearing into the night?
View Full ArticlePersonals
Crimson Classified personals work!
Cynthia Johnson MacKay, A.B. 64, and Warren Joseph Keegan, M.B.A. ’61, D.B.A. ’67, met and married through the Harvard Magazine personals. Click here to see their video story from the New York Times Vows section.
Personals
The Right Time Consultants. New England, New York, Washington, D.C. Confidential search and introductions for men and women 40s-70s. Attain the romantic and personal life you dream about and deserve. View testimonials, apply to be a private client and/or to register to be in our database. There is no fee to register. www.therighttimeconsultants.com. 212-627-0121.
(Click photo to view this ad at full size)
Intersections Match by Jasbina: The Only Premier Matchmaking Firm—For Indian Singles—in the US, Canada & the U.K. info@IntersectionsMatch.com, http://intersectionsmatch.com.
Blues Match. Where Ivy League & Oxbridge people find love. BluesMatch.com.
(Click photo to view this ad at full size)
Date Smart! Join the dating network exclusively for graduates, faculty, and students of The Ivies, MIT, Stanford and a few others. www.rightstuffdating.com, 800-988-5288.
(Click photo to view this ad at full size)
Happy Ivy lady seeks free-thinking sapiophile for cozy domesticity & global adventure. sweetivylady@outlook.com.
The Right Time Consultants is seeking single, accomplished gentlemen, 40s-70s, this summer to introduce to our wonderful, attractive and accomplished female clients. 212-627-0121, bio and photo in confidence sandy@therighttimeconsutants, www.therighttimeconsultants.com.
Beautiful blue eyed blonde, long legs and long hair. Sensuous and passionate, 60 yrs, lives life with a sense of adventure. Educated, accomplished, former runway model, fit and in shape, loves to travel. Seeking a successful, wonderful man. melinda68@hotmail.com.
NYC Attractive, Asian-American, slim, 42 y.o. Ivy League-educated doctor. Divorced with school-aged daughter. Seeking 35-50 y.o. man for LTR. jadesky2015@gmail.com.
Funny, trim, attractive, white male Harvard graduate, 59—living in Cambridge; interested in music, languages, travel, dogs—seeks independent, smart, good-looking Asian man, 30–50, for fun and possible long-term relationship. canisrb@gmail.com.
Attractive, fit, erudite woman, 52, a writer and psychiatrist, seeks intelligent, compassionate partner for the remainder of the journey. smahler@mindspring.com
Seeking a smart, confident, trustworthy gentleman, (58-68), who is just missing that special partner/friend. I am an accomplished, "no-nonsense" talented, self-made pretty woman with a generous heart and a great joy of life. You are divorced/widowed, East Coast based, 5'8-6'2", fit, a reader, lover of the outdoors, the arts, travel, world affairs, friends and family. Reply in confidence: sandy@therighttimeconsultants.com.
Blond, fit, pretty Washington, D.C. lawyer/mediator seeks guy, 65-75, to hang out with in D.C. area. You are good company, thoughtful, funny, warm. booklvrdc@gmail.com.
POWER SINGLES INTERNATIONAL offers Complimentary Memberships to ladies & gentlemen who wish to meet our members. Upscale Clientele. Inquire on our website form. www.powersinglesinternational.com.
Elegant Introductions. Florida/New England. Leading luxury matchmaking firm for upscale singles. Trusted, personalized, and discreet matchmaking services in a dignified manner. Visit us at: elegantintroductions.com. Contact us: 305-615-1900. Info@elegantintroductions.com.
(Click photo to view this ad at full size)
WEST COAST based, blonde, blue-eyed and slender divorcee (Ph.D., Ivy-educated executive in "the arts") seeks articulate, accomplished, gentleman 64-74 (also West Coast) to enjoy the friendship of a feminine, and charming woman for romance, travel, fun and adventure. Important that he lives his life with integrity, kindness and appreciates the arts. Reply in confidence: sandy@therighttimeconsultants.com.
Elegant Introductions: Florida/New England. Seeking high quality gentlemen, 40s-70s, for our exceptional, attractive female clients. Contact us: 305-615-1900, info@elegantintroductions.com, www.elegantintroductions.com.
Retired lesbian academic, warm, attractive, interesting with vibrant literary sensibility. Looking for an intellectually dynamic woman 60-80 in Boston area. writforlife@gmail.com.
Browse Other
Classifieds Sections
Classifieds FAQ
Classifieds Tips & Advice
If you have a problem connecting to the order form (i.e. "Safari cannot open this page"), you may have an insecure browser connection. Please contact Gretchen Bostrom to complete your order:
617-496-6686. Click here to learn more.
Browse Other
Classifieds Sections
If you have a problem connecting to the order form (i.e. "Safari cannot open this page"), you may have an insecure browser connection. Please contact Gretchen Bostrom to complete your order:
617-496-6686. Click here to learn more.