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NHL Draftees Staying in School
Of the 271 former NCAA players who appeared in the 2012-13 NHL season, 71 percent spent three or more years in college.
Interactive Feature: Harvard University’s Cyberwar
While governments and corporations alike experience cyberthreats, universities like Harvard face a unique test: how to balance an academic mission demanding an unfettered flow of information with the need to protect valuable data and computer systems.
Still a Man's World?
“The essence of a conductor’s profession is strength. The essence of a woman is weakness,” said Yuri Temirkanov, former music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. As women’s representation in many fields increases, classical music lags further and further behind, both in the wider music community and at Harvard itself.
Citizen Keynes
The life-as-morality-play narrative remains the dividing line between conservative and liberal economists, but has more concrete impact than an inconsequential academic debate.
What Color Is Your Column?
Sitting around worrying about what to study won’t get me anywhere—studying something will.
Legend of Harry Parker Lives On at Head of the Charles
The world-famous regatta will go on without the late Harry Parker for the first time since its inaugural session in 1965. The former Harvard men’s heavyweight crew coach, who was originally diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome—a blood disorder—in 2011, passed away in June at the age of 77.
The Best Team You've Never Gone to Watch
Currently, five players on the Olympics-headed national women's ice hockey team are either current or former members of the Harvard team. The Harvard women’s hockey team is one of the most successful teams on campus but struggles to maintain fan attendance levels.
Multimedia Feature: Controversial Collecting in Harvard's Museums
With pieces from around the world in their collections, Harvard's museums negotiate what artifacts they rightfully hold and should put on display.
Making the Pick: A Retrospective on Searches for the Dean of Harvard College
While historically there has been no one-size-fits-all process to selecting the College Dean, FAS Dean Michael D. Smith’s consultative approach represents a significant tactical shift from that of his predecessors.
The Dean of the College: Leading with Limits
Within the next year, the man or woman whom Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith names as the 19th Dean of Harvard College will take charge of 6,700 undergraduates and a host of employees and administrators. But despite the breadth of this charge, the new Dean will find that many of the aspects of University life most relevant to the student body do not fall directly under his or her control.
Psy and Psychology
In April, the Korean pop-star sensation Psy, known for “Gangam Style,” visited Harvard to talk in Memorial Church. He was introduced by a couple of professors. For a while, they talked about globalizing Korean pop culture. The hall, in the meantime, fluctuated between a state of academic-induced sleep and nervous excitement, while the pop-star waited outside.
Chemistry Professor Emeritus Named Joint Winner of Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Martin Karplus ’51 and the two other winners won this year’s prize for developing computer simulations using classical physics and quantum mechanics that could improve scientists’ understanding of complex reactions and the development of new drugs.
The Politics of Divestment
Right now, by supporting fossil fuels, the endowment is advancing right-wing goals. Divestment activists want it aligned with the progressive values of Harvard University and its students.
Engineering Mike Smith
The FAS Dean’s proponents describe him as a consensus-building visionary, and his detractors see him as a functionary in an increasingly corporate administration. But seven years into his tenure, many members of the community he leads still don’t have a clear grasp on what drives Mike Smith.
No. 42: Becoming Harvard's Newest Varsity Sport
The Radcliffe rugby team's transition from club sport to Harvard's newest varsity athletic program was an uneven one, but the team is officially taking the field as a varsity sport for the first time this season.
