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Catherine E. Shoichet
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Whatever Happened to Neil L. Rudenstine?
NEW YORK—Neil L. Rudenstine announced his resignation just a few months after members of the Class of 2004 received their
Future Astronomer Reaches for Stars
Though she’d never flown in an airplane before, Shazrene S. Mohamed ’04 had one destination in mind when she left
A Blast From the Past
After spending nearly four years at the oldest university in the nation, it took a raggedy auto mechanic’s shirt, once
Carless and Carefree
ATLANTA—It’s summer fling season and, yes, I’m in love. No, this Scarlett O’Hara hasn’t yet found a Rhett Butler to
Gray Matters
When a young History and Literature tutor was called into meet with her flustered department chair one morning in 1956,
Is This Mission Impossible?
Last fall, 11 men studying topics from stars to stereotypes moved into their new offices at 34 Concord Ave., where
Putting Radcliffe on the Map
The monumental merger between Radcliffe College and Harvard University in October 1999 left many problems unsolved. It was not until
At the 'Cliffe's Edge
Radcliffe’s purpose is a mystery for most undergraduates, more than three years after the merger of Radcliffe College and the
In New Book, Bok Links Universities, Commercialization
When former Harvard President Derek C. Bok stepped up to the lectern at Harvard’s Commencement ceremony in 1988, the audience
Pearls of Wisdom
When Judith Richards Hope arrived in Cambridge as a first-year student at Harvard Law School (HLS) in 1961, there were
Grad Students Get Aid Boost
President Lawrence H. Summers unveiled a $14 million boost to financial aid across the University Wednesday, as the centerpiece of
Summers Announces $14 Million in Graduate Student Aid
President Lawrence H. Summers unveiled a $14 million boost to financial aid across the University yesterday, as the centerpiece of
Harvard Loosens Rule on Campus Residency
By adding a single word to the University’s statutes, the Board of Overseers yesterday removed a key obstacle from Harvard’s
Ellsberg Shares Pentagon ‘Secrets’
Legislators handed President George W. Bush a blank check when the Senate approved a resolution supporting an attack on Iraq
Summers Declines To Sign Anti-Intimidation Petition
More than 300 college and university presidents pledged to “maintain an intimidation-free campus” in a petition that appeared in a
