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Tova A. Serkin

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Leaving the Left Behind

As my four years here draw to what seems like an absurdly abrupt end, I have been trying to sum


A Tribute to Shira

As the semester nears its end and holiday spirit cheers the campus, the annual sense of happiness and joy usually


Remembering Shira

This was originally delivered as a eulogy at the funeral of Shira Palmer-Sherman '02, on Dec. 24, 2000. I've always


The search committee rank and file

The Academics Sharon E. Gagnon, president of the Board of Overseers, will have a long commute for committee meetings. A


OCS Report Shows Fewer Bound for Medical School

Following a national trend, the number of Harvard seniors applying to medical school fell for the third consecutive year according


Harvard Alum Named Poet Laureate

Stanley J. Kunitz '26 will be the country's tenth poet laureate, the Library of Congress announced Monday, succeeding Robert Pinksy


Foundation Gives HMS $45 Million To Fight TB

In the largest ever private donation to fight tuberculosis, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation last week awarded a five-year,


New Dean Appointed at Kennedy School

J. Bonnie Newman, a former senior aide to both Presidents Bush and Reagan, was named the new executive dean of


Berkowitz, Harvard Face Off In Court

Harvard moved Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit brought against the University by a professor denied tenure two years ago. Former