Matthew Q. Clarida
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The Resurgence of Harvard Men's Hockey
Three years ago the Harvard men's hockey team faced crises on the ice and off as they limped to consecutive 10-win seasons and lost players to a campus-wide cheating scandal. Now they've returned to the NCAA Tournament in consecutive seasons, anchored by the best player in college hockey. Here’s how it happened.
Editing Ourselves and Looking Ahead
There were times when I didn’t love The Crimson, but they are dispersed thinly among moments when 14 Plympton was great to me and so many others.
Dreams Blazing
It’s the first Independence Day I’ve spent away from home, and after an oddly difficult bout of homesickness on Thursday, baseball is how I’m coping.
Harvard Today: Commencement Day 2015 (May 28)
In case you haven’t heard, today is Commencement. Thousands will flood Tercentenary Theater (that patch of grass and trees between Widener and Memorial Church) to see the College’s seniors and thousands of students from other Harvard schools earn their degrees. Don’t forget your gown and your Harvard ID!
Harvard Today: Wednesday, May 27, 2015
You’ve made it this far, seniors! Today, your challenge is to survive the deluge of family commitments and posed photos that Commencement brings. We know you can do it.
In Sit-Down, Faust Looks Back at 2014
In her final interview of the year with The Crimson, Faust reflected on her role in several hot-button campus issues, including sexual assault policies and protests regarding two controversial non-indictments.
Faust, Khurana Address Ferguson Protests
With demonstrations occurring almost daily on and near Harvard’s campus since controversial grand jury decisions in Ferguson, MO., and Staten Island, NY., University President Drew G. Faust and Dean of the College Rakesh Khurana addressed the situation in separate statements this week.
Harvard Will Keep Controversial Health Plans, Faust Says, But Will Subsidize Some Affected Employees
University President Drew G. Faust wrote Thursday night that Harvard will keep the controversial changes in place for 2015 but will also establish a fund to mitigate cost increases for some employees and explore alternative plan designs for the future.
Computer Science Faculty To Increase by 50 Percent with Ballmer Gift
The donation, from former Microsoft CEO and longtime donor Steven A. Ballmer '77, will fund 12 professorships in the field.
Riding Fundraising Wave, Harvard Posts Small Surplus
Harvard’s small surplus is a move into the black after recent years of deficits large and small. The progress was largely fueled by the first public year of fundraising for the Harvard Campaign.
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Four's a Crowd
May 9: After becoming Harvard's fourth Hobey Baker Award winner in program history, Vesey (second from the left) was honored alongside the Crimson's first three winners at a reception in Downtown Boston.
Four's A Crowd
Jimmy Vesey (second from left) is the fourth player in Harvard history to win the Hobey Baker Award, joining Lane MacDonald '88-'89 (left), Scott Fusco '86 (second from right), and Mark Fusco '83 (right). The four winners were honored Monday night at the Downtown Harvard Club of Boston.
My.Harvard
At least they don't try to sugarcoat it: My.Harvard acknowledges "four sign-in issues that we know of" on the site's main login page.
Tonight's starters
The lineup board at Sam Lynn Ballpark in Bakersfield, Calif.
Divest 'Heat Week' Tuesday Recap
A recap of the events of Divest 'Heat Week' on Tuesday, April 14.
George H.W. Bush
University President Drew G. Faust and President George H.W. Bush await the taking of a photograph outside of Massachusetts Hall Thursday morning, hours before Bush was to receive an honorary degree.
Has HMC Lost Its Edge?
At Harvard Management Company, the stakes are high, especially during Harvard’s record-seeking capital campaign. But in contrast to the record yields HMC enjoyed from 1990 until the financial crisis, the company’s recent returns—which influence Harvard’s financial strength more than any donor can—now straddle the national average.
Your Harvard: New York
University President Drew G. Faust provides the keynote speech at the Your Harvard: New York event organized by the Harvard Alumni Association on the USS Intrepid in New York City.
Your Harvard panel
Cass R. Sunstein ‘75 moderates a panel at the Your Harvard: New York event organized by the Harvard Alumni Association on the USS Intrepid in New York City Wednesday.