Jocelyn E. Shek
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Growing Older and Wiser in Cambridge
Cambridge is widely known, if not defined, by its youth. It continues to draw students, researchers, and professionals from all around the world. It is a place where people come to begin new chapters. But that identity only tells a part of the story.
The Theory, Born at Harvard, That Could Remake Right-Wing Jurisprudence
Over the past five years, common good constitutionalism has taken tenuous root in elite legal academia. It’s now beginning to find its way into courtrooms. But scholars remain divided on its potential to reshape the legal landscape — and whose “common good” it seeks to advance.
Advice to Alan Garber
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Teaching Orbitals and Changing Occupations with Dr. Logan McCarty
Meeting in his office in the Science Center, Logan S. McCarty ’96 welcomes us with a smile. His hair is slicked back and dyed pink, and he wears a graphic t-shirt that reads “show up for trans youth.”
Lexington’s Resurrection of the Revolution
A few minutes later, a group of children perched in a tree above our heads alert us to the imminent arrival of the British regiment. The force, with bright red jackets, muskets in hand, and feathers in their hats, marches into the town common to the jaunty sound of drums and pipes. The first shot of the battle rings out, as it did a quarter of a millennium ago, just after dawn.
Replacing: Self
Apple’s Migration Assistant, in all its sterile productivity, offered two options: transfer everything, or choose what matters. Though I wanted to bring it all with me, my storage had been 95% full for months, and it showed. Soon enough, I found myself sorting through the digital debris of a former life.
Room & Bored? — Inside Harvard’s Twelve Housing Lotteries
While Housing Day is governed by a centralized algorithm, Houses’ upperclassman lotteries are far from standardized.