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Samuel P. Jacobs
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Hey, Your Future Is Over
<p>The phone call came in the middle of March.With the bulk of senior year behind me, and the distance between the present and the future shrinking by the day, I readied myself for a call like this, double-checking the red phone in our room, clearing hours for uninterrupted waiting-by-the-phone time.</p>
Tubs and Bottoms
Our fair president takes to the pages of The New Republic this week to review a new book by James
Carr Talk
Senior spring. A season of hope and opportunity. Unless, that is, your industry of choice is holding talks called, "Fallen
Jeremy R. Knowles
Jeremy R. Knowles, the former Royal Air Force officer who left England to join Harvard’s Chemistry department in 1974 and
Television Screens To Arrive At MAC
River House residents, say goodbye to Hemenway. Faculty of Arts and Sciences officials announced yesterday new upgrades for the Malkin
Brandt Set to Be Grad School Dean
Harvard science historian Allan M. Brandt said yesterday that he has been selected as the next dean of the Graduate
A Familiar Clash As Faculty Meets
University President Drew G. Faust said yesterday that she will consider creating a committee to investigate free speech at Harvard.
Course Evaluation Reforms Postponed As Faculty Look to the New Year
Professors postponed discussion of a revamped course evaluation system at yesterday’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting after items higher
Brandt Set to Be Named Next GSAS Dean
Harvard science historian Allan M. Brandt has been selected as the next dean of the Graduate School of Arts and
The Thorny Side of Going Green
First it came for my light bulbs, and I said nothing. Then it came for my roommates’ food, and I
Exposing a Flawed Writing Course
CORRECTION APPENDED The program that oversees Expository Writing, Harvard’s only required course, is beleaguered by office politics, a lack of
Faculty Meetings Stay Off the Air
CORRECTION APPENDED Radio fans may be disappointed at the frequency at which the Faculty of Arts of Sciences will broadcast
Faust Installed on Day of Rain and Ritual
Rev. Peter J. Gomes, like Commencement, never gets rained on. Hundreds of professors, dignitaries, and academics from across the globe
Inaugural Addresses From Past Set Stage For Faust’s Oration
Lawrence H. Summers paced uneasily in the basement of the president’s mansion six years ago, rehearsing his installation speech for
Dean To Meet Econ Profs Over Littauer
When Michael D. Smith walks into Littauer Center today, he may notice a yellow sign on the first floor: “Littauer
