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Wacker, former Cabot House co-master, dies

Ann MacMillan Wacker, co-master of Cabot House from 1978 to 1984, died May 18. Wacker was married to Warren E.C. Wacker, Henry K. Oliver Professor of Hygiene Emeritus and, from 1971 to 1989, the...

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Memorial services set for Carroll, Westheimer, Ketelhohn

Carroll memorial set for today Charles “Chuck” Carroll, longtime Harvard Division of Continuing Education (DCE) employee and a Harvard graduate, died on May 21, after succumbing to a rare blood...

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Wacker, former Cabot House co-master, dies

Ann MacMillan Wacker, co-master of Cabot House from 1978 to 1984, died May 18. Wacker was married to Warren E.C. Wacker, Henry K. Oliver Professor of Hygiene Emeritus and, from 1971 to 1989, the...

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Portrait of a master

Rulan C. Pian (right) watches at Cabot House as S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation, and foundation intern Marisol Pineda-Conde unveil Pian’s portrait. Pian was professor of East Asian...

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House masters appointed

Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds, the Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and of African and African-American Studies, today (March 26) announced the appointment of...

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48 seniors elected to Phi Beta Kappa

Forty-eight seniors were recently elected to the Harvard College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa (PBK), Alpha Iota of Massachusetts. The Alpha Iota of Massachusetts chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was first...

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A sort of homecoming

Not even cold weather or the threat of rain could keep Harvard students down. Nay, actual precipitation might galvanize them further, making them stronger. After all, today (March 10) is Housing Day,...

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A moving experience

As Hurricane Irene moved up the East Coast Saturday and Harvard undergraduates moved back to campus just ahead of the storm, Cabot House Resident Dean Jill Constantino saw some parallels. “I thought,...

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A look inside: Cabot House

As 8 p.m. approaches, three baristas scurry about Cabot Café in the Radcliffe Quadrangle. They arrange fresh pastries on glass shelves, slice a gooey Mississippi mud pie, and unlock the doors. When...

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A look inside: Radcliffe Quad

When the straws are drawn on Housing Day each spring, the phrase “You got quadded?” is sometimes heard. It’s meant to suggest that someone drew the short straw. But the residents say that’s not so. In...

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Order out of chaos

Formal-looking gentlemen — resplendent in ensembles of top hats, bow ties, and Bermuda shorts — shouted barbs at impervious runners, who sported nothing but green Speedos as they took an anticipatory...

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Nurturing the seeds of innovation

In business, one well-prepared conversation can change everything. Rebecca Kantar ’14 knows how that works. During a trip to Silicon Valley with other Harvard students, she sat down with a mentor to...

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A look inside: Cabot House

When longtime administrator Susan Livingston died last year, she left a legacy of theatrics at Harvard’s Cabot House. For nearly 30 years, Livingston produced an annual spring production that featured...

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Architecture of experience

Krystal Tung ’13 wanted to follow the yellow brick road. When the Cabot House resident heard that this spring’s House musical would be “The Wizard of Oz,” she headed straight for the stage. “I’ve...

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Houses become homes

Bundled up against the morning chill, tourists in Harvard Yard blinked in befuddlement as Currier House upperclassmen in green bathing suits cheered wildly as they raced a brisk victory lap past...

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Parting words

Three centuries ago, Harvard’s Commencement guests could expect to hear quite a bit from graduating students: namely, lengthy thesis defenses given in Greek, Latin, and Hebrew. Today’s versions of...

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Chasing the caffeine high

This is one in a series of profiles showcasing some of Harvard’s stellar graduates. Jesse Kaplan may be the only entrepreneur on campus who’s more likely to be hunched over a sink doing dishes than...

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Coming Home to Cabot House: Krystal Tung ’13

Harvard College’s unusual House system brings faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates together under one roof in smaller communities that encourage residents to develop as people as well as...

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New Harvard College dean

Rakesh Khurana, the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School (HBS), professor of sociology in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), and co-master of Cabot House,...

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Q&A with Rakesh Khurana

Rakesh Khurana, the Marvin Bower Professor of Leadership Development at Harvard Business School (HBS) and co-master of Cabot House, will become dean of Harvard College on July 1. Khurana has been a...

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