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1. Allston Gets a Second Look

Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/12/2007

The Boston Globe reports that Drew Faust will reevaluate some of Larry Summers' plans for Allston. But is she putting the brakes on the wrong part of the plan?

2. A Million Little Writers

Magazine Archives Article : November/December 2007

Welcome to the world of celebrity academics–and the behind-the-scenes scribes who help make their fame and fortune possible.

3. Blinded by Science

Magazine Archives Article : September / October 2007

In the years ahead, Harvard plans to spend billions of dollars on a massive science complex in Allston. But James D. Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA and former director of the Human Genome Project, has bad news: Unless the university changes course, Allston will be the greatest waste of money Harvard has ever known.

4. From the Editors of 02138

Magazine Archives Article : May/June 2007

5. How to Run Harvard

Magazine Archives Article : May/June 2007

What Drew Faust can learn from Derek Bok.

6. Lady in Waiting

Magazine Archives Article : May/June 2007

As Drew Gilpin Faust prepares to take Harvard’s helm, the president-elect remains a little-known figure to many faculty, students, and alumni. How did the Civil War historian and Radcliffe dean make her way to the top of the world’s most powerful university? And what does she intend to do now that she’s there? Richard Bradley reports on the big questions surrounding Harvard’s new president.

7. The Search for Harvard's Next Leader

Magazine Archives Article : Spring 2007

The inside story on how the Corporation's second choice became the next president of Harvard.

8. The Healer

Magazine Archives Article : Winter 2007

Once again, Derek Bok has become president of Harvard at a time of crisis. But can he—or anyone—heal the wounded university?

9. The Daily Mo

Magazine Archives Article : Premier Issue

We catch up with the media gadfly who refuses to roll over.

10. Shelf Shocked

Magazine Archives Article : Premier Issue

The media attention Harvard generates is unique among American universities, and more than a few books taking aim at the institution’s good name have surfaced in the past few years. 02138 compares some recent Harvard-bashing books.

11. The Power House

Magazine Archives Article : Premier Issue

Not many people know just what the Harvard Corporation does, and that's exactly how the group's seven members like it. But after Lawrence Summers's departure, can Harvard's ruling council maintain its wall of silence, even as it handpicks the university's next president? An inside look at the power behind Harvard's throne.