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Richard Bradley

Richard Bradley is the executive editor of 02138 magazine and author of three books, including the forthcoming The Greatest Game: The Yankees, the Red Sox, and the Playoff of ’78.

A longtime editor and writer, Bradley has long combined journalism and academia. During his undergraduate studies at Yale College, he was the executive editor of The New Journal magazine. After graduating in 1986, Bradley worked in Washington, D.C., first as a reporter-researcher for The New Republic, then as a staff writer and columnist for Regardie's magazine, a Washington monthly devoted to business and politics.

Bradley returned to academia in 1989 and earned a master's degree from Harvard University in American history. He served as a teaching fellow for Harvard courses on the U.S. Constitution and 19th-Century American literature, among other subjects. Leaving Harvard in 1992, Bradley returned to Washington to become the editor-in-chief of Regardie's, a monthly magazine of business and politics. Three years later, he moved to New York to take a job as one of the original editors of George magazine. Starting in May 1995 as a senior editor, Bradley became the magazine's national affairs editor in 1997 and was promoted to the position of executive editor in January 1999.

Following the death of John F. Kennedy, Jr. in July 1999, Bradley stayed in that job through the end of the year before leaving. In May 2002, Bradley published American Son, a memoir of John Kennedy and George, which generated tremendous national attention, including the cover of People magazine and a guest appearance on NBC's Today Show. Bradley was also the subject of a Barbara Walters interview on ABC's 20/20. American Son spent seven weeks on the New York Times non-fiction bestseller list, ultimately climbing to number one.

In March 2005, Bradley published his second book, Harvard Rules—Lawrence Summers and the Battle for the World’s Most Powerful University. The book came out just as Harvard was being engulfed by controversy over remarks made by President Lawrence Summers concerning the genetic aptitude of women. Harvard Rules played a prominent role in the debate over the leadership of Harvard, and one year later, Lawrence Summers resigned the presidency of that institution.

Since then, Bradley has been researching and writing his third book, The Greatest Game. It tells the story of the 1978 pennant race between the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees, a dramatic season that culminated in a classic tie-breaking playoff game between the two teams. The Greatest Game will be published in April 2008.

Starting in July 2007, Bradley has also served as the executive editor of 02138 magazine, an New York-based bimonthly for and about the Harvard community. Published by David Bradley, the owner of The Atlantic and the National Journal, 02138 is the first magazine of its kind, a general interest magazine that is completely independent of the university and the alumni community it covers.

In addition to his jobs as a magazine editor and his book writing, Richard Bradley is the creator of a popular blog, local:/editorial/shots_in_the_dark/index.html:“Shots in the Dark." He has also written articles for numerous publications, including: The New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, 02138, Vanity Fair, George, The New Republic, Rolling Stone, Boston Magazine, Salon.com, The Washington Monthly, Worth, and Mother Jones. He has also written a column of media analysis for the website TomPaine.com.

Magazine Stories

1. Lone Star
Magazine Archives Article : March/April 2008

Tommy Lee Jones is a man of few words—but when he talks about movies, morality, and the "madness" of immigration politics, a few words can say a lot.

2. Fund Racer
Magazine Archives Article : November/December 2007

A money man's hasty exit leaves Harvard in the lurch.

3. Fear Fighter
Magazine Archives Article : September / October 2007

In her new book, The Paranoia Switch: How Terror Rewires Our Brains and Reshapes Our Behavior--And How We Can Reclaim Our Courage, longtime Harvard Medical School psychologist Martha Stout diagnoses Americans as a traumatized populace. Are we a nation of scaredy-cats?

4. Jazzy Fabulous
Magazine Archives Article : May/June 2007

The glory of old Adams House lives on in Pink Martini’s new album.

5. 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.

6. The Mitt Romney You Don't Know
Magazine Archives Article : Spring 2007

He’s a super-rich, right-wing, carpetbagging, Olympics-fixing blue-state governor with two Harvard degrees who’s running for president. Got that? Meet the real Mitt Romney.

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 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.

Blog Posts

1. Ms. Rowling Comes to Harvard?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/05/2008

She's speaking at the University's Commencement. But not everyone's happy about it.

2. Yale—and Larry Summers—in the Wall Street Journal
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/01/2008

The ex-Harvard president speaks on how universities need to change; the Yale president says little but does a lot.

3. Taxing Harvard?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/30/2008

Massachusetts lawmakers are seriously considering imposing a tax on Harvard's endowment.

4. What Drew Faust Should Have Said
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/29/2008

The Harvard president created a controversy when she said that smaller schools should cut back on science. But in reality, her comments didn't go far enough.

5. The $100-Million Man
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/28/2008

David Rockefeller is giving Harvard $100 million. Here's what his gift means—and what it doesn't.

6. Was Norman Mailer Gay?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/27/2008

The TImes of London gets a sneak peak at Norman Mailer's naughty bits—and finds some unexpected passions.

7. Return of the Prodigal Money Man
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/24/2008

Having fled Harvard after little more than a year as head of the Harvard Management Company, Mohamed El-Erian is back in his old digs.

8. Lust Never Sleeps
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/23/2008

Harvard didn't get Norman Mailer's papers, which he sold to the University of Texas. So it's buying the papers of a Mailer mistress.

9. Why Professors Are Miserable
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/22/2008

Academics are constantly lamenting their lot in life. Are they grouchy, or—uh-oh—are they right?

10. A Harvard Feud
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/21/2008

And it's a three-way, to boot: Wieseltier v. Sullivan v. Kristol.

11. Dixie Chick
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/16/2008

Harvard president Drew Faust is a hit in the South.

12. Is the Facebook Fight Finished?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/07/2008

Before 02138 investigated the lawsuit charging that Mark Zuckerberg stole the idea for Facebook, the media didn't take the suit seriously. But Facebook may be paying up.

13. Online Publishing: The Faculty Votes Aye
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 02/13/2008

Harvard approves a plan to bypass scholarly journals. But does the faculty really know what it's voting for?

14. Drew Faust Blasts Business Week
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 02/05/2008

The Harvard president insists that the magazine misquoted her when it alleged that she dissed public universities.

15. The Endowment Gap
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 02/04/2008

The wealth disparity between the country's rich universities and its not-rich ones is becoming increasingly hard to ignore—and increasingly, people aren't.

16. Considering TheRoot.com
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/30/2008

Skip Gates calls his new online venture a magazine? But is the whole thing really advertorial for his DNA testing company?

17. Skip Gates Gets Busier
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/28/2008

The University Professor is promoting a new online mag for African-Americans that doubles as a feeder for clients for his new DNA researching business.

18. Feeling the Heat from Capitol Hill
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/26/2008

Harvard and Yale's attempts to fend off political pressure from Washington by expanding financial aid aren't working.

19. The Money Culture Comes to High School
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/26/2008

Great wealth isn't just for Harvard and Yale any more—elite prep schools are also getting into the act.

20. Summers Gets a Boost, Faust Takes a Hit
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/22/2008

Thanks to an op-ed in today's Times, the rehabilitation of Larry Summers continues.

21. Larry Summers on the Mend
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/20/2008

The former Harvard president is doing his utmost to restore his reputation—and it's working.

22. Drew Faust On the Hot Seat
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/14/2008

After she's accused of dissing public education, Harvard's president, to paraphrase Gomer Pyle, denies, denies, denies.

23. Yale Ups the Ante
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/14/2008

Yale sees Harvard's financial aid beneficence, and raises the stakes.

24. Drew Faust in the New York Sun
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/09/2008

The New York daily loves the president's book—but its review also says something of her character.

25. Larry Summers Goes Online
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/07/2008

The former Harvard president has invested in a "YouTube for ideas." Will anyone watch?

26. Obama Rising, Romney Going Down
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/04/2008

It was a mixed day for Harvard grads running for president yesterday.....

27. Should Harvard Be Free?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 01/02/2008

That's the question the Crimson asks in a recent article.

28. Harvard and the Ripple Effect
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/31/2007

Harvard's decision to extend its financial aid continue to spark debate among other colleges about the wisdom of following Harvard's move—even if they could afford to.

29. Harvard's Wealth Un-levels the Playing Field
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/29/2007

Harvard's financial aid package is great for middle-class students. But what happens to smaller colleges that can't afford to match Harvard's money? And will it actually reduce aid to poor families?

30. Is Harvard Square Over?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/28/2007

A hipster musician says yes.

31. Death of a Leader
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/27/2007

Benazir Bhutto is dead—and the Bush administration's grand hopes of spreading democracy around the world are on life support.

32. Merry Christmas
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/25/2007

All of us at 02138 wish all of you a very Crimson Christmas...

33. A Christmas Gift for Drew Faust
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/24/2007

The Boston Globe's education reporter gives Harvard's president a puff piece for Christmas.

34. The Rise of the Bogus Admissions Essay
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/20/2007

In recent years, writing and rewriting high school kids' college application essays has become a big business. It corrupts the kids, of course—but is it so different from what happens once they get in?

35. Larry Summers' Economic Jeremiad
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/20/2007

The former Treasury secretary and Harvard president has been warning of a recession. Is the Bush administration listening?

36. Ripped Off by the Times
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/18/2007

Months ago, 02138 published a profile of Mitt Romney, written by yours truly. Today, the Times borrows its reporting—but not so its readers would ever know.

37. Harvard and the Would-Be Presidents
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/17/2007

Harvard employees give to presidential candidates in greater percentages than do those of any other university. What's up with that?

38. Should Harvard Share Its Wealth?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/14/2007

Harvard made big news with its increased financial aid plan this week, but some skeptics think the world's richest university isn't going nearly far enough.

39. 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?

40. The Kennedy School Gets a New Name
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/11/2007

The Kennedy School is trying to re-brand itself. Necessary sign of the times, or desperate measure?

41. Harvard Shares the Wealth
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/10/2007

The University unveils a new, more generous financial aid plan, and escalates the competition between America's richest schools.

42. A Sunday Visit with Peter Gomes
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/09/2007

A Boston Globe column about Peter Gomes shows only what a minor-league newspaper the Globe has become.

43. Drew Faust Disses Public Universities
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/07/2007

In an article on the growing wealth of top-tier universities, Harvard's president says public schools should stick to the small stuff.

44. Eric Foner v. Alan Dershowitz
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 12/06/2007

A Columbia historian stands up for himself against the Harvard law professor's charge that he is "against Israel."

45. Victory
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/30/2007

Judge Douglas Woodlock has ruled against Facebook's attempt to force 02138 to remove documents regarding a lawsuit against Facebook from our website. It's a victory for 02138, yes. But it's a victory for you too.

46. Facebook Fights Back
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/29/2007

Facebook, the $15 billion corporation which is gathering information about every person on its site, is trying to force 02138 to stop disseminating information about Facebook.

47. Bashing James Watson
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/29/2007

A New York Times reviewer really, really doesn't like James Watson. Is the scientist getting worse than he deserves?

48. Kennedy on Kennedy
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/27/2007

Ted Kennedy has sold a memoir about his life for $8 million. Surprised? I'm not. The Massachusetts senator is more supportive of Kennedy books than you might think.

49. Harvard and the Spanish Inquisition
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/26/2007

A Dartmouth trustee charges that they're one and the same. But the suggestion says more about conservative frustrations with university politics than what really happened at Harvard.

50. Is Yale More Fun than Harvard?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/21/2007

Well...yes. But the interesting question is, Why?

51. Nolo Contendere in Halberstam Death
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/20/2007

The graduate student whose bad driving got David Halberstam killed will probably serve 5-10 days in jail and do community service. Is that justice?

52. Reading, Rest in Peace
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/19/2007

A new study shows that Americans are reading less. Are they dummer as a result? Yupp.

53. Universities Go Left
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/14/2007

Are American universities getting more liberal? American conservatives think so.

54. Marty Peretz Takes on Randy Matory
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/13/2007

The New Republic blogger blasts J. Lorand Matory for his pro-free speech motion.

55. The Case against Civil Dialogue
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/12/2007

A liberal professor wants to pass a motion regarding free speech at Harvard. Here's why the faculty should vote it down.

56. The Naked and....
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/10/2007

One of the great characters of the 20th century is gone.

57. Making Nice with ROTC
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/09/2007

A leading Harvard professor says it's time for Harvard to restore normal relations with the military.

58. No Free Speech at Harvard?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/08/2007

That's what one faculty member is saying—and he happens to be a high-profile critic of Israel. This could get ugly.....

59. A New Take on an Old Dog
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 11/05/2007

Bob Rubin, the new chair of Citigroup, continues to insist that there are a million things he'd rather be doing. This time, journalists don't seem to be buying it.

60. John Tierney Goes Nuts
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 10/27/2007

The New York Times columnist attacks the Harvard School of Public Health—but he relies on dubious sourcing to do it.

61. Jeffrey Epstein Is Having a Bad Year
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 10/23/2007

There's more bad news for the billionaire who likes rub-and-tugs.

62. A Woman on Women in Science
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 10/22/2007

Two new panels raise the question that caused Larry Summers so much trouble.

63. Does James Watson Have Nobel Syndrome?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 10/19/2007

The scientist who defended Larry Summers now finds himself in similar hot water.

64. Drew Faust in the FT
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 10/18/2007

The new president shares her priorities with the Financial Times.

65. Sticking Up for Ryan Petersen
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 10/17/2007

Is it really so awful that the University Council president wouldn't play along at Commencement?

66. #28
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 10/12/2007

Drew Faust will be installed as Harvard's 28th president today. What will she say?

67. Women In Science—the Debate Continues
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 10/11/2007

68. Live Drunk or Die
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 10/10/2007

Harvard and other colleges don't want their students to party—the vomit clogs up the capitalist assembly line.

69. James Watson on Larry Summers
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 10/02/2007

In an interview, the outspoken scientist shares his thoughts on the outspoken economist.

70. Is Harvard a Charity?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 10/01/2007

That's the question economist Robert Reich is posing—and answering.

71. A Skip Gates Story
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 09/28/2007

A biographer of a family's hidden secret tells how Skip Gates works a story.

72. Yale Beats Harvard....
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 09/27/2007

...in something far more important than a football game: the money race.

73. The Coop Takes on the Web
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 09/26/2007

The Harvard Coop doesn't like a new organization called CrimsonReading.org. But can the Coop stop students from trying to buy cheaper textbooks?

74. Are Harvard Students Ignorant?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 09/20/2007

A new study finds that Harvard students can't pass a basic test of American citizenship.

75. The Case for a Carbon Tax
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 09/17/2007

Harvard economist Gregory Mankiw shows that even conservatives worry about global warming.

76. Larry Summers: Banned in California
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 09/15/2007

Harvard's ex-president was invited to speak by the University of California...and then he was disinvited.

77. The National Review Trashes Howard Gardner
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 09/13/2007

A liberal Harvard professor gets the National Review's dander up.

78. "A Huge Loss for Harvard"
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 09/12/2007

79. Barack Disses W&M
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 09/11/2007

The presidential candidate doesn't want to be seen next to "The Israel Lobby."

80. Larry Summers and Used Cars
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 09/08/2007

Reconsidering one of the Harvard economist's most oft-quoted axioms.

81. W&M in the Times of London
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 09/07/2007

The Israel Lobby authors get a good review...in England.

82. Harry Lewis Writes for the Core
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 09/05/2007

The Harvard computer scientist and educational critic tries to spark an old but important discussion.

83. W&M Get Reviewed
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 08/29/2007

Reviews of "The Israel Lobby" are starting to come in, and for Stephen Walt and John Mearsheimer, the news isn't good.

84. Larry Summers Hits the Chat Shows
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 08/27/2007

Harvard's ex-president is maintaining a high profile—and talking the language of populism.

85. Harvard's Hotness
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 08/24/2007

Newsweek lists Harvard as one of its hottest schools—because it rejects so many applicants.

86. Walt and Mearsheimer: A Clarification
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 08/22/2007

W&M's book, The Israel Lobby, is already provoking heated conversation. Here's where I stand.

87. Walt and Mearsheimer Get Cancelled
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 08/21/2007

A talk by the controversial authors gets cancelled in Chicago. Apparently it's the Jews' fault.

88. Harvard's Bumpy Road to Allston
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 08/20/2007

Some Allston residents are angry at Harvard over alleged broken promises to repair a section of North Harvard Street. Is this a sign of bigger fights to come?

89. Walt and Mearsheimer on "The Israel Lobby"
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 08/17/2007

The authors of a controversial article have turned it into a controversial book.

90. Drew Faust on Israel
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 08/14/2007

The president of Harvard criticizes a boycott, but says she's uncomfortable with petitions.

91. The Justification of Cornel West
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 08/13/2007

All the attention Cornel West's new record is getting revives old questions about his Harvard experience.

92. Michael Ignatieff 'Fesses Up
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 08/05/2007

His arguments for the war in Iraq urged liberals to support the war because of Saddam Hussein's reign of terror. Now the former Harvard prof admits that he was wrong.

93. Drew Faust on the Environment, and on Herself
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 08/03/2007

From the looks of her webpage, Harvard's president has resorted to ghostwriters and self-puffery.

94. Did Harvard Just Lose $250 Million?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 07/31/2007

The university's investments in a hedge fund may have cost Harvard dearly.

95. Food for Fat
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 07/26/2007

Will a new Harvard study on obesity and social networks lead to the isolation of fat people?

96. Cornel West on His New Album, and More
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 07/22/2007

The former Harvard professor has a new record coming out...and this time, he's getting help from some friends in high places.

97. Gregory Mankiw In—and On—the Times
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 07/20/2007

The Harvard economist raises a question about ideology and the New York Times.

98. Harvard and the General
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 07/16/2007

The presence of an Israeli general at Harvard is creating controversy.

99. Denzel Comes to Harvard
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 07/13/2007

The African-American filmmaker gets permisssion to film at Harvard.

100. The Med School Gets a Dean
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 07/12/2007

Drew Faust has made her 2nd major decanal appointment.

101. The Harvard Man and the Hooker(s)
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 07/11/2007

Turns out the DC madam isn't the only one familiar with David Vitter.

102. The Harvard Man and the Hooker
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 07/10/2007

103. The Hoxbys Go West
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 07/05/2007

Caroline Hoxby explains more about her decision to leave Harvard.

104. Drew Faust in Harvard Magazine
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 07/02/2007

The university alumni magazine provides a few more hints of what we can expect from Drew Faust.

105. Sex, Please, We're Professors—and We Need It
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 06/27/2007

A Yale professor of English talks about why professors are increasingly seen as professionally frustrated and personally horny.

106. No Sex Please, We're Harvard
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 06/25/2007

Does Harvard have a "hook-up culture," and is that a bad thing? The founders of True Love Revolution say yes to the former yes to the latter, and no to sex.

107. ROTC on the Outs?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 06/23/2007

Derek Bok and Drew Faust skipped the ROTC commissioning ceremony. Various people disapprove.

108. A Dean's Departure
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 06/21/2007

Dick Gross, the dean of Harvard College, announced his resignation yesterday. Now there are new questions.

109. Caroline Hoxby in the Journal
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 06/15/2007

The Wall Street Journal reports on the loss of Harvard's economics star.

110. Another Harvard Refugee
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 06/13/2007

The Globe tells the story of a scientist who fled Harvard for Houston.

111. Drew Faust's Revisionist History
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 06/11/2007

The Boston Globe suggests that if Drew Faust's leadership style is anything like her historiography, she may be bolder than she seems.

112. Larry Summers in the Times
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 06/09/2007

A profile of Larry Summers in the New York Times Magazine reminds us of the former president's impressive intellectual energy--and his knack for attracting attention.

113. Drew Faust's Quiet Voice
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 06/08/2007

The new president stuck to her low-key profile at Commencement.

114. A Question of Degree
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 06/07/2007

Today Harvard will give Larry Summers an honorary degree. Why?

115. Harvard Has a Dean
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 06/05/2007

Drew Faust finally picks her #2.

116. The End of the Innocence
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 06/04/2007

While my vacation is ending, Derek Bok's is about to begin. But he's not acting like it.

117. Stanford Gets Mau-Maued Too
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/30/2007

Harvard wants Marcyliena Morgan and Lawrence Bobo to return. What will Stanford do to keep them?

118. Hip-Hop Hustles Back to Harvard
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/25/2007

Harvard has just offered tenure to a professor of hip-hop it already rejected once. What's changed?

119. Harvard Plays Catch-Up in the Digital World
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/24/2007

While Yale, Stanford and MIT experiment with online education, Harvard is sitting on the sidelines.

120. Drew Faust's Dean Problem
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/22/2007

If Jeremy Bloxham said no because of budget pressures, who will say yes?

121. Drew Faust Gets Rejected
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/21/2007

Scientist Jeremy Bloxham has turned down the FAS deanship.

122. More on Larry Summers' Severance
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/18/2007

Aren't all the news stories about the Summers severance package missing something?

123. Harvard's New Education
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/16/2007

What if they passed a curriculum and nobody liked it?

124. Drew Faust in the Herald
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/15/2007

The president-elect talks about power and leadership in the Boston Herald.

125. Alan Dershowitz on the Feud He Doesn't Want
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/14/2007

Alan Dershowitz isn't one to run from a fight...but perhaps this time, he should.

126. Good News Friday
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/11/2007

Just because I have my high school reunion doesn't mean that Harvard isn't in the news.

127. The Times on Harvard and Teaching
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/10/2007

Four months ago, a Harvard committee issued a report on teaching. Today, the New York Times notices it.

128. Kim Clijsters and Harvard Women
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/09/2007

In a discussion of women and tenure at Harvard, what relevance does tennis player Kim Clijsters have? More than you might think.

129. Feminists for Faust
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/08/2007

Ms. magazine hails the selection of Drew Faust—but says it isn't good enough.

130. Princeton Claims Credit for Faust
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/07/2007

Drew Faust didn't go to Princeton. But according to the Princetonian, she woulda if she coulda.

131. The Crimson Defends the K-School 4
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/04/2007

Do students have the right to shout down a public speaker? The Crimson says yes.

132. Harvard's Three Presidents
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/03/2007

Harvard now has three presidents crisscrossing the campus. It's getting a little weird.

133. Harvard's Free Speech Mistake
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/02/2007

Harvard wants charges dropped against protesters who shouted down FBI director Robert Mueller. Why?

134. Literary Gossip
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 05/01/2007

Last night's annual PEN gala had lots of Harvard connections, some juicy gossip, and some powerful stories.

135. Blog-nost at Harvard?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/30/2007

Harvard professors have been embarrassingly slow to join the blogosphere. Is that finally starting to change?

136. Drew Faust in the FT
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/27/2007

The Financial Times sees challenges ahead for Drew Faust.

137. What's Good for the Goose
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/26/2007

Harvard's new president commits her first gaffe.

138. Thinking of a Dean
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/25/2007

Dean Jeremy Knowles, one of Harvard's most loyal servants, has stepped down to fight cancer.

139. A Summers Myth
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/24/2007

Even historians are getting the Larry Summers story wrong.

140. Harvard Goes Ga-Ga over Google
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/23/2007

The university is proceeding with its secretly-arranged deal to let Google digitize the books in Widener.

141. Mr. Summers Goes (Back) to Washington?
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/20/2007

Larry Summers' name is floated as possible head of the World Bank. Would he take the job?

142. Harvard as Grief Counselor
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/19/2007

Is it really the job of the university to make its students feel better whenever something bad happens?

143. The Rape Debate at Harvard
Editorial Blogs Posting : Shots in the Dark : 04/18/2007

As "Take Back the Night" week begins on campus, should women remember those falsely accused of rape? One student thinks so. <