Tag: Anne Fadiman

  • Nation & World

    Love beyond words

    Anne Fadiman, a Harvard Overseer and author of “The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down,” explored the many varieties of book lover with a Cambridge Public Library audience on April 1.

    4 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Pinker explains ‘The Long Peace’

    As part of the John Harvard Book Celebration, Harvard psychologist Steven Pinker brought the findings from his latest book, “The Better Angels of Our Nature,” to the Allston community, presenting his findings on how the world is growing less violent.

    6 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Eyes on the future

    Harvard’s 30-member Board of Overseers works to ensure Harvard’s tradition of excellence is carried into the future.

    11 minutes
  • Nation & World

    Writing, clear and simple

    Clarity and simplicity are frequent themes in the Harvard College Winter Writing Program, a two-week Winter Break seminar where undergraduate nonfiction writers learn from some of the country’s best authors, teachers, and journalists.

    6 minutes