Topic: Drew Gilpin Faust

A message to Occupy from the 99%: Real change requires more than demands

I returned from fieldwork in Africa to find Occupy Harvard holding the Yard hostage. As part of the 99% I have a message for the Occupy movement: OWS must work on how to build a better world, not just demand that others do it.

Why is Memorial Day observed in May?

These days, Memorial Day weekend is when municipal pools open and traffic jams on beach roads begin to form. But it also remains the official day of remembrance for those who have died serving America.

As Harvard welcomes back ROTC, other elite schools may follow

At a ceremony with the secretary of the Navy, Harvard welcomes ROTC back to its campus, ending a Vietnam-era ban. Columbia, Brown, and other top schools may soon do the same.

Classic title for Memorial Day 2010: This Republic of Suffering

The horror of the Civil War revolutionized the treatment of US war casualties.

Classic book review: A Summer of Hummingbirds

At the close of the Civil War, a unique moment in US culture.

Amid rumors about Post book section, their critic wins a prize

Books as great last-minute gift ideas

Best nonfiction books of 2008

The Monitor’s annual gift guide to the best nonfiction books of 2008.

National Book Award prizes announced

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No longer so incensed about incentivized

In the wake of the Wall Street bailout deal, the Monitor's language columnist considers the vocabulary of motivation.

Roundup: dirigibles, a greener shade of crimson, and a new eco-sharing site

A look at environment stories elsewhere on the Web.

At the close of the Civil War, a unique moment in US culture

The hummingbird became the symbol of an era for 19th-century America.

When death came marching home

Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust examines the enduring shock of the US Civil War.

When death came marching home

Harvard president Drew Gilpin Faust takes up the unanswered challenges of the Civil War.