2014 Reports

From the Director

Frye, Timothy

Fall is a time for reflection and celebration, and I’d like to take a moment to commemorate and celebrate two recently deceased friends, faculty members, and former directors of the Harriman Institute, Robert L. Belknap and William E. Harkins. Belknap, who passed away last March, was a fixture at Columbia since he was a graduate student in 1952. He was not only a renowned expert on nineteenth-century Russian literature, Dostoevsky in particular, but also a legendary teacher with demonstrated commitment to Columbia University.