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A faculty committee considers if there are other means to achieve the non-discrimination goals of a social-organizations policy.
Mark Zuckerberg: an honorary doctoral gown to go with that iconic gray T-shirt
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The University announces Facebook’s CEO as its headliner for May 25.
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Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust spoke with journalist and author Ta-Nehisi Coates after his keynote address.
Photograph by Tony Rinaldo
A Radcliffe Institute conference highlights universities' role—and debates how to come to terms with their past.
The Climate Change Solutions fund supports seven research projects pursuing solutions to environmental challenges.
Vadim Gladyshev
Photograph by Justin Ide/Harvard Public Affairs & Communications
New evidence strengthens the theory that aging results from molecular damage.
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Zena Edosomwan ’17 leaped over three teammates, all of whom are at least six-foot-nine, during the slam dunk contest at Crimson Madness.
Photograph courtesy of Harvard Athletic CommunicationsZena Edosomwan's journey
Illustration by Anthony Freda
The Undergraduate considers campus debate and action in a polarized era.
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Sharmila Sen
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Sharmila Sen on making a life in the humanities.
Harvard women’s basketball coach Kathy Delaney-Smith, shown earlier this season, was honored during the team’s alumnae weekend.
Photograph by Jon Chase/Harvard Public Affairs and CommunicationsAlumnae weekend helps explain Harvard women’s enduring basketball success.
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Restorative scenes: Most Star Island visitors stay at the historic Oceanic House, overlooking lawns and the harbor.
Photograph by Sean D. Elliot
Wild beauty and meaningful retreats on New Hampshire’s Star Island
Walnut Grille tends toward towering dishes and fanciful presentations.
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Expanding vegetarian dining options in Greater Boston
An iron lung, used to treat polio, that was manufactured by J.H. Emerson Co., in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Artifacts used to fight American epidemics, at the Public Health Museum in Massachusetts
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The Undergraduate considers campus debate and action in a polarized era.
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Documentarian Kent Garrett ’63 returned to Harvard last fall for a screening of his work.
Photograph by Jim Harrison
How Black Journal raised the country's consciousness, and opened Kent Garrett's eyes to television's potential
Elif Batuman
Photograph by Beowolf Sheehan
Elif Batuman’s novel The Idiot reflects on her Harvard freshman year.
Before writing anything down, Robert Kyr composes his works—music and text—“internally,” he says, from start to finish.
Photograph by Kelly James Photography
Composer Robert Kyr embraces love, peace, and nature.
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Katie Benzan ’20 (shown here in earlier action) has led the Crimson in scoring and assists during her first year on the team.
Photograph courtesy of Harvard Athletic CommunicationsHarvard women’s basketball wins opening-round WNIT contest.
Siyani Chambers '16 ('17) had five assists and just one turnover in the men's basketball team's loss to Yale in the Ivy League tournament semifinals.
Photographs courtesy of Harvard Athletic CommunicationsHarvard basketball teams eliminated in Ivy League tournament semifinals
Seth Towns '20 (shown here in earlier action) led the Crimson with 26 points in a 73-69 loss at Princeton on Friday.
Photograph courtesy of Harvard Athletic CommunicationsHeading into the Ivy tournament, Harvard’s basketball teams fall to Princeton and Penn.
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From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
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Amusing campus signage, vanished greenery, and gunplay of yore
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