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President Lawrence S. Bacow addresses the 371st Commencement, May 26, during year-end celebrations that brought joy to thousands and helped the community heal from the continuing pandemic.
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President Lawrence S. Bacow addresses the 371st Commencement, May 26, during year-end celebrations that brought joy to thousands and helped the community heal from the continuing pandemic.
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Plans to conclude five-year Harvard presidency at the end of the coming academic year
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How much intervention is too much, or not enough, when addressing a politically and socially diverse population?
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Vice provost James Stock to direct Harvard’s new Salata Institute
President Lawrence S. Bacow and...
How the search for Lawrence S. Bacow’s successor might be structured
The Smith Campus Center is one of several COVID-19 test kit drop-off locations on campus.
Montage, photograph of Smith Campus Center by Niko Yaitanes/Harvard Magazine; all other images by Unsplash
University campuses provide an ideal setting for monitoring the spread of new variants.
President Lawrence S. Bacow addresses the 371st Commencement, May 26, during year-end celebrations that brought joy to thousands and helped the community heal from the continuing pandemic.
Photograph by Jim Harrison
Plans to conclude five-year Harvard presidency at the end of the coming academic year
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New event draws alumni back to campus, in-person and virtually.
Graduates of the Harvard Law School classes of 2020 and 2021 celebrate.
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