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Meet Harvard’s 2026 Student Commencement Speakers

Two undergraduates and a Ph.D. candidate will address the graduating class on May 28.

Graduates John Lithgow, Bill Rauch, and Bess Wohl took home prizes on Sunday night.

Harvard Honors Its Oldest Alumni

At 97 and 101, Linda Cabot Black ’51 and William “Bill” Dubey ’46 led the way on Alumni Day.

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University News

Scoundrels, Then and Now

On con men, Mark Twain, and the powers of the Harvard name

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Alumni Profiles

This Harvard Graduate Brings Women of the Revolution to Life

Historical reenactor Lauren Shear reveals tricks of the trade for playing Tory loyalists, Revolutionary poets, and more.

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Letters to the Editor

Readers Respond to Our Grade Inflation Survey

A sampling of answers