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Harvard Alumni Affairs Databases Breached

The University is investigating the cyberattack, which may have compromised the personal information of alumni, donors, students, faculty, and staff.

Harvard Confers Seven Honorary Degrees

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, Gloria Steinem, William Julius Wilson among those recognized—plus a world food humanitarian engaged in Ukraine

The Museum of Bad Art

A Somerville museum highlights art “so bad, it’s good.”

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Books & Literary Life

Must-Read Harvard Books Winter 2025

From aphorisms to art heists to democracy’s necessary conditions 

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The Origins of Europe’s Most Mysterious Languages

A small group of Siberian hunter-gatherers changed the way millions of Europeans speak today.

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The Artist Edward Gorey—and Pets—at Harvard

Winter exhibits at Houghton Library