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A Romantic Swim

March-April 2002

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Capitol building

House Committee Subpoenas Harvard Over Tuition Costs

The University must turn over all requested materials related to tuition and financial aid by mid-July.

John Singleton Copley’s <i>A Boy with a Flying Squirrel,</i> 1765

The Power of Patience

Teaching students the value of deceleration and immersive attention

A crowd of people shout and march during a nighttime demonstration, while a man and woman in the foreground hold two silver-colored pans above their heads and bang on them with sticks

The Professor Who Quantified Democracy

Erica Chenoweth’s data shows how—and when—authoritarians fall.

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Illustration of Donald Trump and Alan Garber wearing boxing gloves, facing off beneath the quote: “The stakes are so high that we have no choice.”

Garber, Trump, and the Fight for Harvard’s Future

Introducing a guide to the issues, players, and stakes.

group of people with camera equipment above the fjords in Iceland

Filmmaker John Armstrong’s Adventure Documentaries

Filmmaker John Armstrong’s “outdoor adventures” find the human spirit.

Grid of headshots showing newly elected Harvard Overseers and Directors, with names and titles listed below each photo.

University People

New Harvard Overseers and HAA Directors

Alumni showed increased interest in this year’s elections.