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From The March-April 2002 Issue

Published in the March-April 2002 print issue in the Alumni section.

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Harry Elkins Widener, profiled by Daniel Blank

Brief life of Harry Elkins Widener, theater-loving bibliophile: 1885-1912

Harvard Commencement Day 2025

The 374th Commencement exercises 

Harvard Panel Debunks the Population Implosion Myth

Public health professors parse the evidence surrounding falling U.S. birth rates.

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Harvard Celebrates America’s 250th

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Before his heroic death, General Joseph Warren was dubbed “the greatest incendiary in all of America.”

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Harvard Celebrates America’s 250th

When the Revolution Hit Cambridge, Harvard Moved to Concord

College students broke hearts and windows during their year in exile.

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How the American Revolution Freed a Future Abolitionist

Darby Vassall, an enslaved child freed after the Battle of Bunker Hill, dedicated his life to fighting for liberty.