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Debate elicits ideas from an apolitical, science-based call to action, to a lower-carbon-footprint endowment portfolio.
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has a formal motion to divest from fossil-fuel production.
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Courtesy Harvard Allston Land CompanyFrom among three finalists, a partner is expected to be chosen by the end of December.
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Illustration courtesy of the Harvard GazetteA new center aims to bring cutting-edge medicines “from laboratory to approved therapy.”
In 2017, then-Harvard president Drew Faust and Harvard Law School professor Annette Gordon-Reed unveiled a monument dedicated to people enslaved by law school benefactor Isaac Royall Jr.
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The president announces a $5-million initiative.
The exhibit's centerpiece re-creates the table setting of a formal dinner held for freshmen of the Harvard Class of 1913.
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology.© President and Fellows of Harvard College.
“Resetting the Table,” a new exhibit at the Peabody Museum, examines American food traditions.
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The group of protestors at its largest, before the arrival of police reinforcements.
Photograph by Kai-Lan OlsonStudent protestors for fossil-fuel divestment delay the second half of The Game.
Alumni share their moving stories through the first interest-group “class report.”
Results from the second campus survey of sexual misconduct show that sexual assault and harassment remain serious problems at institutions of higher education nationwide.
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Jayson Toweh and Thea Sebastian, petitioners for the Board of Overseers ballot on the Harvard Forward slate
Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JCAn emerging, expansive view of socially responsive endowment investments
Alumni share their moving stories through the first interest-group “class report.”
Young alumni and others advance an agenda of governance change and divestment from fossil-fuel investments.
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Local artisans specializing in bespoke holiday treasures
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Fatimah Tuggar explores artisanship and technology, at the Davis Museum
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(1 of 7) Bow Street’s festive courtyard lit up at night.Photograph by Emily Tirella/Courtesy of Bow Market
Somerville’s Bow Market makes its mark.
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David Hemenway advocates a pragmatic, public-health-based approach to gun control.
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President Bacow describes the potential for Harvard’s new Allston campus to benefit both gown and town.
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(1 of 14) Sporting staid bowlers, early Harvard Band members pose for a formal portrait.Courtesy of the Harvard University Band
The Harvard Band celebrates a century.
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Fatimah Tuggar explores artisanship and technology, at the Davis Museum
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(1 of 7) Bow Street’s festive courtyard lit up at night.Photograph by Emily Tirella/Courtesy of Bow Market
Somerville’s Bow Market makes its mark.
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Four score: With Yale's Melvin Rouse II in vain pursuit, Harvard's Aidan Borguet heads for the goal line. The Crimson freshman back rushed for a series single-game record 269 yards and amassed four touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Photograph by Tim O'Meara/The Harvard CrimsonHarvard falls to Yale in The Game 2019.
Doink! Harassed by Harvard’s Adam Shepherd (86), Penn’s Jake Haggard punts the ball into the back of teammate Ben Padon. The kick traveled only seven yards and the Crimson turned the miscue into a field goal.
Photograph by Tim O’Meara/The Harvard CrimsonAnother loss for the hapless Crimson
Batch Catch: Having beaten Columbia's Fara'ad McCombs, Crimson junior wide receiver James Batch prepares to reel in a first-quarter touchdown pass.
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Another crushing defeat for Harvard.
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Paul Lee ’46 holds the replica Little Red Flag in this 2012 photograph. Surrounding him (clockwise from upper left) are Spencer Ervin ’54, Jeffrey Lee ’74, and Stephen Goodhue ’51.
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Who’ll carry the traditionalists’ Little Red Flag?
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(1 of 14) Sporting staid bowlers, early Harvard Band members pose for a formal portrait.Courtesy of the Harvard University Band
The Harvard Band celebrates a century.
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A.O. Scott at the Quad Cinema, New York City.
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Special thanks to The Quad Cinema, 34 West 13th St. New York , New York
A.O. Scott on watching and reviewing a lot of movies
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