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Soon visitors will return to the arcade overlooking the museums' Calderwood Courtyard.
Photo: Matthew Montieth; © President and Fellows of Harvard College. Image courtesy of the Harvard Art Museums.
The musems will welcome students back on September 1, and the public on September 4.
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Former U.S. attorney Harry P. Litman ’80 and guests’ lively take on legal and political issues.
Amartya Sen
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The book covers the first thirty years of the Nobel-prize winning economist’s life.
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Tiya Miles traces a mother and daughter’s story through a cotton sack.
Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.
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Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.
60 Oxford Street will be overhauled and outfitted with instruments required to accommodate research in quantum science and engineering.
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A large leap in the smallest science, decarbonization debates, admissions lawsuit
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Why do so many Harvard students start clubs, instead of joining them?
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From left: Paul Fishman, Harry Litman, Amy Jeffress, and Jamie Gorelick
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Former U.S. attorney Harry P. Litman ’80 and guests’ lively take on legal and political issues.
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Emily Cole Groden’s quest for nutritious frozen waffles
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Where to explore, relax, and renew this season, from the Berkshires to the beach
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(1 of 3) Ship America on the Grand Banks, circa 1800, by Michele Felice Cornè
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From oceanic voyages to romping in the waves, a new exhibit explores relationships to water.
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(1 of 3) An aerial view of downtown New Bedford highlights historic buildings, which include the New Bedford Whaling Museum, and its cupola.
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Exploring the coastal fishing hub’s history, architecture, parks, and arts scene
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President Bacow on exploring better work-life balance after the pandemic
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Tiya Miles traces a mother and daughter’s story through a cotton sack.
Soon visitors will return to the arcade overlooking the museums' Calderwood Courtyard.
Photo: Matthew Montieth; © President and Fellows of Harvard College. Image courtesy of the Harvard Art Museums.
The musems will welcome students back on September 1, and the public on September 4.
The cast of The Hot Wing King
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The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama.
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Graduate student Stephen Bourguet has set his sights on running a personal best at the Boston Marathon in October.
Gabby Thomas celebrates after winning the final in the women's 200-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Eugene, Ore.
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Thomas becomes the second-fastest woman ever in the 200-meter dash.
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Sidney Verba
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Harvard’s mensch, and a record-setting recorder of Crimson lives
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Screenshot by Harvard MagazineThe Morning Exercises—further adapted for the era of COVID and streaming—come with strong messages about racial justice.
University Hall, home to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences offices, where faculty meetings are held
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Honors teaching excellence, and the memory of Nathan Glazer, in last regular meeting of the academic year
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