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Dean of Harvard College Rakesh Khurana and colleagues are preparing for a larger resident undergraduate population in the spring term.
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After a successful fall term, but with coronavirus protocols still in place, an attempt to accommodate more undergraduates in residence
From left: Yvette Efevbera, Natalie Unterstell, and Megan Red Shirt-Shaw
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Three aspirants for election to the Board of Overseers, under its new rules limiting petition candidates
University data from Harvard coronavirus dashboard
Surging coronavirus cases force move to all-remote instruction.
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Cover of Fevers, Feuds and Diamonds by Paul Farmer and Photograph of Paul Farmer
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The 2014 epidemic was rooted in centuries of exploitation and war, Paul Farmer argues.
Rebecca Henderson
How to reform capitalism to confront climate change and extreme inequality, with economist and McArthur University Professor Rebecca Henderson
In a year like no other, read a selection of Harvard Magazine stories on the forces that will shape the presidential election outcome.
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Professor of government Dustin Tingley (bottom right), faculty director of the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching and deputy vice provost for advances in learning, introduces HILT conference panelists (clockwise from top left): Sherri Ann Charleston, Anthony Jack, María Luisa Parra, and Clint Smith.
Screen capture by Harvard Magazine/LGThe Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching conference considers classroom inclusion and equity.
Illustration by Amelia Flower/Folio Art
The Undergraduate considers friendships on and away from campus.
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A selection of our readers’ and writers’ favorite longform profiles
From left: Yvette Efevbera, Natalie Unterstell, and Megan Red Shirt-Shaw
Photographs courtesy of Harvard Forward
Three aspirants for election to the Board of Overseers, under its new rules limiting petition candidates
Cover of Fevers, Feuds and Diamonds by Paul Farmer and Photograph of Paul Farmer
Photograph of Paul Farmer by Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Public Affairs and Communication
The 2014 epidemic was rooted in centuries of exploitation and war, Paul Farmer argues.
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Colorful bow ties from The Andover Shop
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Harvard Square venues offer warmth, cheer, and appetizing fare.
At first glance, Hammond’s Gloucester home could be mistaken for a transplanted European castle.
Photograph by Lovely Valentine Photography/Courtesy of Hammond Castle
Gothic surroundings, spiritualism, and science: Hammond Castle Museum’s eclectic appeal
Armenian Heritage Park
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Scavenger-hunting in historic Boston
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Lawrence S. Bacow
President Bacow on the engaged upside to online teaching and learning
Educational, financial, political, and values issues challenge Harvard’s leaders—and the University community.
Illustration by Amelia Flower/Folio Art
The Undergraduate considers friendships on and away from campus.
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A selection from the Forbes Pigment Collection
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Harvard’s world-famous collection of colors can now be enjoyed from home.
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Confronting “some of the most challenging images in the history of photography”
At first glance, Hammond’s Gloucester home could be mistaken for a transplanted European castle.
Photograph by Lovely Valentine Photography/Courtesy of Hammond Castle
Gothic surroundings, spiritualism, and science: Hammond Castle Museum’s eclectic appeal
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Crimson receiver and returner Andrew Fischer breaks loose for a 58-yard run in the second quarter—one of several huge plays on the day.
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A sensational performance leads Harvard over Yale.
Carroll Lowenstein
Photograph courtesy of Peter MeeA performance for the ages—in just nine throws
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Master Yon Lee leads a beginner tai chi course on the MAC Quad.
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The healing of Master Yon Lee
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A Civil War image and an Empire State Building homage
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July-August 2010
Letters
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The College Pump
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In this Issue
Andrew Wylie '70 runs a powerful literary agency that mixes hardball business and highbrow tastes. With audio from an interview with Wylie.
Brief life of an overlooked artist: c. 1829-1910. With images of Darden's masterpieces of river-cane basketry.
Letters
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Should U.S. fashion designers enjoy the same copyright protection as fellow creative artists—and their European counterparts?
An interdisciplinary example of how simple models can enhance understanding of complex systems
A long night’s rest merely masks the effects of chronic sleep loss.
New England Regional
The newest addition to a Berkshires yoga retreat melds with the landscape. View an image gallery.
John Harvard's Journal
In her speech to the alumni on Commencement afternoon, President Faust put the University’s interest in public service in context.
The Honorable David H. Souter, retired from the U.S. Supreme Court, began a conversation about constitutional interpretation.
Social scientists aim to name—and solve—their fields’ biggest questions.
Headlines from Harvard history
Nitin Nohria, the new dean of Harvard Business School, on educating students with the competence and character to exercise business leadership
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences faces a smaller, but still multimillion-dollar, deficit.
Why college friendships are special
Nick Gates ’91 has founded Coaches Across Continents to use soccer as an educational technique in Africa.
An update on men's and women's crew results
Montage
Alfred Alcorn ’64 sets his Harvard-flavored murder mysteries in one of his favorite places: a museum. With audio from an interview with Alcorn.
Adam Kirsch reviews The Art of the Sonnet, by Stephen Burt and David Mikics
Charlie Allen makes period homes work for their owners. View images of his work.
Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words
Francie Randolph ’87 has combined Braille and J.K. Rowling's 2008 Harvard address to create a limited-edition book.
Alumni
New members for the Board of Overseers, new directors for the Harvard Alumni Association
Four members of the class of 2010 have won special scholarships to study at Cambridge University.
Reunioners and others come through with both time and money.
Scholars whose contributions to society emerged from their graduate study at Harvard