When the band Soulfège reinterpreted the West African classic "Sweet Mother," their version included English, Jamaican patois, Ga, and Twi—all in one verse. Watch the music video here and see how much you can catch. The video features lead singers Derrick Ashong ’97 and Jonathan Gramling ’98, and was shot in Ashong's native Ghana.
Read more about Soulfège in "Afropolitans," from the September-October 2010 issue.
The play Spare Parts is a contemporary fable about the quest to live forever.
The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum reunites for a 50th anniversary tour around France.
A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.
From competing in youth gymnastics to studying tetrapods, the Harvard curator has always chased her curiosity.
Harvard researchers achieve medical breakthroughs in cancer therapy and infection control.
A roundup of University news from the summer of 2026
