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A new class is offered the opportunity to enter and grow in wisdom.
Photograph by Niko Yaitanes/Harvard Magazine
A slightly smaller applicant pool, augmented financial aid, and higher term bills
(Clockwise from left): Kennedy School student Priscilla Mensah and Melissa Shang ’25, who introduced the panelists; Brooke Ellison ’00, M.P.P. ’04, who joined the discussion via Zoom; Sara Minkara, M.P.P. ’14, Michael Ashley Stein, J.D. ’88, and U.S. Rep. James “Jim” Langevin, M.P.A. ’94.
Photographs by Max J. Krupnick/Harvard Magazine; collage by Niko Yaitanes/Harvard Magazine
A Harvard Kennedy School panel raises unnoticed policy issues.
Stephanie Khurana, CEO of the new Harvard-MIT Axim Collaborative for online education
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The Harvard-MIT edX successor appoints Stephanie Khurana chief executive.
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Horsemanship appears to have played a key role in the spread of the Yamnaya people.
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New evidence on domestication of horses—and the spread of an ancient Eurasian culture
The Salata Institute has chosen five teams to pursue solutions to a variety of climate-change impacts.
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Teams of Harvard researchers will develop concrete proposals for addressing specific climate impacts.
Illustration by Nicole Xu
As the ranks of the elderly swell, there are too few housing options for seniors who want to “age in place.”
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Chris Ledlum makes a breakaway dunk after stealing the ball during a game last November against Loyola Chicago.
Photograph by Gil Talbot/Harvard Athletics
Chris Ledlum ’23 makes his mark on the hardcourt.
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(Clockwise from left): Kennedy School student Priscilla Mensah and Melissa Shang ’25, who introduced the panelists; Brooke Ellison ’00, M.P.P. ’04, who joined the discussion via Zoom; Sara Minkara, M.P.P. ’14, Michael Ashley Stein, J.D. ’88, and U.S. Rep. James “Jim” Langevin, M.P.A. ’94.
Photographs by Max J. Krupnick/Harvard Magazine; collage by Niko Yaitanes/Harvard Magazine
A Harvard Kennedy School panel raises unnoticed policy issues.
Henry Clarke Warren, 1879
Photograph courtesy of Harvard University Archives
Brief life of a Harvard-educated Buddhist scholar: 1854-1899
Illustration by Barbara Kelley
Alexandra Petri introduces the poet to tech support for help with her keyboard.
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Caring for your home
Photograph courtesy of Old England Painting
Spring is the perfect time to touch up your property
The Desert Inn
Images courtesy of Alison Elizabeth Taylor and the James Cohan Gallery, New York
Marquetry artist Alison Elizabeth Taylor at the Addison Gallery of American Art
A glimpse of the shops and restaurants across from the town green
Photograph by Stan Tess/Alamy Stock Photo
Visiting America’s first formal law school
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Illustration by Robert Neubecker
Pursuing their individual brands, colleges neglect the needs of higher education.
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Adrian Piper 2014, National Academy of Fine Arts, Oslo.
Spanning more than 50 years, the conceptual artist’s work explores race, class, gender, and identity.
Patricia and Edmund Michael Frederick have been collecting and restoring historical pianos since the 1970s.
Photograph by Jim Harrison
An instrument restorer’s beautiful obsession
Wendell Steavenson
Photograph by Adrien Jaulmes
A new novel from foreign correspondent Wendell Steavenson
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Point guard Harmoni Turner '25 had 23 points and seven assists in Sunday's game against Columbia.
Photograph by Dylan Goodman; courtesy of Harvard Athletics
Harvard women’s basketball’s deep WNIT run—and what it portends
Harmoni Turner '25 had 21 points, 13 assists, and 10 rebounds, making her just the sixth player in Ivy League history to earn a triple-double.
Photograph courtesy of Harvard Athletics
Women’s basketball demolishes Towson in the first round of the WNIT.
Chris Ledlum makes a breakaway dunk after stealing the ball during a game last November against Loyola Chicago.
Photograph by Gil Talbot/Harvard Athletics
Chris Ledlum ’23 makes his mark on the hardcourt.
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Henry Clarke Warren, 1879
Photograph courtesy of Harvard University Archives
Brief life of a Harvard-educated Buddhist scholar: 1854-1899
Photograph by Niko Yaitanes /Harvard Magazine
Cornhole at HBS, prayer and meditation at SEAS, minerologist’s meter, eclipse aficionado
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For the first time as president-elect, Claudine Gay responds to a rousing welcome on December 15.
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Researchers studying 95 million Medicare records find new fine-particle impacts in the blood, gut, skin, kidneys, and other organs.
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In its 375th anniversary issue, a piece in Harvard Magazine's Regional section explores how Harvard Square has changed over the last quarter century—the focus of this video. Watch and listen to the owner of Cardullo's (a gourmet food shop), the Hong Kong (a Chinese restaurant and dance/comedy club), and Grendel's Den (a bar/eatery) describe the changes that have unfolded in front of their eyes since 1986.
