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Matthew Potts, Memorial Church’s new leader
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A successor leader of the Memorial Church
Byerly Hall, where the Radcliffe Institute fellows will be able to convene again once fall semester arrives
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Dean Brown-Nagin emphasizes fellows who will “reckon with this moment and its meaning.”
President Bacow releases directive to the community.
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After renovation, 60 Oxford Street will become the hub for quantum science and engineering at Harvard.
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Renovation of 60 Oxford Street will create a quantum hub where theorists and engineers work side by side.
Illustration by Phil Foster
Petitioning campaigns are a vital complement to democratic voting.
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President Bacow releases directive to the community.
Jeremy Lin
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The former NBA star headlines the undergraduates’ virtual celebration May 26.
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The world's first Victorian passive house, at 60 Stearns Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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HBS alumna Betsy Harper develops the first net-zero-energy, Victorian “passive house” in the world.
Kevin Young
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The acclaimed poet and director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will speak at the annual meeting on June 4—and other graduation-week speakers are announced.
From left to right: Walter K. Clair, Nancy-Beth Gordon Sheerr, Preston N. Williams.
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Alumni Association announces Harvard Medalists.
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The evocative Love Potion
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A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
Piattini's sunken patio on Newbury Street, in Boston
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Boston's Piattini Wine Café
A 1983 Houston Astros jersey worn by pitcher Joe Niekro
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The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
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The team with mentors (from left): Kale Catchings, Percy Green, Saul Glist, Robin McDowell, Catie Barr, Jamala Rogers, and the author.
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The Undergraduate learns about making knowledge mutual.
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The world's first Victorian passive house, at 60 Stearns Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Photograph by Kristina DeMichele/Harvard Magazine.
HBS alumna Betsy Harper develops the first net-zero-energy, Victorian “passive house” in the world.
Click on arrow at right to view full image
The evocative Love Potion
Image courtesy of Alexander Gassel and the Museum of Russian Icons
A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
Braxton Shelley
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A gospel scholar shapes music theory.
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A 1983 Houston Astros jersey worn by pitcher Joe Niekro
Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum/Milo Stewart Jr. B-50-83
The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
Martin S. Feldstein
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Wisdom from the Great Depression—plus an accomplished economist, and rowdiness on the Charles
For the energetic Rueb, raising an athlete’s floor is as important as raising his ceiling.
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Andrew Rueb’s experience on the professional tennis circuit informs his coaching.
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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
Martin S. Feldstein
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Wisdom from the Great Depression—plus an accomplished economist, and rowdiness on the Charles
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