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Stephen M. Kosslyn, of Minerva, has pioneered in applying the science of learning to design a new core curriculum and technologically based pedagogy.
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Lessons old and new at the annual Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching conference
Brian K. Lee
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President Lawrence Bacow fills out his new Harvard team.
Smith Campus Center, one of the tangible results of The Harvard Campaign
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The University reveals the results for its record-setting fund drive.
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Could place-based policies solve regional economic and social problems?
Illustration by Martin Hargreaves
In the antebellum South, slavery was paired with modern business practices.
Durba Mitra
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Harvard’s first professor appointed solely in gender studies
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“Connections” and “Transformations” are both organized around frequent critique sessions,…
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Design courses enlarge the College curriculum.
At Harvard African Students Association’s Africa Night (from left): Tom Osborn ’20 of Kenya; Joshua Benjamin ’21, of Phoenix, Arizona (whose ancestors are Angolan but were first brought to Charleston, South Carolina, in the late seventeenth century); Tawanda Mulalu ’20 of Botswana; and Mfundo Radebe ’20 of South Africa
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The Undergraduate looks at Harvard through an African filter.
Isa Flores-Jones and Catherine Zhang
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The Ledecky Fellows provide an undergraduate perspective on life at Harvard.
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Sandler relishes having her office within MoMA.
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Solving legal challenges at MoMA
Recollections and Reflections from the Harvard class of 1957—a benchmark reunion project
In the 1980s, future U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan ’86 and future Stemberg Family Coach Tommy Amaker faced off on the basketball court, Amaker as a Duke point guard and Duncan as a Harvard forward. This image of the two greeted attendees at a Kennedy School Forum event with Duncan.
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Arne Duncan ’86 discusses education, politics, and Harvard basketball at the Institute of Politics.
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Creative Classes in Cambridge and Boston
Autumnal mist over Spot Pond
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Just north of Boston, a wild park is filled with forests, lakes, and rocky hills.
Nighttime in the North End
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“Stories the Chamber of Commerce doesn’t want you to hear”
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At Harvard African Students Association’s Africa Night (from left): Tom Osborn ’20 of Kenya; Joshua Benjamin ’21, of Phoenix, Arizona (whose ancestors are Angolan but were first brought to Charleston, South Carolina, in the late seventeenth century); Tawanda Mulalu ’20 of Botswana; and Mfundo Radebe ’20 of South Africa
Photograph by Christabel Narh
The Undergraduate looks at Harvard through an African filter.
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Autumn (…Nothing Personal)’s benches and polycarbonate tubes form three concentric circles.
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An installation in Harvard Yard creates space to reflect on identity, culture, and visibility.
Jorie Graham’s challenging lyrics use language to give readers the experience of the poem.
(Click to see full image) “Stop Police Killings, Selma, 1965,” by Steve Schapiro
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A fresh look at the writer’s work and influences
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Turnover: Having intercepted a Brown pass, Harvard senior defensive back Wesley Ogsbury (1) wends his way upfield on a 21-yard return that led to a Crimson field goal.
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An unexpectedly tough win in Providence
We have handoff: After receiving the ball from quarterback and classmate Jake Smith, Harvard sophomore running back Aaron Shampklin scanned the line for an opening—the kind that he ran through all afternoon.
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A strong start, and for Crimson running back Aaron Shampklin, a breakout day
In the 1980s, future U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan ’86 and future Stemberg Family Coach Tommy Amaker faced off on the basketball court, Amaker as a Duke point guard and Duncan as a Harvard forward. This image of the two greeted attendees at a Kennedy School Forum event with Duncan.
Photograph courtesy of David Tannenwald
Arne Duncan ’86 discusses education, politics, and Harvard basketball at the Institute of Politics.
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Students at the Graduate School of Design created the lion’s share of posters used by student activists in 1969.
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An exhibit on Harvard in 1969 opens at Pusey Library this fall.
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The “Tenth Justice” and the polarization of the Supreme Court
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September-October 2018
(Click arrow to see full image) The Game, 1911, ending in a less glamorous tie score than in the 1968 version
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Boosting the game, and The Game
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Illustration by Davide Bonazzi
Assaults on privacy and security in America threaten democracy itself.
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Sandler relishes having her office within MoMA.
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Alexis Sandler, associate general counsel at MoMA: a profile
Sandler relishes having her office within MoMA.
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Alexis Sandler, associate general counsel at MoMA: a profile
