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A screen shot from the closing moments of the 2020 virtual degree-granting ceremony (a technologically enabled singing of “Fair Harvard”)—an exercise now being replicated in some form for a second consecutive pandemic spring
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The 370th degree-conferral will be online for the second consecutive year—with Ruth Simmons as guest speaker.
Kate Murtagh, chief compliance officer and managing director of sustainable investing at Harvard Management Company
Photograph by Stephanie Mitchell, Harvard University.
Harvard Management Company issues its first report on the “net-zero” greenhouse-gas emissions goal.
As expected, the anti-affirmative-action advocate appeals after losing in lower court rounds.
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A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research
Harvard development partner Tishman Speyer’s proposed massing and configuration of buildings for the first phase of construction on the Enterprise Research Campus in Allston.
From Tishman Speyer's Project Notification Form filing.
Tishman Speyer details the first phase of the “enterprise research campus”—and points to a doubling of the project’s ultimate size.
Jeannie Suk Gersen on the law, trauma, and “the rhetoric of believing”
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A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research
The Undergraduate balances childhood and maturity.
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A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research
Bryant at work, captured in an undated photograph.
Image courtesy of the Museum of Comparative Zoology/Harvard University
Brief life of an underappreciated arachnologist
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Turning your al fresco space into a springtime oasis
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documentaries and feature films
“Shen Wei: Painting in Motion,” at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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documentaries and feature films
In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.
At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard
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David Melly rounds Harvard Stadium. Running the loop counterclockwise, he acknowledges, is controversial.
Photograph by Molly Malone
A legendary route’s disputed distance
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Historian Elizabeth Hinton probes the roots of a gathering crisis.
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Acupuncture, climate change, renaming
President Bacow on speech on campus
What Ivy institutions’ diverging paths reveal
Photograph by Aaron Conway/aaconn studio
Back in his hometown: Stephen Gray in downtown Cincinnati
Stephen Gray pioneers equitable urban design.
Jeannie Suk Gersen
Photograph by Stu Rosner
Jeannie Suk Gersen on the law, trauma, and “the rhetoric of believing”
Bryant at work, captured in an undated photograph.
Image courtesy of the Museum of Comparative Zoology/Harvard University
Brief life of an underappreciated arachnologist
Acupuncture, climate change, renaming
President Bacow on speech on campus
What Ivy institutions’ diverging paths reveal
Illustration by Alex Williamson.
In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.
The persistence of a giant storm on Jupiter—the planet’s iconic red spot—has perplexed scientists for generations.
Image courtesy of NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS
The gas giant’s storms could be driven by processes thousands of kilometers below the surface.
Coolidge Corner Theater offers small-group rentals.
Photograph courtesy of Coolidge Corner Theater
Greater Boston’s small cinemas strive to engage film-goers during the pandemic.
Solomon Gate in its typical open position
At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard
Nancy Coleman, dean of continuing education
Photograph by Michelle dunham Photography
Pandemic-driven virtual learning booms—and perhaps promises improved residential education, too.
Prospective candidates and their diverse views of Harvard’s future and the Board’s role
Patrick Chung
Photograph courtesy of Patrick Chung
The Xfund helps young entrepreneurs launch companies and careers.
Judith and Sean Palfrey
Photograph courtesy of Judith and Sean Palfrey
Adams House changing of rhe guard, Institute of Politics controversy, an avalanche of applications, and more
Pandemic precautions: safety procedures prevail as students return for spring term.
Photograph by Meena Venkataramanan
Reports on the pandemic spring semester, policing reform, Allston enlargement, and cell-manufacturing
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(1of 4) Details from The Sistine Chapel: Michelangelo’s ceilingPhotograph © Vatican Museum
Nicholas Callaway publishes the Sistine Chapel in closeup.
The heap: a mound of scrap fabric documents an industry, and a term.
Photograph courtesy of Hanna Rose Shell
“From Devil’s Dust to the Renaissance of Rags”—a surprising account of scrap
Illustration by Matt Chase, from the book
Reinterpreting the distinctive psychology of the human West