New Digs
Photograph by Stephanie Mitchell/HPAC
New digs: Claudine Gay settles in at Massachusetts Hall—just across the Old Yard from her former Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean’s office in University Hall—on July 5, the first (post-holiday) workday in the thirtieth president’s new administration. A profile of President Gay appears elsewhere in this issue.
Former Harvard President Lawrence Bacow and poet Meghan O’Rourke urge graduates to focus on character and “radical attention.”
The comedian, actor, and The Daily Show correspondent will address the 2026 College graduating class on May 27.
Reforms to reduce grade inflation will take effect in the fall of 2027.
Historical reenactor Lauren Shear reveals tricks of the trade for playing Tory loyalists, Revolutionary poets, and more.
In the digital age, it’s hard to avoid playing into the mythology.
From wild greens spanakopita to rose petal panna cotta, forager and chef Ellen Zachos makes one-of-a-kind meals.
