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How Women Are Changing the NBA

From coaching staffs to front offices, female leaders are bringing new strategies to men’s basketball.

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Harvard Graduate Student Workers Strike

Union demands higher pay, protections for non-citizen members, and changes to the harassment complaint process.

University News

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At Harvard Talk, Retired Supreme Court Justice Breyer Defends Shadow Docket

The current law professor also spoke about affirmative action, partisanship, and the limits of “bright-line rules.”

Harvard Graduate School of Education

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Boston Board Approves Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus Framework

City planners adopt principles to guide future development of the commercial innovation district in Allston.

Campus Construction

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Harvard Alumni Honored for University Service

The 2026 Harvard Medal recipients will be honored on June 5.

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250 Years Ago, Harvard Was Home to a Revolution

A look at the sights, sounds, and characters that put the University on the frontlines of history

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The Woman Who Penned the Case for War

Mercy Otis Warren’s poetry and plays incited the Patriot movement.

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A Harvard Astrophysicist Explains the Bizarre Behavior of a Supergiant Star

The dimming and rapid rotation of Betelgeuse may be caused by a hidden companion.

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How to Cook with Wild Plants

From wild greens spanakopita to rose petal panna cotta, forager and chef Ellen Zachos makes one-of-a-kind meals.

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Alumni Profiles

Harvard-trained Lawyer Fights for the Rights of Chickens

Alene Anello wants to apply animal cruelty laws to birds raised for meat.

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University News

Scoundrels, Then and Now

On con men, Mark Twain, and the powers of the Harvard name

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An oral history of the Harvard Lampoon, the college magazine that remade comedy

The Washington Post | 4.25.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Historic Humor

Harvard is already fighting antisemitism. The Trump lawsuit should be dismissed.

The Boston Globe | 4.25.2026

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: A Year of Turmoil

The Harvard that some faculty aren’t seeing

The Boston Globe | 4.25.2026

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Anthropic’s New A.I. Model Sets Off Global Alarms

The New York Times | 4.22.2026

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A Benefactor Gets Personal at the Museum She Founded 25 Years Ago

The New York Times | 4.16.2026

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The rise of a college influencer, from side hustle to six-figure career

The Boston Globe | 4.16.2026

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From our archives

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Performing Arts

Sound as Ever

Gram Parsons and Harvard’s hand in country rock

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Alumni Profiles

The Food Waste Problem

Emily Broad Leib combats wasted food worldwide.

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New England Guide

Highfield Hall & Gardens, on Cape Cod

The renewed community life of a grand Cape Cod estate

Museums & Collections

Permafrost Fare

Soured Seal Liver, Anyone?

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Telling Humanity’s Story through DNA

Geneticist David Reich rewrites the ancient human past.

Sandeep Robert Datta

The Mystery of Smell

COVID-19 shines a spotlight on a once-obscure field of science.