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Jodie Foster at Radcliffe Day 2025

Actress and director discusses her film career and her transformative time at Yale.

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Suzanne Glassburn will manage the work of the Corporation and Board of Overseers.

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FAS Dean Outlines Preparations for Loss of Federal Funding

“To preserve our mission, we must act now,” Hoekstra says at faculty meeting

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Danielle Allen Debates Far-Right Blogger Curtis Yarvin

Popular monarchist debates Allen on democracy.

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Harvard President Responds to Secretary of Education

Alan Garber outlines steps University has taken, emphasizes compliance with the law.

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Four images: A poster announcing Arthur Kleinman's retirement; a photograph of him speaking at a podium in a packed auditorium; a bobblehead of Harry Lewis, wearing glasses and a long brown coat; and Harry Lewis at a classroom podium, smiling

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Two Momentous Faculty Retirements

Arthur Kleinman and Harry Lewis depart the classroom.

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Right Now | May-June 2025

Why Taxi Drivers Don’t Die of Alzheimer’s

Explaining taxi and ambulance drivers’ protection against Alzheimer’s disease.

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May-June 2025

The New Gender Gaps

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May-June 2025

In the Crosshairs

Unprecedented federal actions against research funding, diversity, speech, and more

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A New Voice

Ann Kim Ha’s poignant children’s books

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The Dangers of Mirror Life

Life forms built from left-handed DNA and RNA could threaten Earth’s plants, animals, and insects.

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Harvard Magazine sorts through news and commentary in other media and shares diverse views with you. Learn more.

I’m an Israeli professor. Why is my work in Harvard’s antisemitism report?

The Guardian | 5.9.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Releases Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Task Force Reports

Today Harvard Is the Target. Tomorrow It Could Be Your Church.

The New York Times | 5.9.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Threatened

Welcome to Our World, Men

The Wall Street Journal | 5.9.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The New Gender Gaps

With crypto, Democrats finally put up a fight

The Washington Post | 5.9.2025

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Joseph Nye, Political Scientist Who Extolled ‘Soft Power,’ Dies at 88

The New York Times | 5.8.2025

The Billionaire Hotel Scion at the Center of the Fight Over Harvard

The Wall Street Journal | 5.6.2025

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Harvard in the headlines

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I’m an Israeli professor. Why is my work in Harvard’s antisemitism report?

The Guardian | 5.9.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Releases Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Task Force Reports

Today Harvard Is the Target. Tomorrow It Could Be Your Church.

The New York Times | 5.9.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Threatened

Welcome to Our World, Men

The Wall Street Journal | 5.9.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: The New Gender Gaps

With crypto, Democrats finally put up a fight

The Washington Post | 5.9.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Crypto—To Regulate or Not?

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Harvard in the headlines

Harvard Magazine sorts through news and commentary in other media and shares diverse views with you. Learn more.

I’m an Israeli professor. Why is my work in Harvard’s antisemitism report?

The Guardian | 5.9.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard Releases Antisemitism and Anti-Muslim Task Force Reports

Today Harvard Is the Target. Tomorrow It Could Be Your Church.

The New York Times | 5.9.2025

Read more on this topic in Harvard Magazine's article: Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Threatened

Welcome to Our World, Men

The Wall Street Journal | 5.9.2025

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Right Now
March-April 2022

Social Media Use and Adult Depression

A survey reveals suprising links between social media use and depression in adults.

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Features
March-April 2024

How Birds Lost Flight

Scott Edwards discovers evolution’s master switches.

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Right Now
March-April 2023

The Senior Housing Shortfall

As the ranks of the elderly swell, there are too few housing options for seniors who want to “age in place.”

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Features
March-April 2024

Winthrop Bell: Harvard Philosopher, MI6 Spy, and Early Forecaster of the Holocaust

Brief life of a philosopher and spy: 1884-1965

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University People
March-April 2023

Flying Squirrel

Wingsuit skydiver Alejandro Montagna on minimizing risk—at 150 mph

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Montage
March-April 2023

Attuned to Pianos

An instrument restorer’s beautiful obsession

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Features
March-April 2023

Inner Senses

Nicholas Bellono probes the biological basis of animal adaptations and behaviors.

Harvard Squared
March-April 2022

A Verdant Cultural Retreat

Boston’s Forest Hills Cemetery is a welcome respite from the world.