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Veteran MIT Administrator Named University Secretary

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

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Danielle Allen Debates Far-Right Blogger Curtis Yarvin

Popular monarchist debates Allen on democracy.

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The 2025 Pulitzer Prizes Announced

Winners across five categories, from commentary on Gaza to criticism on public architecture

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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

Two Momentous Faculty Retirements

Arthur Kleinman and Harry Lewis depart the classroom.

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University Finances |

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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Harvard Medalists

Four people honored for exceptional service to the University

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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

In the Crosshairs

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

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May-June 2025

The Shape of Sound

Jessica Shand blends math and music.

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Miniature Worlds

How “paper peepshows” brought distant realms to life

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May-June 2025

Basking in the Beaux-Arts

Park offers art, nature, and history in New Hampshire

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Welcome to Our World, Men

The Wall Street Journal | 5.9.2025

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With crypto, Democrats finally put up a fight

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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

Congress Grills College Presidents With an Old Script and New Threats

The New York Times | 5.7.2025

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Trump Finally Drops the Anti-Semitism Pretext

The Atlantic | 5.6.2025

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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.

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?

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

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

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?

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

The New York Times | 5.8.2025

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Features
March-April 2023

Inner Senses

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

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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 2022

Social Media Use and Adult Depression

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

Harvard Squared
March-April 2022

A Verdant Cultural Retreat

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

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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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Montage
March-April 2023

Attuned to Pianos

An instrument restorer’s beautiful obsession

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University People
March-April 2023

Flying Squirrel

Wingsuit skydiver Alejandro Montagna on minimizing risk—at 150 mph