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Explore Harvard community news, alumni, faculty, students, and campus life. Curated stories and perspectives from Harvard Magazine.


Is the Press Still Free?

A Harvard alumni panel discusses New York Times Co. v. Sullivan and threats to journalists today.

by Olivia Farrar

Of Dumplings, Bok Choy, and the Politics of Emoji

Jennifer 8. Lee ’99 on the world of “emoji activism” 

by Jacob Sweet

Min Jin Lee on Her New Novel and Writing about the Korean Diaspora

“I worry a great deal about how Koreans are perceived,” the author says.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Michele Forman, film professor at University of Alabama at Birmingham: a profile

Michele Forman ’93 offers her UAB film students technical competency and ethical context.

by Shane Brodie

Harvard’s Office for Technology Development boosts translational research

Robust licensing revenue and corporate alliances boost translational research.

by Jonathan Shaw

2019 Alumni Clubs and SIGs Awards

A celebration of notable alumni and shared interest groups

Harvard Portrait: Amy Wagers

The skydiving Forst Family professor studies the pathophysiology of aging.

by Oset Babür

2019 Overseer and HAA Director Candidates

The official 2019 slates

Launching Gen Ed, rethinking shopping week

Harvard College Gen Ed curriculum nears, and faculty members rethink course registration.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Commencement exercises 2019

Guidelines for this year’s May gala