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Radcliffe Institute Announces 2026-2027 Fellows

Scholars will tap Harvard’s intellectual resources during the coming academic year.

by Olivia Farrar

Marshall Plan Debuts at 1947 Harvard Commencement

When Secretary of State George C. Marshall received a degree—and established the standard for U.S. engagement with the world 

by John T. Bethell

Studying Zika

Harvard researchers race to stem the disease’s deadly spread. 

by Matthew Disler

A celebration of computer science at Harvard in honor of Harry Lewis

Former students, friends, family, and colleagues gather to celebrate Harry Lewis on the occasion of his seventieth birthday.

by Jonathan Shaw

Shared Interest Group events during Harvard Reunion week

Shared Interest Group gatherings in Cambridge

Slow and Steady Wins the Pulitzer

David Fahrenthold ’00 will continue to hold President Trump accountable. 

by Oset Babür

Joe Biden will be Class Day speaker

The former vice president will address graduating seniors on May 24. 

Fahrenthold, Whitehead, and Desmond Win Pulitzer Prizes

Journalist, novelist, and social scientist honored

by Oset Babür

We Remember World War I

Firsthand accounts of Harvard men and women who lived through it, 100 years after the United States entered the Great War

by Adam Goodheart

Harvard Business professor Mihir A. Desai ties finance to the humanities

A Business School professor ties finance and humanities together.

Harvard exhibition designer Justin Lee, profiled

Justin Lee's essential, “invisible,” work at the Harvard Art Museums

by Lily Scherlis