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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

At Wendy Jacob's “Calm. Smoke rises vertically,” seeing with the fingers

At Radcliffe, a touchable exhibit plays with perception.

by Lily Scherlis

The end of a Harvard Magazine tradition

John de Cuevas ’52 will no longer contribute crossword puzzles to Harvard Magazine.

Harvard Defeats Dartmouth in Ivy Basketball

Men’s basketball team begins Ivy League competition.  

by David L. Tannenwald

This Singer sewing machine has many facets

The multifaceted global and interdisciplinary impact of a useful object

President Obama Urges Criminal-Justice Reform in Harvard Law Review

The president makes a final attempt to defend his legacy. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

The Joy of Mentoring—From Thousands of Miles Away

Stephen Ball, J.D. ’10, was mentoring a bright high-school student in New York. Then, he got a job offer in California. 

by Stephen Ball

Graduate Student Union Election Too Close to Call

The National Labor Relations Board will conduct hearings to determine the results of the election. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova , Sophia Nguyen

Boston Review editor Joshua Cohen on “Fake News” and the Post-Trump Media

Boston Review editor Joshua Cohen on the role of the media after Trump. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard faculty divisions social clubs

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences remains sharply divided about sanctions and multiple, conflicting goals.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard President Faust on “these unsettling times”

President Drew Faust addresses the faculty on undocumented students, research funding, endowments in a new era

by John S. Rosenberg