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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

Harvard's eugenics era

When academics embraced scientific racism, immigration restrictions, and the suppression of “the unfit”

by Adam S. Cohen

Brief life of Federalist politician Caleb Strong, by Richard D. Brown

Brief life of an exemplary politician: 1745-1819

by Richard D. Brown

Michelle Williams appointed Harvard public health dean

A faculty member and alumna becomes a leader in Longwood.

by John S. Rosenberg

How the Dark Room Collective sparked "total life" in literature

How the Dark Room Collective made space for a generation of African-American writers

by Sophia Nguyen

Graduate School Doubles Paid Time Off for Student Parents

The annnouncement comes amid a movement to form a graduate student labor union. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Lowell House Renewal to Last Two Years

Lowell residents will live in swing housing from the fall of 2017 through the spring of 2019. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Men’s Basketball Splits Ivy Home Games

A win over Brown, and a loss to undefeated Yale

by David L. Tannenwald

Valentine’s Day the Harvard Band Way

The Harvard Band brings Valentine’s greetings.

by Bailey Trela

Harvard Graduate Students Move to Unionize

Graduate students seek to form a labor union.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova