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Graduate Student Union Schedules Strike

The work stoppage will begin October 27, unless a final bargaining session next week yields an agreement.

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Office for the Arts Turns 50

A birthday party with song, dance, and speech

by Max J. Krupnick

Five Questions with Professor Peter Der Manuelian

Harvard professor of Egyptology on unsolved mysteries, cats, and the beauty of ancient craftsmanship

by Olivia Farrar

Making Roads Safer for Pedestrians and Cyclists

Working to curb road deaths

by Max J. Krupnick

Remembering John Corcoran ’84

An active life cut short

by Max J. Krupnick

How to Overcome Pandemic Learning Losses

Post-pandemic K-12 learning gaps remain—but some districts have found ways to close them. 

by Nina Pasquini

At Risk

Severe threats to Harvard’s finances—and academic mission—in the new political landscape

The New Boston Athenaeum

Find “the joy of discovery and power of this unique place.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

“AI Anxiety”

The Undergraduate on the uneasy collision of technology and writing

by Serena Jampel

Defeating the Darkness

After decades of mystery, a family reunion

by Brian Palmer

Harvard Alumni Association President Bob Bowie Jr.

An admissions odyssey, the search for “Casey,” and a Harvard legislative legacy

by Primus VI