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Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention

The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association Election Results

Newly elected Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association directors

Harvard Cambridge Scholars

Studying abroad 

Harvard Philosophy Professor Alison Simmons on "Being a Minded Thing"

A philosopher on perception, the canon, and being “a minded thing” 

by Nina Pasquini

What Do Graduates at Harvard Really Want in 2024?

Seniors’ work plans, Sasha stylin’, reunion sonnet, and more

Harvard 2024 Commencement Rhetoric

Commencement rhetoric on threats to higher education, melding divergent views, doing good, and combating the loss of trust

How Schizophrenia Resembles the Aging Brain

The search for schizophrenia’s biological basis reveals an unexpected link to cellular changes seen in aging brains.

by Ann Thomas

Relabeling Medical Definitions for Obesity in the United States

For obesity patients, improved treatments and a nuanced understanding of the disease may lead to better health.

by Chris Berdik

Harvard's Tumultuous 2023-2024 School Year Ends in Protests

Harvard’s tumultuous year ends in modified festival rites, amid passionate protests.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Honorary Degrees 2024

Harvard’s 2024 honorary degree recipients

American Citizenship Through Photography

How photographs promote social justice

by Nina Pasquini