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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

The 373rd Harvard College Commencement Exercises and Alumni Events

The 373rd Harvard College Commencement Exercises and all activities.

Why Study the Humanities at Harvard?

The purpose of the humanities, at Harvard and in the world

by Isabella Cho

Harvard Portraitist Nina Skov Jensen Paints Celebrities and Princesses

Nina Skov Jensen ’25, portraitist for collectors and the princess of Denmark. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Evolution of Human Fathers

Exploring the evolutionary biology of human fathers as caretakers

by Richard G. Bribiescas

Harvard Cardinal Robert W. McElroy on the Changing Catholic Church

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy on how the Catholic Church has moved towards inclusivity.

by Nell Porter-Brown

What Does it Mean to be a Progressive Jew Today?

How should Progressive Jews reconcile the changing nature of Israel today as state and ideal?

The Harvard Ballerina and Physicist

Ballerina and quantum physicist Merritt Moore ’11 connects humans and machines.

by Nina Pasquini

In Egypt, Doors Closing

Leslie T. Change ’91 explores the lives of three women in the Egyptian textile industry.

Poet Cynthia Zarin's Debut Novel "Inverno"

Poet Cynthia Zarin ’81’s first novel Inverno, a study in yearning and desire.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Why Do Groups Hate?

Mina Cikara explores how people come into conflict, in politics and beyond

by Max J. Krupnick