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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 Economist Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel Prize in Economics

She identified key drivers of gender differences in the labor market.

by Jonathan Shaw

The GOP's Return to Ideas?

Proposing a new Republican platform

by Max J. Krupnick

Alumnus Moungi Bawendi Shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Chemist revolutionized production process of quantum dots

by Max J. Krupnick

Bringing Art to Life

Cecilia Zhou’s approach to makeup, protest, and science

by Max J. Krupnick

Practicing Public Thoughts

For a young journalist, digital footprints have always been tricky.

by Josie Abugov

A “Romper Room” Diploma

President Claudine Gay’s first semester-opening Morning Prayers

by John S. Rosenberg

Black Students Speak

Jarvis Givens on two centuries of African American education 

by Lydialyle Gibson

In Defense of Liberal Arts

A semester abroad clarifies the value of the curriculum back home.

by Sofia Andrade

Journey into Quabbin Reservoir’s Hidden Past

Rambling around the Quabbin Reservoir

by Nell Porter-Brown

What Makes Humans Smart?

The critical role of cultural intelligence

by Jonathan Shaw