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Explore Harvard community news, alumni, faculty, students, and campus life. Curated stories and perspectives from Harvard Magazine.

An illustration of interest rates rising, with two hands holding balloons full of money

‘Don’t Hold Your Breath’ for the Return of Low Interest Rates

Harvard economist Kenneth Rogoff discusses the global forces driving up borrowing costs.

by Olivia Farrar

Michèle Duguay, lecturer in music at Harvard University

Five Questions with Michèle Duguay

A Harvard scholar of music theory on how streaming services have changed the experience of music

by Olivia Farrar

University Hall building with steps, shadows of trees, and a red brick structure in the background.

Harvard Faculty Discuss Tenure Denials

New data show a shift in when, in the process, rejections occur

by Joanna M Weiss

View from a bridge with autumn trees and a cloudy sky in the background.

Harvard Funds Student “Bridges” Projects

Eight new initiatives to build community on campus will get underway early next year. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard football player runs with the ball, pursued by opposing players on the field.

Harvard Football: Villanova 52, Harvard 7

The Crimson’s inaugural playoff appearance is nasty, brutish, and short.

by Dick Friedman

Football players in white and maroon uniforms celebrating a play on the field.

Harvard Football: Yale 45, Harvard 28

A wild weekend: a debacle in The Game, then a berth in the playoffs.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard football player in red attempts to block a pass from a Penn player in white during a game.

Harvard Football: Harvard 45, Penn 43

An epic finish ensures another Ivy title. Next up: Yale. And after?

by Dick Friedman

Columbia player is tackled from behind by a Harvard defender during a play.

Harvard Football: Harvard 31, Columbia 14

The Crimson stay unbeaten with a workmanlike win over the Lions.

by Dick Friedman

Front page of The Harvard Bulletin from November 7, 1898, featuring the headline “Harvard Wins” about a football victory over Pennsylvania and articles on Harvard graduates’ service in the Spanish-American War

A History of Harvard Magazine

Harvard’s independent alumni magazine—at 127 years old 

by Olivia Farrar

Two Harvard football players celebrate a play, with one jumping excitedly in a stadium.

Harvard Football: Harvard 31, Dartmouth 10

A convincing win and a new record put the Crimson alone in first place.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard football player in a white uniform runs towards the end zone, with a cheering crowd in the background.

Harvard Football: Harvard 35, Princeton 14

Still undefeated after subduing the Tigers, the Crimson await Dartmouth.

by Dick Friedman