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


Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention

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

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard’s Undergraduate Council Kerfuffle

Amid controversy, the representative student body is replaced.

by Jacob Sweet

Beyond the Crisis Du Jour

President Bacow’s perspectives on “playing long ball” at Harvard again. 

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Horizons Spotlights Seven Scholars

Ph.D. students discuss subjects from aliens to infrastructural aesthetics.

by Jacob Sweet

One Shot at Hollywood

Actor and producer Alex Molina on filming a feature-length thriller in a single take

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard's Ethnic "Salad Bowl"

Exclusion and belonging in undergraduate cultural organizations

by Swathi Kella

The Truth About Imposter Syndrome

Thoughts on a perennial undergraduate complaint

by Rebecca E. J. Cadenhead

The Upward Mobility Problem

Most Americans earn less than their parents did. Can community colleges bridge the gap?

by Nancy Walecki

The Medical-Robotics Revolution

Engineering advances in surgery, mobility, and patient care

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard’s Social Media Influencers

How students make videos for a world fascinated by Harvard

by Jacob Sweet

An Acrobat Takes Flight

Anna Soltys Morse and the art of hand-to-hand flying

by Lydialyle Gibson