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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

A New Narrative of Civil Rights

Political philosopher Brandon Terry’s vision of racial progress

by Lydialyle Gibson

How Do Single-Celled Organisms Learn and Remember

A Harvard neuroscientist’s quest to model memory in single-celled organisms

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Undergraduates Discuss a Changing University

A student panel grapples—civilly—with shifting policies and differing opinions.

by Vivian W. Rong

Harvard Plans Contingencies for International Students

The Kennedy School and School of Public Health are developing online options.

by Jonathan Shaw

This Astronomer is Sounding a Warning on ‘Space Junk’

As debris accumulates in low Earth orbit, the danger of destructive collisions continues to rise.

by Olivia Farrar

12,000 Harvard Alumni File Amicus Brief in Funding Freeze Lawsuit

Alumni from every Harvard school and class since 1950 rally behind the University.

by Nina Pasquini

Isaac Kohlberg to Step Down as Head of Harvard Technology Development

Partnerships and licensing office could become more critical as funding cuts loom

by Jonathan Shaw

The Harvard and Radcliffe Classes of ’65 Reflect at Reunion

These octogenarians look to the future with hope, and a sense of responsibility.

by Vivian W. Rong

Walter Wick’s I Spy Series

I Spy Creator Walter Wick at the Norman Rockwell Museum 

by Nell Porter-Brown