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A group of protesters holding signs marches past a gated entrance on a sunny day.

Graduate Student Union Schedules Strike

The work stoppage will begin October 27, unless a final bargaining session next week yields an agreement.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Commencement and Alumni Annual Meeting Notice 2022

The official notices for Commencement 2022 and Harvard Alumni Day

Jarvis Givens

Fugitive Pedagogy

Jarvis Givens rediscovers the underground history of black schooling.

by Lydialyle Gibson

A Verdant Cultural Retreat

Boston’s Forest Hills Cemetery is a welcome respite from the world.

by Nell Porter-Brown

illustration of a black employee working and eating at his desk while colleagues go out to lunch

Being Black at Work

Realizing the full potential of black employees

by Veronique Greenwood

Blue-tinted illustration of a man holding his head and his smartphone above water.

Social Media Use and Adult Depression

A survey reveals suprising links between social media use and depression in adults.

by Erin O’Donnell

A colored illustration of diverse voters in a ballot box from which the color is being drained

Racial Bias and Redistricting

Efforts to keep census data private result in voter undercounting in diverse districts.

by Daniel Oberhaus

Portrait of President Lawrence S. Bacow

Presiding during the Pandemic

President Bacow on pandemic and academic Harvard

by John S. Rosenberg

Emily Oken's Studies on Nutrition During Pregnancy

Oken's path from archaeology to epidemiology

by Jacob Sweet

James Kitch on a trail, skiing in front of a competitor

History-Making Harvard Skier Pushes His Limits

James Kitch on his competitive mindset

by Jacob Sweet

Student photograph of Earl Brown in 1920, and baseball team photo with Brown in 1924

Earl Brown

Brief life of Harvard’s latest major league baseball player: 1903-1980