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Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention
The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.
Arabic translator Marilyn Booth
Marilyn Booth translates Arabic literature for Anglophone readers.
Novelist Maggie Shipstead and “Great Circle”
Maggie Shipstead’s time-spanning, globe-circling new novel
by Dan Kelly
Andrew Knoll, “A Brief History of Earth,” reviewed by Jonathan Shaw
Andrew Knoll on the planet’s past—and fraught future
Harvard College Announces Class of 2025 Admissions Decisions
Harvard admits a record-low 3.4 percent of applicants
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard Overseer Balloting Begins
The annual election of Overseers and alumni association directors is under way.
Repositioning Harvard House Life
Undergraduate Houses experiment and innovate in attempts to revive the effervescence that once characterized their student communities.
by Swathi Kella
Making Voters Care About Climate Change
A professor and a marketing professional try a new tack in climate-change communications.
Bringing the Stars to Light
Alumni scientist-filmmakers bring the Harvard Computers’ story to the screen.
Alternatives to Policing
A Law School report offers the City of Boston recommendations for reform.
Harvard seniors and freshmen share Housing Day thoughts
The College’s annual “Housing Day” dramas, conducted online.