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Seafaring America

Visiting Mystic, Connecticut

by Craig Lambert

Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships

Four seniors win scholarships to Cambridge University.

Telling Humanity’s Story through DNA

Geneticist David Reich rewrites the ancient human past.

by Jonathan Shaw

Brevia

The EVP retires, new Overseers leaders, Stanford’s sustainability school, and more

Honoris Causa

Harvard’s 2022 honorary-degree recipients

Harvard Alumni Day Debuts

New event draws alumni back to campus, in-person and virtually.

by Jacob Sweet , Nancy Walecki

Merrick Garland’s Commencement Address

The 86th United States Attorney General spoke to the Harvard classes of 2020 and 2021 at their  Commencement ceremony in Tercentenary Theatre.

Caroline Engelmayer’s 2020/2021 Address: Iter Perpetuum

Iter Perpetuum, “A Lasting Journey”

“We Salute You, and We Thank You”

Harvard’s emotional celebration provides closure for the classes of 2020 and 2021—and honors those who served during the pandemic.

by John S. Rosenberg , Nancy Walecki , Lydialyle Gibson , Jacob Sweet

A Multiverse of Might-Have-Beens

A 2021 graduate returns to campus for a belated Commencement that feels more like a reunion.

by Meena Venkataramanan