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Virtual Graduation 2.0

Harvard’s second, more expansive online graduation, with honorands and more

by John S. Rosenberg

Trade Cards, Eye-Catching Heralds of Mass-marketing

A nineteenth-century advertising medium traces the rise of consumer culture.

by Jonathan Shaw

Under Review: Tony Saich on Chinese Communism at 100

The first century of the Chinese Communist Party—and what impends

Can disinformation be stopped?

Scholars’ perspectives on a pervasive new threat

by Jacob Sweet

The future of teaching

Pilot program points to the potential of hybrid instruction.

by John S. Rosenberg

President Bacow and Kevin Young at Annual Alumni Meeting

Harvard holds its first virtual alumni association annual meeting—with a powerful guest speaker.

by Lydialyle Gibson , Juliet Isselbacher

Should Convicted Felons Serve on Juries?

A prosecutor and a defense attorney say, “Yes.”

by Juliet Isselbacher

Melvin Miller ’56: “Not going…to stand aside”

The founder, editor, and publisher of The Bay State Banner profiled

by Juliet Isselbacher

The Context: Universities Pushed to Reckon with Slavery

Students and activists advocate for institutional change.

by Jacob Sweet

Radcliffe Day: Gender Equity, Melinda French Gates

A panel on achieving gender equity, and a conversation with Radcliffe Medalist Melinda French Gates

by Lydialyle Gibson , Juliet Isselbacher

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’s Public Health Address

The World Health Organization Director-General delivered the Commencement address to graduates of the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health.

Words to Live By

A sampler of wisdom shared at Harvard’s graduate and professional school Commencement ceremonies

by Jonathan Shaw