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Harvard College Juniors Seniors Back to Campus Spring Semester

After a successful fall term, but with coronavirus protocols still in place, an attempt to accommodate more undergraduates in residence

by John S. Rosenberg

Ask a Harvard Professor with Carrie Lambert-Beatty

Exploring “parafiction” in contemporary art and our post-truth culture—with Carrie Lambert-Beatty, professor of the history of art and architecture and of art, film, and visual studies.

At Home with Harvard: The Art of the Profile

A selection of our readers’ and writers’ favorite longform profiles

Ask a Harvard Professor with Francesca Dominici

Discussing the link between air pollution and effects of COVID-19, and the importance of data for rapid public-health responses —with Francesca Dominici, professor of biostatistics at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Harvard Great Performances: Andrew Fischer ’16

A sensational performance leads Harvard over Yale.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard Forward New Overseer Slate

Three aspirants for election to the Board of Overseers, under its new rules limiting petition candidates 

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Business School Halts Hybrid Classes

Surging coronavirus cases force move to all-remote instruction.

by John S. Rosenberg

Paul Farmer on the West Africa Ebola Epidemic

The 2014 epidemic was rooted in centuries of exploitation and war, Paul Farmer argues.

by Jonathan Shaw

At Home with Harvard: Health Care in America

Our top stories on the crises in American health care 

Ask a Harvard Professor with Rebecca Henderson

How to reform capitalism to confront climate change and extreme inequality, with economist and McArthur University Professor Rebecca Henderson

Ivy League Cancels Winter Season

The pandemic continues to affect athletics. 

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard Football Great Performances: Carroll Lowenstein ’52

A performance for the ages—in just nine throws

by Dick Friedman