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A Harvard player catches a ball at eye level.

Harvard Great Performances: Carl Morris ’03

2000-02: a Crimson Wide Receiver's Fab Four

by Dick Friedman

An abstract illustration of a branching tree shows the varying outcomes of government spending on programs that benefit children

When spending on social programs pays

Economic analysis of U.S. government spending shows that some social programs more than pay for themselves.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Outdoors at Boston's Armenian Heritage Park

Urban Adventure Quest, Boston

Scavenger-hunting in historic Boston

by Nell Porter-Brown

Photograph of Louisa Thomas standing outside

Profile of Louisa Thomas, “New Yorker” sports critic

Louisa Thomas takes a different view.

by Jacob Sweet

Black and white photo of a group of Vietnamese children, titled “Schoolchildren Playing Cards”

Photographer Mark Erickson’s street scenes of 1990s Vietnam

Photographer Mark Erickson on the Vietnam he never knew

by Dan Kelly

Drawing of a college student seated at her desk in her bedroom at home, looking at images of friends on her computer screen. On the desk are a book and a bowl of salad, reflecting recommendations made by friends previously.

The Undergraduate considers friendships on and away from campus

The Undergraduate considers friendships on and away from campus.

by Meena Venkataramanan

Headshot portrait of Mayra Rivera

Harvard Portrait: Mayra Rivera

How apocalyptic narratives help make sense of the modern world

by Lydialyle Gibson

Letters from our readers

Stimulus funds, meritocracy, enlarging history, and more

Harvard Alumni Association 2020 elected directors

The Alumni Association’s new elected directors

A correspondence corner for not-so-famous lost words

Correspondence on not-so-famous lost words

Portrait photograph of a middle-aged Lorenzo Tañada as a Philippine senator

Lorenzo Tañada

Brief life of a Philippine patriot: 1898-1992

by Christopher Capozzola

Photograph of Sheree Ohen, newly named Faculty of Arts and Sciences associate dean of diversity, inclusion, and belonging

Racial justice efforts, “Lowell?” House, and more

Racial justice efforts, “Lowell?” House, and more