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William Stoughton, c. 1700. Oil on Canvas. Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gift of John Cooper to the Harvard College, 1810, H37.

Harvard’s collection of early American paintings

Harvard’s collection of early American paintings are mostly portraits, all men.

by Stephanie Garlock

Head coach Tommy Amaker says that to win Harvard’s fifth straight conference title, his players must “rely on each other.”

Harvard men's basketball season

Pursuing another Ivy championship, the men’s basketball team finds new challenges.

by David L. Tannenwald

The Currier Museum of Art

Things to do and places to go eat in Manchester, New Hampshire

Things to do and places to go eat in Manchester, New Hampshire

Manchester’s old mills still form the heart of the city.

Art, history, and eclectic restaurants in Manchester, NH

Art, history, and eclectic restaurants—less than an hour away

by Nell Porter-Brown

Graduate School of Education professors Tina Grotzer and Christopher Dede have designed virtual realities, such as the pond above, for students to explore as scientists: for example, by collecting data along the shoreline or underwater, via submarine.

Teaching with technology, for a new generation

From the “Teaching Machine” to the promise of twenty-first-century learning technology

by Sophia Nguyen

Junior co-captain Siyani Chambers hit the game-winning shot and scored 16 points in Harvard’s win over Columbia last Friday.

Harvard men's basketball team keeps edge, beating Columbia and Cornell

The Crimson remains tied with Yale atop the conference standings.

by David L. Tannenwald

Letters on publishing, women’s safety, football

Publishing, women’s safety, football

With Scratch, students can code interactive stories, games, and animations.

Education reform for computer science

Advocates push to add “pRogramming” to the “three Rs” of education.

March-April 2015 cryptic puzzle by John de Cuevas

Solve the most recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas ’52.

Michael Maltzan Architecture’s New Carver Apartments stands out against the busy Santa Monica Freeway.

Public Interest Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design

A public interest movement redefines architecture.

by Stephanie Garlock

Lafayette became a friend of American artist and inventor Samuel F.B. Morse, who depicted him with Revolutionary icons Washington and Franklin in this 1826 portrait.

Brief life of Lafayette, by Laura Auricchio

Brief life of an American champion: 1757-1834

by Laura Auricchio

The progress of palliative medicine

The progress of palliative medicine