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Graduates in caps and gowns hold inflatable globes at an outdoor ceremony with red banners in the background.

Harvard University’s 373rd Commencement Excercises

Commencement and Alumni Day schedules

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Works by Archaic Greek Poets Set to Music

Millennia-old Greek lyrics ring out again in twenty-first-century pop music.

by Craig Lambert

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Brief News Summary Harvard Spring 2025

President Garber’s private installation, settling antisemitism suits, challenging institutional neutrality, and more

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Renewable Energy in Texas

Cheap renewable energy could position Texas to become a major producer of clean hydrogen fuel.

by Jonathan Shaw

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Galileo's Compass and the Art of Branding

How Galileo’s geometric and military compass helped him calculate his own ascent

by Nina Pasquini

close-up of VADM Shoshana Chatfield at NATO meeting

U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Shoshana Chatfield

U.S. Navy vice admiral on the frontlines at NATO

by Nell Porter-Brown

Tom Kane smiles in a navy blazer and sits at a table in a modern room with empty chairs and tables behind him.

Harvard’s Tom Kane on Effective School Reforms

The education policy expert deploys data to improve outcomes for students.

by Nina Pasquini

Fencing coach Daria Schneider

Harvard Women's Fencing Head Coach Daria Schneider

A coach restores the luster to Harvard fencing. 

by Max J. Krupnick

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Correspondence about caregiving, football, feminism, free speech, and more

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“AI Anxiety”

The Undergraduate on the uneasy collision of technology and writing

by Serena Jampel

A person with long brown hair wears a sleeveless green dress with a kiwi fruit pattern, sitting in a vintage-style café.

Leslie Jamison on Isolation, Empathy, and Selfhood

The essayist on isolation, empathy, and selfhood

by Nina Pasquini

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Is Gambling Becoming a Public Health Crisis?

Responding to the explosive growth of online gambling and sports betting, a new report urges governments to regulate with public health in mind.

by Jordan Smith