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William O. Taylor

July-August 2011 cryptic puzzle by John de Cuevas

Solve the latest creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas ’52.

Major new Allston plan announced

Commercial development of housing, a "private-sector enterprise research campus," and a hotel and conference center would replace much of the academic expansion Harvard envisioned earlier.

Christopher Cerf, educational media creator

With sound, image, and word, Chris Cerf teaches the basics.

by Craig Lambert

From the archives: the pioneering Crimson women of the New York Times

With the appointment of Jill Abramson '76 as executive editor, we take a look back at pathbreaking Harvard student journalists who helped change the nation's premier newspaper.

A 2011 graduate discovers a meaningful intersection on campus

2011 graduate Quincy Bock posed for a picture near a significant street sign.

Jill Abramson ’76 named executive editor of the New York Times

First woman to fill the newspaper's top editorial post

Radcliffe Medalist Ela Bhatt tells her story of empowering India's poorest women

Radcliffe Medalist Ela Bhatt tells her story of empowering India's poorest women through work.

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's advice to Harvard graduates

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf addresses new graduates. With video of remarks by Sirleaf and President Drew Faust.

Gifford Combs misses his thirty-third Commencement

A broken ankle snaps a Commencement streak.

Amy Brenneman's play "Mouth Wide Open" explores aspects of her life

Amy Brenneman's play Mouth Wide Open opens her life up, candidly.

Video: tenor and honorand Placido Domingo serenades Ruth Bader Ginsburg

At Commencement, tenor and honorand Plácido Domingo surprises Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an opera fan, during the conferral of her degree.