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Harvard re-establishes ROTC presence on campus

Decision reflects repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy.

Harvard Art Museum Renovation In Progress

See a slide show documenting the remaking of Harvard’s central art museum.

HMS alumnus Siddhartha Mukherjee wins Pulitzer Prize for nonfiction

Siddhartha Mukherjee, M.D. '00, is honored for The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer.

Readers offer examples of teaching that worked

Readers recall effective, innovative education—and more Faculty of Arts and Sciences “conversations” on pedagogy.

Dale Gieringer of California NORML fights for medical marijuana

Dale Gieringer '68 takes his stand on libertarian and humanitarian grounds.

by Maya E. Shwayder

ROTC returns to Harvard

As military service is opened to gays, the University agrees to end a ban dating to the Vietnam War era.

An excerpt from Thomas D. Seeley's new book, <i>Honeybee Democracy</i>

An excerpt from Thomas D. Seeley's new book, Honeybee Democracy

Sean Dorrance Kelly’s "All Things Shining" and the pursuit of a meaningful life

In a new book, All Things Shining, philosopher Sean Dorrance Kelly confronts modern nihilism with a guide for learning how to live a meaningful life.

by Jonathan Shaw

Profile of Chicano writer Manuel Muñoz

Chicano writer Manuel Muñoz ’94 mines the “humanizing effect of literature.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

A sampler of Harvard Club events in May and June

A sampling of Harvard club events

Harvard College reinstates nonbinding early-action for applicants

Harvard College reinstates nonbinding early-action for applicants.