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A football player in a white jersey evades a defender in a green uniform on the field.

Can Harvard’s Football Team Repeat Its Ivy League Success?

Despite personnel losses, Crimson captain Xaviah Bascon is upbeat about the 2026 season.

by Dick Friedman

Photograph courtesy of Harvard Kennedy School

Decisionmaking, Measured

A new interdisciplinary decision-science lab will host experiments from psychology, economics, and beyond.

Brevia

News of the University and the Harvard community

Life in Detail

Of archives, libraries, personal memories, and Sylvia Plath

by Brittney Moraski

Jeremy Lin

Jeremy Lin excels in nearly every phase of basketball.

Star shooting guard Jeremy Lin excels in nearly every phase of basketball.

by Craig Lambert

Ice-hockey update

Ice-hockey update

Harvard soccer and basketball updates

Soccer and basketball updates

As the Business School trains leaders, Drew Faust asked, how can Harvard best determine “the sort of differences they will make?”

Educating Professionals

In speeches at Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, President Drew Faust outlines her vision of professional education, service, and responsibility.

Harder Times

An update on the University’s initial responses to the worsening economic climate

Courtesy of the Chiara String Quartet

Chiara String Quartet

The Chiara String Quartet are Harvard's current Blodgett Artists-in-Residence.

Charles S. Maier

Educating Students for Life

Harvard College rolls out the new general education curriculum for undergraduates.