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CFO Thomas Hollister to Step Down

Vice president for finance to conclude service at end of academic year

by John S. Rosenberg

The three speakers are seated on stage at Harvard's JFK Forum.

“Make Elections Boring Again”

Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger on the future of democracy

by Lydialyle Gibson

Ode to a Beloved Maestro

Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra alumni honor their late conductor, James Yannatos.

by Nancy Walecki

Harvard quarterback Charlie Dean surveying the Penn defense, on his way to one of the best days in Harvard quarterback history.

Football 2022: Harvard 37-Penn 14

Dean passes the Quakers silly—and Eli’s coming!

by Dick Friedman

We Remember WWI

Alums’ remarkable memories of World War I,  revisited this Veterans Day

by Adam Goodheart

Michelle Williams

Public Health Dean to Step Down

Michelle Williams led the School of Public Health during the pandemic.

by Jonathan Shaw

“History in the Making Was Screaming From the Headlines Every Day”

Football 2022: Columbia 21-Harvard 20

Sloppy play and a wily Lion create a nightmarish loss.

by Dick Friedman

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The Power of Plants

Exploring the “plant humanities” at Harvard’s Dumbarton Oaks

by Jonathan Shaw

FAS dean Claudine Gay

Arts and Sciences’ Post-Pandemic Prowess

A robust financial report sets the stage for strategic choices to come.

by John S. Rosenberg

Cover of Harvard faculty trends report

The Faculty Resumes Growing

But the annual trends report shows surprising reliance on non-ladder faculty in the classroom, and continuing struggles with diversity.

by John S. Rosenberg

The current Supreme Court justices

Harvard Defends Race-Conscious Admissions at the Supreme Court

Should the law continue to reflect that the United States is anything but colorblind?

by Lincoln Caplan