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College Admits 7.9 Percent of Early Applicants

Harvard goes test-optional through the class of 2030.

by Jacob Sweet

Seeing Allston Whole

Residents seek a more comprehensive vision and plan for Harvard’s development aspirations.

by Juliet Isselbacher

A Surge on Top of a Surge

Rising cases on campus—and in communities worldwide

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Forward Won’t Contest 2022 Overseers’ Election

A “pause” after winning four seats in recent elections

by John S. Rosenberg

Ask a Harvard Professor with Makeda Best

A discussion about how photography as an art form intersects with cultural history and social reform

Harvard Articulates Principles for “Denaming”

Faust-led committee addresses building and professorship naming decisions “profoundly antithetical” to present values.

by John S. Rosenberg

Fresh Start

Wellness and physical fitness destinations in the Cambridge area and beyond

by Kara Baskin

Being Alive Together

Stephen Sondheim, Omicron, and the Power of Theater

by Robin Bernstein

Off the Shelf

Recent books with Harvard connections

Reporting, with an M.B.A.

Charles Duhigg unpacks how individuals and organizations work at war, on Wall Street, and in Silicon Valley

by Jonathan Shaw

News Briefs

Legacies challenged, campus sustainability, affirmative-action litigation, and honored scientists

by John S. Rosenberg

Crimson Clear

Time for greater Harvard transparency