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John Rosenberg Retires From Harvard Magazine

The long-time editor signs off

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Paper Peepshows at Harvard's Baker Library

How “paper peepshows” brought distant realms to life

by Nina Pasquini

Jessica Shand holds a flute, seated in a music lab.

Jessica Shand—Math and Music at Harvard

Jessica Shand blends math and music.

by Nina Pasquini

Students writing at desks on wheels, racing ahead of a stationary student at a fixed desk

Why Men Are Falling Behind in Education, Employment, and Health

Can new approaches to education address a growing gender gap?

by Nina Pasquini

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Why Taxi Drivers Don’t Die of Alzheimer’s

Explaining taxi and ambulance drivers’ protection against Alzheimer’s disease.

by Erin O’Donnell

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Restaurant Recommendations Cambridge 2025

Tastes from Cambridge’s eclectic restaurants

by Nell Porter-Brown

Headshots of 15 newly elected Harvard Overseers and Directors, each labeled with their name

Vote for the Board of Overseers and the Harvard Alumni Association Elected Directors

Overseer and HAA Elected Director Slate 2025

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Children's Books from Ann Kim Ha

Ann Kim Ha’s poignant children’s books

by Lydialyle Gibson

At an anxious time, c. 1940, seniors consult the crystal ball about their future; a cartoon with John Harvard statue

Short Headlines from Harvard's History

Seniors’ uncertain future c. 1940, Harvard Law Review news, and more

Higher Education at an Inflection Point

Making the case for higher education, diversity, the humanities, speech, and more—at a perilous time

Robert P. Lifton

Richard P. Lifton Appointed to Harvard Corporation

Succeeds fellow life scientist Shirley Tilghman

by John S. Rosenberg

Democrats, Republicans, and Zero-Sum Thinking

The founder of Harvard’s Social Economics Lab on a mindset held across the partisan divide

by Olivia Farrar