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The Dark History Behind Chocolate

A Harvard course on the politics and culture of food

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Professor Carla Martin on the Cocoa Crisis

The growing cocoa deficit is affecting farmers, supply chains, and consumers.

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard College Reinstitutes Mandatory Testing

Applicants for the class of 2029 must submit scores.

by Jonathan Shaw

A Shakespearean Romance

Fifty Years with The Riverside Shakespeare

by Cynthia Lewis

Climate-Solutions Investments Exceed 1 Percent of Endowment Assets

Harvard Management Company’s fourth annual climate report

by Jonathan Shaw

Civil War American Writer and Abolitionist John Greenleaf Whittier

Homes of the poet and abolitionist, whose verses were said to have inspired Abraham Lincoln. 

by Nell Porter-Brown

The 373rd Harvard College Commencement Exercises and Alumni Events

The 373rd Harvard College Commencement Exercises and all activities.

The Evolution of Human Fathers

Exploring the evolutionary biology of human fathers as caretakers

by Richard G. Bribiescas

Can Plants Sequester Enough Carbon To Slow Climate Change?

The world’s forests impound carbon below ground, a Harvard scientist shows, but for how long?

by Jonathan Shaw

How are Harvard's Admissions Changing?

The class of 2028—plus admissions policy concerning diversity, standardized tests, and legacies

by John S. Rosenberg

Portfolio Diet May Reduce Long-Term Risk of Heart Disease and Stroke, Harvard Researchers Find

A little-known diet improves cardiovascular health through several distinct mechanisms. 

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard Degree Honorands Connected through the Wright Brothers

Three honorands connected in time through Wilbur and Orville Wright, the fathers of aviation

by Primus VI