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New Regulations for International Students, Cambridge Liquor Laws, and Other Harvard Headlines
A roundup of University news from the summer of 2026
The World is No Longer Built for the Old-School Office
A College student’s attempt to recapture the romanticism of the workplace.
by Kate Kaufman
Two Scientists Bring the Laboratory to the Stage
The play Spare Parts is a contemporary fable about the quest to live forever.
There’s a New Sargent Painting in Town
Harvard Art Museums restores a rare glimpse of an American master.
Technology Can Reshape History
But human networks will always retain their power.
Meet the Harvard Alumni Association’s New President
David Battat promotes alumni engagement.
How Facebook Escaped Harvard
In 2004, a frenzy spread across Harvard Yard in days. Four billion users later, we are only just catching up.
by Noam Cohen
A Harvard President’s VW Beetle That Kept On Giving
Derek Bok donated his car for a good cause.
Jack Reardon and Walter Cabot, Remembered
Plus, veteran higher education leader Thomas Ehrlich reflects on university curricula for his 70th reunion
by Primus VI
How Adam Ehrlich Sachs Writes Absurd and Beautiful Fiction
The Gretel and the Great War author on how the Lampoon derailed his science career—and set him on a literary path.
by Eric Olson
Harvard Couple Aim to Cure Prion Diseases
The stakes are high for this husband and wife: one of them will die if they don’t find a cure.
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences Begins an Overhaul
Long-discussed reorganization includes layoffs and the end of the Dudley Community.