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Gram Parsons stands in front of a bus in Harvard Square

Sound as Ever

Gram Parsons and Harvard’s hand in country rock

by Nancy Walecki

Cartoon of Anne Pusey redecoration president’s house 1953

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Honoris Causa

Harvard’s 2023 honorary-degree recipients

Letters from our readers

Climate change, philanthropy, the GSAS naming gift

The late professors Roy J. Glauber and Henry Rosovsky

Origin Stories

Eminent professors’ life foundations

by Primus VI

A formal portrait or José Olivarez in a gold chain and velvet suit jacket, standing amid red drapes and palm plants.

For the Homies

In José Olivarez’s poetry, the political is personal.

by Josie Abugov

Election Results 2023

New Harvard Overseers and HAA elected directors

Alumni Day with Mary Louise Kelly

The All Things Considered cohost emphasized the importance of reporting to democracy.

by Jonathan Shaw

Bertram A. “Bert” Huberman ’44, M.B.A. ’48, the most senior attendee at the weekend’s festivities.

Oldest and First

Bertram A. “Bert” Huberman ’44 and Ruth Samuels Villalovos ’49 led the alumni parade.

by Ryan Doan-Nguyen

Michael Smith, Jane Kim, and David Hempton

President-elect Claudine Gay Announces Interim Deans

Appointments for engineering and public health schools, extension of divinity school dean’s tenure

by Ryan Doan-Nguyen

Map of eastern Massachusetts

Financing Climate Adaptation—and Deciding What to Let Go

How to think about rising threats and the costs of responding.

by Jonathan Shaw

Novelist John Green joins Radcliffe medalist Ophelia Dahl on stage to discuss Partners in Health

Public Health with Empathy

Ophelia Dahl, awarded the 2023 Radcliffe Medal, discusses Partners In Health.  

by Max J. Krupnick