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A view of the conference from Western Avenue.

Harvard’s “Treehouse” in Allston

Unveiling a new conference center in Allston

by Jonathan Shaw

A paper ripped down the middle: on left, a college graduate looks over their shoulder; on right, an employer with a briefcase walks in the opposite direction

Diagnosing the “Skills Gap”

Educators and employers aren't collaborating well—and what to do about it

by Nancy Walecki

Karin Oberg

Karin Öberg

This astrochemist studies the chemical antecedents of life in the universe.

by Jonathan Shaw

Letters to the Editor

Readers’ views on the Supreme Court, reparations, the humanities, and more

Peabody Museum

"A Very Intimate and Painful Reckoning"

Dean Claudine Gay on the Native American hair clippings in Harvard’s holdings

by Lydialyle Gibson

Image of the magazine website, mobile version, and cover

Report to Readers

The publisher and editor on changes in the magazine’s design—and its evolving service to readers in its 125th anniversary year

Student protestors outs the Supreme Court, demonstrating in favor of affirmative action in admissions

Admissions on Trial

The Supreme Court hears the Harvard and UNC admissions cases.

Children singers performing on stage with purple lighting

Raising Young Voices

Boston Children's Chorus 2023 season

by Nell Porter-Brown

Home, Harvard, and (Im)permanence

The complicated return to campus post-pandemic

by Sofia Andrade

Arthur Brooks stands behind a chair in his office, smiling

The Happiness Revolutionary

Arthur Brooks moved beyond policy—to something deeper.

by Nancy Walecki

A Fitter FAS

The dean’s annual report, plus updates on the faculty and its finances

by John S. Rosenberg

Romanian children in a Bucharest orphanage, circa 1995

Deprivation’s Mark on the Brain

Neglected children’s neurodevelopmental impairments persist into young adulthood.

by Daniel Oberhaus