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Legacies challenged, campus sustainability, affirmative-action litigation, and honored scientists

by John S. Rosenberg

Crimson Clear

Time for greater Harvard transparency

Photo of new book on Harvard and Radcliffe presidents

Small-Town Roots

Professors’ humble beginnings, concentration choices, and a mini history of Harvard and Radcliffe presidents

by Primus VI

From Punk to the Silver Screen

The ingenious, intuitive film scores of Carter Burwell ’77

by Nicolas Rapold

Wideout Kym Wimberly hauls in Luke Emge’s third-down, last-seconds, no-timeouts pass to secure Harvard’s thrilling 31-27 victory in The Game.

Harvard Football’s Stolen Ivy Title

The Crimson’s final win should have clinched an Ivy championship.

by Dick Friedman

Chart of Harvard Management Company endowment allocation and returns by asset class

On Firmer Footing

Robust financial results despite the pandemic, and historic endowment returns

by John S. Rosenberg

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Endowment litigation, food waste, western Massachusetts

Blue sky, wintry day with snow on the ground and snow on maple tree branches

Natural Winter Wonders, Mass Audubon

Getting outside and enjoying the New England’s winter season

by Nell Porter-Brown

Illustration showing U.S. flag pulled different directions by an oligarch and ordinary citizens

A Democracy of Opportunity

Liberals must learn from conservatives how to interpret the Constitution in all its dimensions.

by Lincoln Caplan

Portrait of Donald Hall 2014

The Poet of Old Age

Donald Hall, chronicler of life

by Adam Kirsch

Illustration of a collegiate hero, per Theodore Roosevelt in 1907

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Illustratio of a man sleeping on a mattress made of stacks of dollars.

The Saving Glut of the Rich

High savings rates among the wealthiest U.S. earners may represent a macroeconomic risk

by Jonathan Shaw