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Harvard Forward Won’t Contest 2022 Overseers’ Election

A “pause” after winning four seats in recent elections

by John S. Rosenberg

Ask a Harvard Professor with Makeda Best

A discussion about how photography as an art form intersects with cultural history and social reform

Harvard Articulates Principles for “Denaming”

Faust-led committee addresses building and professorship naming decisions “profoundly antithetical” to present values.

by John S. Rosenberg

Fresh Start

Wellness and physical fitness destinations in the Cambridge area and beyond

by Kara Baskin

Being Alive Together

Stephen Sondheim, Omicron, and the Power of Theater

by Robin Bernstein

Adamantios Korais

Brief life of a leader of the Greek Enlightenment: 1748-1833

by Panagiotis Roilos

The Faculty Faces Its Future

Better results than expected during the pandemic, and a sweeping effort to plan for academic improvements

by John S. Rosenberg

On Readers’ Behalf

Recognizing writers and artists for distinguished work during 2021

Celebrating Alumni, Anew

Changes afoot for Harvard’s annual alumni meeting

Professor Steven Pinker on Thinking Straight

An excerpt from the preface of Pinker’s 2022 book Rationality

Culinary Postcards

Food has always been a contentious topic among undergraduates.

by Swathi Kella

Your Brain on Exercise

The hormone irisin, promising as a therapeutic against Alzheimer’s and dementia, is responsible for the cognitive benefits of exercise.

by Jonathan Shaw