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Review of new Putnam and Garrett book, “The Upswing,” by Idrees Kahloon

In search of optimism, a sweeping interpretation of American social history

by Idrees Kahloon

Harvard libraries welcome volunteers’ help with historical manuscripts

Volunteer transcribers help make Harvard library documents accessible.

by Diane E. Booton

Harvard’s fall semester: an update

A semester conducted in the shadow of the coronavirus

by John S. Rosenberg

2020 HAA Award winners

Six alumni are honored for significant volunteer service.

Review of Martin Puchner’s “The Language of Thieves”

A German American scholar is unsettled by an ancestor’s secret.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Ross Douthat’s conservative conservatism, a profile by Lydialyle Gibson

New York Times columnist Ross Douthat’s journey through American decadence and upheaval

by Lydialyle Gibson

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Headlines from Harvard’s history

Jennifer A. Doudna, Ph.D. ’89, Shares Chemistry Nobel Prize

Recognized for developing genome-editing technique

by John S. Rosenberg

The Voter-Fraud Disinformation Campaign

A White House-led effort to recast public discourse 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Five Harvardians Win MacArthur Grants

Harvard faculty, alumni are among this year’s 21 winners

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Great Performances: Endicott Peabody ’42

1941: “Chub” Peabody ’42 bottles up “Barnacle Bill.”

by Dick Friedman