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Excerpt from Marjorie Garber, “Character: The History of a Cultural Obsession”

Marjorie Garber explores the word’s complexity and history.

The Undergraduate faces life without handrails

The Undergraduate faces up to a postgraduate life without handrails.

by Julie Chung

Harvard Commencement 2020

Details of the virtual degree-conferral ceremonies

by John S. Rosenberg

Letters from our readers

Health care, St. Louis, pioneering astronomer

Profile of comedian Karen Chee

Comedian Karen Chee finds her voice.

by Jacob Sweet

Nicholas Burns on diplomacy’s role in fostering U.S. standing in the world

On restoring American leadership through diplomacy

by Nicholas Burns

Harvard “net-zero” climate-change policy

The University adopts a new goal for managing the endowment.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova , John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Athletics Study Released

An agenda for a new athletic director—and for a wider emphasis on student fitness

by Jacob Sweet

Protesting, at Home and on the Streets

As demonstrations grow in the wake of George Floyd’s death, students mobilize against racism and police brutality

by Matteo Wong

Harvard professional schools move online, endowment distribution decreased

…and the endowment distribution is decreased, as the College completes its plans.

by John S. Rosenberg

At Home with Harvard: Racial Justice

Selections from Harvard Magazine's extensive coverage of racism, inequality, and incarceration