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The view from Mass Hall

President Bacow describes Harvard’s multifaceted approach to “a defining challenge of our time.”

by Lawrence S. Bacow

HAA president Alice Hill

Harvard Alumni Association president Alice Hill ’81, Ph.D. ’91

by Nell Porter-Brown

Excerpt from “The Soul of Care” by Arthur Kleinman

A medical anthropologist cares for his Alzheimer’s-stricken wife.

"Angela Davis: Freed by the People" exhibit at Schlesinger Library

Elizabeth Hinton curates an exhibit and conference at the Radcliffe Institute, exploring the life and legacy of a global icon.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Dwight Miller, longtime Harvard admissions officer, retires

College admissions stalwart Dwight Miller retires.

by John S. Rosenberg

Isaac Kohane studies exceptional responders

Do patients who defeat cancer hold biological secrets?

by Bennett McIntosh

Exploring Worcester, Massachusetts, and Purgatory Chasm

Pleasures to explore in and around Worcester

by Nell Porter-Brown

Ann Forsyth reviews “Saving America’s Cities” by Lizabeth Cohen

In the history of urban renewal, a glimmer of the possibilities of social policy today

by Ann Forsyth

Adella Hunt Logan

Brief life of a rebellious black suffragist: 1863-1915

by Adele Logan Ale...

New Ledecky Fellows for 2019-2020

The Ledecky Fellows provide an undergraduate perspective on life at Harvard.

Hansjörg Wyss boosts biologically inspired engineering

The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering gets another boost.

by Jonathan Shaw

Boston Public Market

Boston Public Market’s year-round cornucopia

by Nell Porter-Brown