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Undergraduate courses at the Graduate School of Design

Design courses enlarge the College curriculum.

by Lily Scherlis

Exploring the Middlesex Fells

Just north of Boston, a wild park is filled with forests, lakes, and rocky hills.

by Nell Porter-Brown

The argument for geographically targeted economic interventions

Could place-based policies solve regional economic and social problems?

by Oset Babür

2018 Hiram Hunn Award winners

The admissions office honors alumni volunteers.

From academia to art: profile of Nell Painter

Nell Painter reflects on leaving the ivory tower for art school at age 64.

by Olivia Schwob

Harvard through an African filter

The Undergraduate looks at Harvard through an African filter.

by Tawanda Mulalu

Churchill at Harvard: September 6, 1943

The seventy-fifth anniversary of Winston Churchill’s honorary-degree speech

Harvard President Lawrence Bacow Delivers First Address at Morning Prayers

On the first day of classes, President Larry Bacow reminds students of the importance of reflection and contemplation.

by Jonathan Shaw

21,000 Hours

President Larry Bacow’s first Freshman Convocation 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Zora Neale Hurston’s Barracoon in the Spotlight

Fresh efforts to understand the writer’s history and craft

by Brandon J. Dixon

First-Gen Orientation

Harvard’s inaugural pre-orientation program for low-income freshmen

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Unequal Distribution of Incomes

The worrisome distribution of the fruits of American economic growth

by Richard B. Freeman