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Civil Rights in the American West
A new book chronicles one man’s quest for a Black state.
Highlights from Harvard’s Past
The Medical School goes coed, University poet wins Nobel Prize.
A Paper House in Massachusetts
The 1920s Rockport cottage reflects resourceful ingenuity.
Free Speech, the Bomb—and Donald Trump
A Harvard cardiologist on the unlikely alliances that shaped a global movement to prevent nuclear war
Why Harvard Needs International Students
An ed school professor on why global challenges demand global experiences
Do Mitochondria Hold the Power to Heal?
From Alzheimer’s to cancer, this tiny organelle might expand treatment options.
The Pump Celebrates Its 85th Birthday
Giving Harvard traditions their due
by Primus VI
Being Undocumented in America
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio’s writing aims to challenge assumptions.
Harvard in the News
University layoffs, professors in court, and a new Law School dean
This Connecticut Mine Was Once a Prison
The underground Old New-Gate Prison quickly became “a school for crime.”
Motherhood and Ambition in a Pronatalist World
Gen Z is confronting the age-old question of balance—with a new twist.
by Yasmeen Khan
The Latest In Harvard’s Fight with the Trump Administration
Back-and-forth reports on settlement talks, new accusations from the government, and a reshuffling of two federal compliance offices