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Letters to Harvard Magazine Summer 2025

Readers’ views on gender gaps, freedom of speech, an editor’s farewell, the hippocampus, Alice Hamilton, standing up to the Trump administration, and more

Matt Levine's Bloomberg Finance Column Makes Money Funny

Matt Levine’s spunky Bloomberg column

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Commencement 2025

Harvard passes a test of its values, yet challenges loom.

by Jonathan Shaw

Who’s Involved in Harvard’s Fight with the Trump Administration?

The people shaping the battle over federal funding, international students, and DEI

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard Medical School Renames Diversity Office, Revamps Recruitment Program

The latest in a broader rollback of DEI at the University

by Nina Pasquini

Alumni Cheer on Harvard

At Alumni Day, ringing endorsements of Harvard’s fight

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard’s Oldest Alums Lead the Alumni Day Parade

Stanley G. Karson ’48, A.M. ’50, K.S.G. ’50 and Linda Cabot Black ’51 led the alumni parade into Tercentenary Theatre on Alumni Day.

by Vivian W. Rong

Atul Gawande Harvard Alumni Day Speech

Harvard Alumni Day Speech

This is How Universities Die

Higher ed thrived in Berlin and Beijing. Then government stepped in. 

by William C. Kirby

Trump Announces Travel Ban for Harvard International Students

In late night order, federal judge issues temporary pause

by Nina Pasquini , Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Files for Permanent Relief from Trump Administration’s Funding Cuts

Argues federal government’s actions amount to “unlawful retaliation”

by Nina Pasquini