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Alumnus Moungi Bawendi Shares Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Chemist revolutionized production process of quantum dots

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard 38, Holy Cross 28

The Crimson springs a major upset.

by Dick Friedman

“The Promise of This New Presidency”

Harvard officially installs Claudine Gay, its thirtieth leader.

Installation Academics

A half-dozen symposiums feature Harvard research on AI, climate change, inequality, and more

Performing for the President

A musical and poetic “prelude” to Claudine Gay’s installation festivities

by Lydialyle Gibson

How Not to Write about Minorities

Viet Thanh Nguyen urges moving beyond the “sob story.”

by Max J. Krupnick

Endowment Expectations

The context for Harvard Management Company’s 2023 results

by John S. Rosenberg

Football 2023: Harvard 34-Brown 31

The Crimson outlasts the Bears in an Ivy nighttime shootout.

by Dick Friedman

The Uses of Discomfort

The first in a series of public conversations about Harvard and the legacy of slavery

by Lydialyle Gibson

An “Egalitarian Curiosity”

How to encourage free speech and inquiry on campus

by Jonathan Shaw

#MeToo Meets Mt. Olympus

A new play at the A.R.T. provides a modern take on ancient mythologies   

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard 45, University of St. Thomas 13

For Crimson football, another opener (its 149th!), another show

by Dick Friedman