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How Will Federal Actions Affect Harvard’s Finances?

Putting Harvard’s $53 billion endowment into perspective

by Jonathan Shaw

A color illustration of students from a diversity of backgrounds eating and talking together at a long dining hall-type table

How Harvard Students Handle Political Disagreements

The Undergraduate asks if intellectualism is really on life support.

by Serena Jampel

Colorful glass bottles and nautical trinkets line a window shelf, with a ship in a bottle as the centerpiece.

Walter Wick’s I Spy Series

I Spy Creator Walter Wick at the Norman Rockwell Museum 

by Nell Porter-Brown

Illustration of a tilted dollar bill with George Washington’s face, partially submerged in ocean waves under cloudy skies.

Will the U.S. Dollar Always Be So Powerful?

The preeminence of U.S. currency at risk

Illustration of a math students gathering, 1936, in Annanberg Hall, Memorial Hall

Snapshots of Harvard History | Summer 2025

Including profundity and pretzels

Illustration of a head in a cloud of oranges

Can an Orange a Day Stave off Depression?

A research study digs into the gut microbiome.

by Erin O’Donnell

A man in a suit smiles and waves while standing outdoors under a tent.

A Look at Harvard’s Distinctive Doctoral Regalia

On regalia, a Jack-of-all-trades retirement, and a Bok’s office bon mot.

by Primus VI

Black-and-white photo of a person wearing a “STRIKE” shirt facing a large crowd in a stadium during a protest.

Harvard’s Michael Ansara on Activism and Resistance

A retrospective on resistance

Harvard’s Standoff: The Legal Teams

A roster of lawyers on both sides

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School Renames Diversity Office, Revamps Recruitment Program

The latest in a broader rollback of DEI at the University

by Nina Pasquini

Garber and an alumnus

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