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Hampden Hall, at 8 Plympton Street, is one of the Harvard-owned buildings in the Square sheltering Dunster House residents this year.

Harvard's Dunster House community adjusts to relocation.

The Dunster House community adjusts to relocation.

by Francesca Annic...

Dr. Gerald Chan found his life’s course at Harvard School of Public Health; now, his family’s foundation is making a gift that transforms the school’s path and potential.

Harvard Public Health School receives $350-million gift

A transformational gift undergirds a global health agenda.

Harvard changes employee health benefits

The University asks employees to assume more of their health care costs.

Undergraduate Council vice president Sietse Goffard ’15 (at left) and president Gus Mayopoulos ’15 present the freshmen with their class banner.

Freshman convocation for Harvard College class of 2018

Applause and advice at Harvard’s Freshman Convocation

President Drew Faust speaks at morning prayers in Appleton Chapel on the first day of classes.

Harvard president Drew Faust at 2014 morning prayers

Harvard president Drew Faust welcomes the new school year at morning prayers.

James Watkins ’16 participates in an individual wrestling competition in Mongolia.

A Harvard undergraduate reflects on traveling and working in Mongolia

An undergraduate travels and works in Mongolia

by James Watkins

During Ramadan in Tunis, an undergraduate observes, the mood is celebratory and marked by a spirit of generosity. The photograph shows the audience dancing during a late-night traditional concert held at the Roman amphitheater in Carthage, Tunis.

A Harvard undergraduate recounts fasting during Ramadan in Tunis

Experiencing the ways religious observance affects daily life in another country

by Aman Rizvi

Harvard endowment prospects

How have Harvard's investments fared?

Taonga Leslie ’15 with a professional dancer in Buenos Aires, generally considered the birthplace of tango

A Harvard student experiences Argentina during an economic crisis

A Harvard undergraduate experiences Argentina during an economic crisis.

by Taonga Leslie

Assistant professor of human evolutionary biology Katie Hinde in Namibia

Harvard professor Katie Hinde links harassment to academia's "leaky pipeline"

A Harvard professor helps link harassment during fieldwork to the "leaky pipeline.”

September-October 2014 Cryptic Puzzle by John de Cuevas

Solve the most recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas ’52

Illustration by Mark Steele

Headlines from Harvard history, September-October 1919-2004

From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine