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Joseph Conrad in 1916. In the background, ships entering the Suez Canal, circa 1888-90: harbingers of globalization

Maya Jasanoff sees uses of fiction in study of history

Historian Maya Jasanoff says fiction can capture the subjective experience of the past.

by Craig Lambert

Shared Interest Group events during Commencement week

Shared Interest Group events during Commencement week

Karen Gordon Mills and Kenneth I. Chenault

New Harvard Corporation members, College tuition and admission, more

Two new Corporation members, College tuition and admissions, Allston teaching spaces, and more

The inscription below this bust of Vidyasagar quotes Rabindranath Tagore: “The chief glories of [his] character were neither his compassion nor his learning, but his invincible manliness and imperishable humanity.” The presence of a garland speaks to the reverence many still feel for the man.

Brief life of Indian reformer Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar, by Brian A. Hatcher

Brief life of an Indian reformer: 1820-1891

by Brian A. Hatcher

Fishing, anyone? The Weeks Footbridge and Charles River await.

A Harvard undergraduate drops a hook in the local river

A Harvard undergraduate looks riverward

by Noah B. Pisner

Background photograph by iStock

Nearly 100 Harvard faculty members demand fossil fuel divestment

In an open letter to Harvard’s president and Corporation, they cite many reasons for divesting fossil-fuel holdings.

The front of a papyrus fragment from an early Christian codex on which is written the Gospel of Jesus's Wife, which came to light in 2012.

Papyrus and lampblack from the Gospel of Jesus's Wife appear ancient

Ink and papyrus dating are consistent with an ancient origin.

Lissa Young fosters open discussions about love and sexuality during a psychology class for freshmen cadets at West Point.

Lissa Young: back at West Point, after Don't Ask, Don't Tell ended her career

An alumna chooses “the harder right.”

by Nell Porter-Brown

2014 candidates for Harvard Overseer and HAA elected directors

2014 candidates for Harvard Overseer and HAA elected directors

Harvard Divinity School dean David N. Hempton formally launches the campaign last week.

Harvard Divinity School launches $50 million capital campaign

Its goal is $50 million.

Harvard President Faust details University's climate action, role in society

President Faust amplifies research and investment agendas.

Samantha Power

Samantha Power will deliver 2014 Harvard Kennedy School Commencement Address

U.S. ambassador to the U.N Samantha Power will speak to graduates.