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Harvard affiliates named 2013 Medal of Freedom recipients

Harvard honorands Kahneman, Molina, and Winfrey are fellow recipients.

Harvard alumna Susan Linn opposes mobile format "baby apps"

Childhood defender Susan Linn opposes an industry’s move to mobile formats.

Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JS

Summer is in full swing in Harvard Yard

Visitors, families, and summer-school students bask during the sun-soaked dog days.

Gina McCarthy with Aibel professor of law Richard Lazarus

New EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Gives Inaugural Speech at Harvard Law School

Gina McCarthy affirms President Obama's commitment to addressing climate change.

Jameela Pedicini named first HMC VP For sustainable investing

She will oversee environmental and social issues for Harvard Management Company.

James Henry Blake's drawing of a grampus whale, now known commonly as Risso's Dolphin.

Ernst Mayr Library shows zoological artwork by Agassiz student James Henry Blake

Zoological artwork by Agassiz student James Henry Blake is on display at the MCZ.

A 3-D view of Harvard’s Allston holdings in 10 years.

Harvard files Institutional Master Plan for Allston with City of Boston

The University details its 10-year aspirations for Allston.

Michael B. Keating and William F. Lee

An assessment of the report detailing Harvard’s e-mail investigations

Assessing the Keating report on Harvard’s e-mail investigations

Raj Chetty

Harvard study finds regional differences in intergenerational social mobility

Economists ask what factors help children rise out of poverty.

Drew Faust

Attorney Michael Keating’s initial findings on Harvard’s e-mail investigations

Attorney Michael Keating’s initial findings

The arch of the delicate Class of 1870 Gate acts like a raised eyebrow, perfectly framing a view of Holden Chapel's ornate blue gable. The gate has been locked for decades, preventing pedestrians along Massachusetts Avenue from entering the chapel's intimate courtyard.

A new Nieman Foundation e-book explores the history of Harvard Yard’s 25 gates

A new e-book explores the history of Harvard Yard’s 25 gates.

President Barack Obama presents the National Humanities Medal to Robert Putnam.

Harvard affiliates receive the 2012 National Humanities Medal

Robert Putnam, Jill Ker Conway, and Natalie Zemon Davis are honored at the White House.