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It's Still Hard for Women in Science

New book on Nancy Hopkins speaks to women's fight for equality then—and their fight now

by Nancy Walecki

Global Health Pioneer Ophelia Dahl to Receive 2023 Radcliffe Medal

The human rights advocate co-founded Partners In Health in 1987.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Adrian Piper to Receive Harvard Arts Medal

Spanning more than 50 years, the conceptual artist’s work explores race, class, gender, and identity.

by Lydialyle Gibson

President Will No Longer Chair Faculty Meetings

Larry Bacow reforms another Harvard tradition.

by John S. Rosenberg

Humans on Horseback

New evidence on domestication of horses—and the spread of an ancient Eurasian culture

by Jonathan Shaw

Adam Falk and Natalie Diaz at Phi Beta Kappa

Guest speakers for Commencement 2023 Literary Exercises  

by John S. Rosenberg

Ruth Simmons to Join Harvard as Senior Adviser

The former Brown University president will focus on partnerships with HBCUs.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Readying for a Reckoning

Vice provost Sara Bleich on implementing the recommendations in Harvard’s report on ties to slavery

by Lydialyle Gibson

A Wide Receiver on the Basketball Court

Chris Ledlum ’23 makes his mark on the hardcourt.

by David L. Tannenwald

Academic Workers Rally for Union Recognition

Amid other tough negotiations, Harvard non-tenure-track faculty and staff seek better compensation, workplace protections, and an end to term limits. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Greenland’s Fingerprint in Rising Seas

Satellite data reveal the first unambiguous evidence linking a melting ice sheet to a predicted pattern of sea level rise.

by Jonathan Shaw

Finishing Kick

President Bacow’s agenda during his last fall term