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Harvard Archives launches website on Harvard in the 17th and 18th centuries

A new Archives website offers today's undergraduates a useful perspective on Harvard homework, and life, in the old days.

by Christopher Reed

Professors and extracurriculars promote their wares as classes begin at Harvard

Harvard Yard kiosks blossom with flyers for courses and extracurriculars as classes begin.

Drew Faust’s Morning Prayers for the 375th Anniversary

The president, as historian, puts Harvard's present and prospects in context.

Economist Kenneth Rogoff prescribes a heterodox cure for the recession

A prominent economist prescribes a heterodox cure for the persistent recession.

Spending the summer at home a senior trades Fruit Loops for Fiber One

Spending the summer at home, a senior trades Fruit Loops for Fiber One

by Brett Rosenberg

An undergraduate journalism intern searches Seoul for the best "bingsu" dessert

An undergraduate journalism intern explores Korea's shaved-ice cafés—and her feelings about being a food writer.

by Jane Seo

Run barefoot, says Daniel Lieberman, human evolutionary biology professor

Study finds that runners who land on their forefeet are more efficient than their heel-striking counterparts.

November-December 2011 events at and around Harvard

Events at and around Harvard, November-December 2011

The Veil’s Revival

Veils have seen a resurgence among young Muslim women worldwide. Is this a step backward, or a marker of progressive politics?

by Erin O’Donnell

A glimpse of Harry R. Lewis's courses on computer science

How should we handle information?

by Harry R. Lewis

Seamus Heaney introduces an anniversary album

Seamus Heaney introduces an anniversary album.

A glimpse of Lawrence Buell's courses on American literature

How stories help shape the world around us