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Harvard arts and sciences looks ahead

Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean Michael D. Smith looks beyond financial constraints to academic priorities, from better teaching to renovated undergraduate Houses.

For Asian-American alumni, a milestone: their first-ever University-wide summit

Their first-ever University-wide summit highlights progress and challenges at Harvard.

by Sarah Zhang

The interdisciplinary social studies concentration celebrates 50 years

A groundbreaking undergraduate concentration celebrates half a century.

Excerpt from "Reading Obama," by James T. Kloppenberg

Deliberative democracy, philosophical pragmatism, and Barack Obama's conception of American governance

by James T. Kloppenberg

Charts of economist Raj Chetty's findings about kindergarten teachers' influence

View charts of economist Raj Chetty's findings about kindergarten teachers' influence.

Excerpt from Helen Vendler, "Dickinson: Selected Poems and Commentaries"

In a new critical work, Helen Vendler assesses one of Emily Dickinson’s deceptively simple early poems.

Archival articles on Harvard in the entertainment and comedy industries

Three articles from Harvard Magazine’s archives explore the roles Harvard alumni have played in the entertainment industry and their influence on comedy.

Profile of poet April Bernard

Romanticism, a new collection by poet April Bernard, mixes disillusionment with emotion and playfulness.

by David Scribner

2010 Aloian Memorial Scholars

Seniors Michael Baskin and Ryan Schell are honored for contributing to the quality of life in their undergraduate Houses.

Harvard Library digital exhibition on the magic of reading

A sampler from the Harvard University Library's online collection Reading: Harvard Views of Readers, Readership, and Reading History.

by Christopher Reed

Harvard renovates building to create new labs for stem-cell research

Harvard renews an older building to create new labs in Cambridge for stem-cell research.

Headlines from Harvard history

Headlines from Harvard history