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Portrait of Benjamin Smith Lyman circa 1909

The Harvard Graduate and Early Vegetarian Benjamin Smith Lyman

Brief life of the vegetarian trailblazer, 1835-1920

by Christine M.E. Guth

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Harvard in the Interim

The University’s interim president and provost address a challenging agenda.

by John S. Rosenberg

Raising Voices

Saying things unsaid since October 7

mural of dinosaurs and boy touching a fossil

Springfield Dinosaur Eggs Museum Exhibit

A new exhibit featuring fossilized dinosaur eggs and nests from around the world.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Princess Marie and Jensen pose beside Jensen's finished portrait of the princess

Harvard Portraitist Nina Skov Jensen Paints Celebrities and Princesses

Nina Skov Jensen ’25, portraitist for collectors and the princess of Denmark. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Seamstresses at work in Egypt, 2006

In Egypt, Doors Closing

Leslie T. Change ’91 explores the lives of three women in the Egyptian textile industry.

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Brief Harvard News

Commencement speaker, new Corporation Fellows, and more

Enterprise research campus construction activity March 17

Construction on Commercial Enterprise Research Campus in Allston

Construction on Harvard’s commercial enterprise research campus and new theater in Allston

wall painted creatively with vibrant colors

Art in Bloom

Let Harvard Square’s creative scene move you with walking tours and more. 

by Kara Baskin

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Dominica’s “Bouyon” Star

Musician “Shelly” Alfred’s indigenous Caribbean sound

by Jose Alison Kentish

Mina Cikara in a classroom with two groups of students

Why Do Groups Hate?

Mina Cikara explores how people come into conflict, in politics and beyond

by Max J. Krupnick

A colorful, cubist-like illustration of a Harvard classroom with a robotic humanoid head looming above.

How is Artificial Intelligence Being Taught at Harvard?

A new Harvard course on artificial intelligence teaches students how to use the tool responsibly.

by Jonathan Shaw