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Harvard Survey: Widespread Nonconsensual Sexual Contact
Harvard today released the results of a sexual conduct survey taken at the University during the spring of 2015, and the results—echoing those from the 26 other private and public AAU (Association of American Universities) institutions that …
Sister Acts and Cyanotypes
On a Zoom call from her basement studio in early May, New York-based painter Julia Rooney ’11 shows me a part of a project she’s finishing—a series of camera-less photographic prints called cyanotypes. Developed in the mid-1800s, the cyanotype process …
Issue: July-August 2025
An Original Magna Carta, Hidden in Plain Sight
In December 2023, David Carpenter was deep in the digital stacks of the Harvard Law School Library, sifting through unofficial copies of the Magna Carta for a book project, when he stumbled upon a document unassumingly titled “HLS MS 172.” On the …
Harvard’s Standoff: The Financial Stakes
Harvard’s $53.2-billion endowment might sound limitless, but not when compared to the University’s annual expenses: $6.5 billion. If Harvard relied entirely on the endowment to fund its operations (ignoring investment returns), the total would be depleted …
Issue: July-August 2025
A Formidable Woman
Harvard granted 6,102 degrees on June 5. No recipient had shown greater determination than Mary Fasano, A.A.E. '93, when she was closing in on her bachelor of liberal arts in extension studies degree. President Rudenstine saluted her during the morning …
Two Momentous Faculty Retirements
On Tuesday afternoon , two stalwarts of the Harvard faculty gave the last lectures of their careers: medical anthropologist and psychiatrist Arthur Kleinman and computer scientist Harry Lewis. After teaching at the University for a combined 95 years, both …
Celebrating Integrity
In his Baccalaureate Address on May 27, President Alan M. Garber focused on the undergraduate experience, rather than events occurring outside the gates of Harvard Yard. He told the graduating seniors about his time as a College student and the importance …
Issue: July-August 2025
Harvard ROTC Graduates Told of Churchill, Constitution
In a time of “accelerating change and increasing challenges,” U.S. Army Lieutenant General Joseph “JP” McGee told Harvard’s 19 ROTC graduates on May 28, the armed services need “your skills and your leadership more critically than ever.” McGee would …
Campus Survey: Sexual Assault, Harassment Remain Serious Problems
On October 15, Harvard released the results of a survey intended to estimate the prevalence of sexual assault and other sexual misconduct among its undergraduate, graduate, and professional-school students. The survey, conducted during the spring of …
AI is Making Medical Decisions — But For Whom?
A young boy of short stature comes to the doctor with low growth hormone levels and no clear pathological cause. A researcher gives the question to OpenAI’s GPT-4, prompting it to assess the case from the perspective of a pediatric endocrinologist; the AI …
A Ray of Light amid Middle East Devastation
“Open, sesame!” This phrase, familiar from childhood stories, comes from Antoine Galland’s translation of One Thousand and One Nights. In the story, it is spoken to open the mouth of a cave enclosing untold magical treasures. Like Ali Baba to the cave, …
Harvard’s Sexual-Assault Problem
On September 21 , Harvard released the results of a sexual-conduct survey conducted among its undergraduate, graduate, and professional-school students during the spring of 2015. The results—echoing those from the 26 other private and public Association …
Issue: November-December 2015
Harvard A to Z
(Excerpted from Harvard A to Z , by John T. Bethell, Richard M. Hunt, and Robert Shenton, published this May by Harvard University Press. Copyright©2004 by the President and Fellows of Harvard College. Used by permission. All rights reserved.) When …
Issue: May-June 2004
Harvard 2025 Commencement Photo Album
HARVARD MAGAZINE staff members, along with photographer Stu Rosner, captured some of the pomp and confetti throughout Commencement week. Refer back to this page for updates. Jump to: Commencement Day | Class Day | ROTC Commissioning Ceremony | …
Compensation Flap Continued
Further news coverage of the compensation of Harvard Management Company's (HMC) highest-performing portfolio managers, who earned up to $35.1 million in the 2003 fiscal year (see "' Extraordinary' Bonuses ," March-April, page 69), prompted further comment …
Issue: September-October 2004