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Saluting the 2022 Centennial Medalists
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Centennial Medal, first awarded in 1989 on the occasion of the school’s hundredth anniversary, honors alumni who have made contributions to society that emerged from their graduate study at Harvard. It is the …
Behind the Scenes: Journalism in an Internet Era
I want to tell you how support from generous donors like you makes it possible for us to produce the high-quality journalism that you expect and rely on. It is no secret that the rise of the Internet has siphoned advertising from newspapers, leaving …
The Talk, 2023
“Get Out of Your Own Way” Imparting life lessons to the seniors in his final baccalaureate address, on May 23, President Lawrence S. Bacow drew upon his own experiences in academia. I learned that a career is only knowable in retrospect.…I came here …
Issue: July-August 2023
House Renewal Update
… effect can now be calculated as follows, through fiscal 2025 (the period used in arriving at the figure): Apply a … period, yielding approximately $26 million through fiscal 2025. Several variables make this gross calculation inexact. … that would actually be distributed in fiscal 2017 through 2025, reflecting estimated appreciation in the underlying …
Issue: September-October 2016
On Readers’ Behalf
We are pleased to recognize four outstanding contributors to Harvard Magazine for their work on readers’ behalf during 2021, and to confer a $1,000 honorarium on each. (Staff members are not eligible for consideration for these prizes.) Hanna Rose Shell …
Issue: January-February 2022
News Briefs
… second phase would be built, subject to approval, between 2025 and 2028. Despite the pandemic-related emptying-out of …
Issue: March-April 2021
Five Questions with Jacob Roberts ’19
Jacob Roberts ’19, who co-produced and starred in the film Rent Free, was profiled in the January-February issue of Harvard Magazine . Here, Roberts shares more about his creative inspirations, his time at Harvard, and how he spends his time outside of …
Closing the Gap
… for tutoring and after-school programs for the 2024-2025 school year. After the deadline, federal relief dollars …
Ken Griffin’s Naming Gift for the Graduate School
Kenneth C. Griffin ’89, founder and chief executive officer of Citadel LLC, the multibillion-dollar hedge-fund and financial-services company, has donated $300 million to Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). In an April 11 letter emailed to the …
Harvard Football: 2023 Season Preview
After the customary 42-week interlude, Harvard football kicks off its 149th season on Saturday at 1 p.m. at the Stadium when the Crimson faces the University of St. Thomas from St. Paul, Minnesota . The game will be telecast on ESPN+ and broadcast on …
Commencement Celebrity: Tom Hanks to Address Graduates
A ctor-filmmaker Tom Hanks will be the honored guest speaker at Harvard’s Commencement this May 25, the University announced today. Known for comedic roles in Splash , Big , and A League of Their Own , he won Academy Awards for best actor for his …
Unbuttoned Up
… Craft Museum in Brockton, Massachusetts, until February 2, 2025, celebrates the artist—also known as Mr. Buttons, Count …
Issue: September-October 2024
The 2021 Honorands
Four women and three men (including last year’s guest speaker, Martin Baron) received honorary degrees during the graduation program on May 27. University provost Alan M. Garber introduced the honorands as video highlights of their careers streamed, and …
Issue: July-August 2021
The Baccalaureate, and a Multitude of Distinct Graduations 2021
E ven in a pandemic-driven, online year, Harvard graduation ceremonies have proliferated. Although the main University event this week is the “Honoring the Harvard Class of 2021” program substituting for the full-dress Morning Exercises on Thursday, four …
Radcliffe Celebrates 25
When Mary Ingraham Bunting-Smith became president of Radcliffe College in 1960, she sought to combat what she called “a national climate of unexpectation” surrounding women’s education. As part of that mission, she created the Radcliffe Institute for …