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Harvard Plans Contingencies for International Students
The Harvard Kennedy School of Government announced this week contingency plans for educating its international students online or in Canada if they are prevented from returning to Cambridge this fall. And the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health …
Behind the Scenes: Vita
Vita debuted in the January-February 1977 issue of Harvard Magazine , a new department to mark a new, bimonthly, publishing schedule. Devised by then-managing editor Christopher Reed, the two-page, text-plus-portrait feature aimed to introduce …
At Risk
… of “At Risk,” the 7 Ware Street column from the March-April 2025 issue (scheduled to be posted online February 14). That …
Issue: March-April 2025
Roche to Be Tenant in Allston
Roche, the fifth-largest pharmaceutical company in the world, announced this morning that it would create an innovation center at Harvard’s enterprise research campus (ERC) in Allston. The firm, which employs 25,000 people in the United States and claims …
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
A Shakeup at Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery Initiative
“Snatching defeat from the jaws of victory.” That’s how Harvard historian Vincent Brown describes the University’s decision last Thursday, first reported by The Crimson , to abruptly lay off the staff of the Harvard Slavery Remembrance program (HSRP) and …
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
Improving Harvard College and Graduate School Discipline
In the wake of the Israel-Palestine protests during the 2023-2024 academic year—especially the pro-Palestinian encampment in Harvard Yard during April and May—the University faced further challenges pertaining to its opaque and seemingly inconsistent …
Richard P. Lifton Elected to Harvard Corporation
RICHARD P. Lifton , president of The Rockefeller University since 2016, will become a member of the Harvard Corporation, effective July 1, succeeding Shirley Tilghman, president emerita of Princeton . The transition assures that the University’s senior …
The Faculty Faces Its Future
When Dean Claudine Gay announced on November 2 that she had authorized 18 new faculty searches this academic year—bringing the total to an eye-popping 66—it was a tangible sign that the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) has weathered the coronavirus …
Issue: January-February 2022
John Goldberg named Dean of Harvard Law School
John C.P. Goldberg, interim dean of Harvard Law School since March 2024, has been named dean of HLS. The Carter professor of general jurisprudence—and now Chu Dean and professor of law at HLS—is an expert in tort law. In a statement, Goldberg said he is …
Behind the Scenes: Writing about Oneself
As a Ledecky Undergraduate Fellow at Harvard Magazine , my job was to give alumni a look into College life by writing about the undergraduate I knew best: me. For my final essay as a fellow, I reflected on my sudden return home after the COVID-19 …
Centennial Medalists 2021
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 …
Harvard Fencers at the 2024 Paris Olympics
To a young mind, lightsabers are mesmerizing. They buzz in the hands of Jedi masters, glowing in fluorescent colors. As a child, Mitchell Saron ’24 says he “was just obsessed with swords,” constantly begging his sister and parents to duel him with plastic …
Issue: July-August 2024
Football 2021: Harvard 30, Lafayette 3
On Saturday at the Stadium , in a stress-free tune-up for the heavyweight tussles to come, the Harvard football team stayed perfect in 2021 with a 30-3 victory over Patriot League rival Lafayette. Ranked no. 19 in the Football Championship Subdivision, …