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Civic Leaders, and Myths about Undergraduate Teaching
… record-low admissions rates this spring (see harvardmag.com/2025admits - 21 ), op-ed columnists were ready. “Stanford …
Issue: July-August 2021
Off the Shelf
… Nathan, and more … 88566 … Harvard Summer Reading Picks | 2025 … 8490 … 8467 … Off the Shelf … article …
Issue: July-August 2025
Yesterday’s News
… pretzels … 88566 … Snapshots of Harvard History | Summer 2025 … 1506 … 1508 … Yesterday’s News … article …
Issue: July-August 2025
Harvard Baccalaureate 2015: “Live Beyond Fear”
“You entered as the most diverse class in the history of the College,” President Drew Faust told the graduating seniors of 2015 in her May 26 Baccalaureate address. But “what has distinguished you most has been your willingness to speak out, whether by …
The Student Commencement Speakers
After two years of virtual ceremonies, the 371 st Commencement exercises will feature three live student speakers for the first time since 2019. The three orators speaking this Thursday, selected in a University-wide competition, are Benjamin Porteous …
Harvard Discloses Administrator and Investment Manager Pay
HARVARD TODAY RELEASED its 2021 tax filings, covering fiscal year 2022 (July 1, 2021, through June 30, 2022), including information on the earnings of University leaders, and the accompanying Harvard Management Company (HMC) disclosure of senior …
Brevia
… in the prior year, and accepted 747 members of the class of 2025 (versus 895 early admissions in the prior year). Peer …
Issue: March-April 2021
Ledecky Fellowship
… and former fellows and to access their articles. 2024-2025 Serena Jampel ’25 Yasmeen Khan ’26 2023-2024 Aden …
Allston Ambitions
At a public meeting on December 16, Harvard presented its 10-year institutional development plans for Allston, detailing anticipated construction and renovations through 2034. The University owns approximately 358 acres of land in Allston, but the …
Issue: March-April 2025
Fixing a “World on Fire”
… use 100 percent renewable energy in its U.S. operations by 2025. “When we set this goal,” said Siemen, “we didn’t quite …
How Measles Destroys Immune Memories
The measles outbreak in Texas, which has now spread to New Mexico, has infected mainly unvaccinated children. Of 159 cases, all but five were in unvaccinated individuals. One child has died. Cases have also been reported in six other states, including New …
Headliners
Harvard will welcome a lot of high-wattage speakers to campus this graduation season, reflecting the unusual number of University events. Commencement proper, for the class of 2022, takes place Thursday morning, May 26. The Radcliffe Day events follow on …
Issue: May-June 2022
College Admits 4.5 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2023
The College has admitted 1,950 of 43,330 applicants to the class of 2023 (935 of whom were admitted through early action in December). The 4.5 percent admit rate is Harvard’s lowest ever, down slightly from 4.6 percent last year; it reflects the largest …
Marc Goodheart Relinquishes Governing Boards Role
Marc Goodheart ’81, J.D. ’85, Secretary of the University since 1998—and thus the chief administrative officer of the two governing boards, the Harvard Corporation and the Board of Overseers—will relinquish that post following the Commencement ceremonies …
Supreme Court Bans Race-Conscious Admissions
T he Supreme Court, in a decision announced today, has banned race-conscious admissions at both public and private institutions of higher education, ruling that the practice violates the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment. Harvard, which …