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Merrick Garland to Address Classes of 2020-2021 Ceremony
Harvard announced today that Merrick B. Garland ’74, J.D. ’77, the eighty-sixth Attorney General of the United States, will address the special Commencement celebration on Sunday, May 29: the make-up ceremony for the classes of 2020-2021 (now alumni, of …
Harvard Kennedy School Unveils American Service Fellowship
On Thursday , the Harvard Kennedy School (HKS) announced a new program to educate military veterans and mid-career public servants. The American Service Fellowship , slated to begin in the fall of 2026, will fully fund a one-year master’s degree for at …
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Issue: July-August 2025
Harvard’s New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths
When Harvard first-year students moved into the Yard in late August, the annual ritual arrived with a difference: every member of the class of 2029 had already taken a 90-minute online course designed to help them find an intellectual path through the …
Harvard Commencement 2022
Commencement week this year celebrates the University's 2022 graduates, along with memebers of the classes of 2020 and 2021 who missed out on campus festivities because of the pandemic. For updates on events, visit www.commencement.harvard.edu Tuesday, …
Issue: May-June 2022
Convocation 2022: Grow in Wisdom
On Tuesday afternoon, at Freshman Convocation, Harvard College’s newest incoming class was welcomed with a mixture of good wishes and stiff warnings, drawn in part from the troubled national politics of today. It was the first back-to-normal Convocation …
Jodie Foster Honored at Radcliffe Day
… actress and filmmaker Jodie Foster received the 2025 Radcliffe Medal, reunited with an old college mentor, … time at Yale. … Jodie Foster Honored at Radcliffe Day 2025 … 5962 … 1508 … Jodie Foster Honored at Radcliffe Day … …
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At Harvard College Convocation, an Emphasis on Open-Mindedness
On the surface , Monday afternoon’s Convocation ceremony welcoming Harvard College’s newest freshman class to campus felt strangely normal: the procession of dressed-up first-years, the singing of “Fair Harvard,” the friendly advice from speakers, the …
March-April 2025
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Harvard, Government Present Arguments in Funding Case
… Harvard lawyers have asked for a ruling by September 3, 2025—the date by which the University needs to begin …
Alumni Cheer on Harvard
… The 2025 rendition of Harvard Alumni Day, which brought around … recognized for extraordinary service to the University. The 2025 honorees were Kathy Delaney-Smith , the Ivy League’s … global health at USAID from January 2022 until January 2025. “It was the best job in medicine you likely had never …
David Deming Announced as Harvard College Dean
On Tuesday, FAS Dean Hopi Hoekstra announced that David Deming will serve as the next Harvard College Dean. The Dean oversees the College’s affairs, shaping priorities for undergraduates in academics, student life, and discipline. Rakesh Khurana, who has …
Meet the Lawyers Behind the Harvard v. Trump Lawsuit
Harvard and the federal government are slated to square off in court on July 21, with more than $2.2 billion in federal funding and grants at stake. Here’s what each side has to say. The government’s argument: The federal government—primarily through …
Issue: July-August 2025
Harvard’s Two Gen Zs
… broadly to the left. A Crimson survey from the spring of 2025 found that 64 percent of that year’s graduating class …
Issue: September-October 2025
Behind the Scenes: The Article-Writing Process
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