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The Speeches 2022
“Save a Seat for Others” During his welcoming remarks at the 371st Commencement , on May 26, President Lawrence S. Bacow drew on pandemic-influenced conditions to send a message about the candidates’ future comportment, and truths not always associated …
Issue: July-August 2022
In the Crosshairs
… came after Harvard on March 31 . Updated April 14,2025, 8:30 P.M.: Read about the April 3 list of federal …
Issue: May-June 2025
Harvard May Avoid FY 2021 Operating Loss Despite Pandemic
University reductions in expenses are likely to offset lost revenues and the increased costs imposed by the pandemic, suggesting that Harvard may avoid an overall operating loss for the fiscal year ending June 30. In a cautiously optimistic outlook shared …
President Lawrence S. Bacow to Step Down in 2023
Lawrence S. Bacow, the University’s twenty-ninth president , announced today that he would step down at the end of the 2022-2023 academic year, concluding service that began in 2018 , when he succeeded Drew Gilpin Faust. The Announcements In a …
Housing in the Climate Crosshairs
… plans are under stress. After the L.A. wildfires in January 2025, for example, California’s insurance commissioner …
Baccalaureate Address 2023
Welcome to the Class of 2023—and welcome to soon-to-be graduates of Harvard College. Give yourself a round of applause. Well, many of you have noticed that this ceremony today has spiritual origins. If you’ve read your program, you know that it actually …
Reopening. . .Carefully
… for the class of 2024 last year, and then the class of 2025’s in the traditional way. The latter, still …
Issue: November-December 2021
Brevia: Harvard News in Brief
… disciplines. He is also a 2020 MacArthur Fellow. Class of 2025. Given the pandemic, Harvard and other colleges did not … year just ended. Complete details appear at harvardmag.com/2025 - admits - 21 . Matthew Ichihashi Potts Photograph by …
Issue: July-August 2021
Five Questions with JoAnn Manson
… and Stanford, California—will be terminated in September 2025. The initiative’s clinical coordinating center in …
Board of Overseers and HAA Candidates Finalized
… The University has announced the finalized 2025 candidate slates for the Board of Overseers and the …
Global Health Pioneer Ophelia Dahl to Receive 2023 Radcliffe Medal
Ophelia Dahl , a human rights and social justice advocate who co-founded the international public health nonprofit Partners In Health, will receive the 2023 Radcliffe Medal on May 26, the highest honor of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. In a …
Behind the Scenes: Quality of Care
Associate editor Lydialyle Gibson reflects on why disability is a topic that needs to be talked about more openly. Americans don’t talk much about disability. It’s a subject that rarely cracks the national conversation, and even in one-on-one …
2021 HAA Award Winners
Six alumni have received the HAA Awards for their outstanding service to the University. James E. Bowers James E. Bowers, J.D. ’70, of West Hartford, Connecticut, has served as chair of the Harvard Law School (HLS) Reunion Gift Committee, and as a HLS …
Issue: November-December 2021
Hail Fellows!
Harvard Magazine welcomes juniors Rebecca E. J. Cadenhead and Swathi Kella to its editorial staff as the 2021-2022 Berta Greenwald Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows. Besides alternating as authors of the “Undergraduate” column, starting in the next issue, …
Issue: September-October 2021
Harvard Ramps Up Fundraising as Research Cuts Deepen
The showdown between Harvard and the Trump administration escalated again this week, with another funding cut, a new lawsuit, and a rare courtroom concession from the federal government. As pressure from the administration mounts, Harvard is attempting to …