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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
Harvard Settles Antisemitism Lawsuits
This story has been updated below with details of Harvard's rollout of its new antisemitism definition. At a December 5, 2023 hearing of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, Rep. Elise Stefanik ’06 (R-NY) asked Harvard President Claudine …
Harvard University’s 374th Commencement Excercises
… DAY AND ALUMNI DAY Harvard University’s Class of 2025 Commencement Thursday, May 29, 2025 Harvard’s 374th Commencement exercises will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2025. For information regarding the schedule, tickets, and …
Issue: March-April 2025
Enlarging the Allston Enterprise Zone
… of uses for this second phase, which will take shape after 2025, will depend in part on the success of the first phase, …
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 …
Encouraging Harvard to Resist
This story, originally published on April 9, has been updated to include reactions to Harvard declining the federal government's demands. This spring , federal government actions have stoked fear on campuses nationwide. On March 7, U.S. President Donald …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
Brevia
… for pandemic-affected applications to the classes of 2025 and 2026, will continue for the next four years (read …
Issue: March-April 2022
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
James J. Husson Appointed Head of Development
James J . “Jim” Husson has been appointed vice president for alumni affairs and development, the University’s senior fundraising official, effective April 1. He succeeds Brian K. Lee, who came to the position in 2018 and will remain on duty through the …
Honoris Causa
Six guests received honorary degrees on May 23. Interim provost John F. Manning introduced the honorands in the following order, and interim president Alan M. Garber read the citations. Learn more about each at harvardmag.com/honorands-24 . Gustavo …
Issue: July-August 2024
Commencement 2005
Commencement 2005 Speeches June 7, 2005 Phi Beta Kappa Oration: "Iraq" by John Deutch, Institute Professor at MIT and former director of the CIA June 8, 2005 Class Day Speech by Tim Russert, host of Meet the Press June 9, 2005 Latin Salutatory: …