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Why Harvard Needs International Students

An ed school professor on why global challenges demand global experiences

by Fernando M. Reimers

Photograph of Elizabeth Hinton

Historian Elizabeth Hinton: a profile

Historian Elizabeth Hinton probes the roots of a gathering crisis.

by Lydialyle Gibson

An illustration of Harvard Yard with a superimposed rendering of a youthful male figure contemplating his place at the College

A life lesson from Willie Banks

A life lesson from Willie Banks

by Chad M. Oldfather

Photograph of David Damrosch

David Damrosch promotes world literature

David Damrosch’s literary global reach

by Spencer Lee Lenfield

Painted portrait of Adella Hunt Logan

Adella Hunt Logan

Brief life of a rebellious black suffragist: 1863-1915

by Adele Logan Ale...

Jack Szostak, in his lab at Massachusetts General Hospital, holds a model of a nucleic acid.

Jack Szostak pursues the biggest questions on Earth

Jack Szostak’s pursuit of the biggest questions on Earth

by Erin O’Donnell

Ellen Newbold La Motte

Brief life of a bold activist: 1873-1961

by Cynthia Wachtell

Dani Rodrik profiled by Marina Bolotnikova

Dani Rodrik’s views on trade, development, and democracy enter the mainstream.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

DNA testing leads Stuart Schreiber to welcome answers

A scientist discovers his own family’s secrets.

by Stuart L. Schreiber

Rafael Campo of HMS: a profile by Lydialyle Gibson

Rafael Campo’s compassionate care

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harry Elkins Widener, profiled by Daniel Blank

Brief life of Harry Elkins Widener, theater-loving bibliophile: 1885-1912

by Daniel Blank