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Öberg to Lead Harvard Faculty Recruitment and Retention

The astrochemist will become senior vice provost for faculty affairs this summer.

by Jonathan Shaw

University Hall

Encouraging Harvard to Resist

Alumni and faculty letters urge Harvard to defend itself and academic freedom.

by Max J. Krupnick

Graduates in caps and gowns smile while holding inflatable globes during an outdoor commencement ceremony.

Harvard Commencement and Alumni Events 2025

Harvard Commencement and Alumni Events 2025

by Nell Porter-Brown

Four students in a wood-paneled radio room with monitors and radio equipment, one wearing a Harvard sweatshirt.

Harvard Wireless club

Student ham enthusiasts turn back time.

by Max J. Krupnick

Salvador Litvak smiles, arms crossed, in a vest and hat on a city street.

Filmmaker Salvador Litvaks Jewish Movies

The “Accidental Talmudist” on making Jewish movies

by Max J. Krupnick

Jessica Shand holds a flute, seated in a music lab.

Jessica Shand—Math and Music at Harvard

Jessica Shand blends math and music.

by Nina Pasquini

Illustration of Blue bird, turtle, and green frog by a pond with cattails and lily pads.

Children's Books from Ann Kim Ha

Ann Kim Ha’s poignant children’s books

by Lydialyle Gibson

Alice Hamilton in a dark dress with high lace collar, gazing left in a sepia-toned portrait

Alice Hamilton at Harvard—Pioneer for Women in Medicine

Brief life of a public-health pioneer and reformer: 1869-1970

by Daniel Stone

Lisa Iezzoni smiling while riding a motorized wheelchair on a paved path through a grassy area

Addressing Gaps in Care for Patients with Disabilities

Lisa Iezzoni explores the unmet needs of patients with disabilities.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Engraved diagram showing eight ornate cast-iron stoves with chimneys labeled No. 1 to No. 4

The Franklin Stove—A Historical Climate Change Adaptation

Historian Joyce E. Chaplin reinterprets an early era of invention, industrialization, and climate challenge

by Joyce E. Chaplin

Abraham Verghese and Atul Gawande, Commencement and Alumni Day speakers

Brief Harvard News Spring 2025

Physician-authors address Commencement and Alumni Day, new School of Education Dean, and more