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Your Harvard 2026 Commencement Week Guide
College reunions and Alumni Day will take place the following week
roundup of recent Harvard news
Short takes on recent news
Loss and gain in dropping pre-med
A senior assesses life at—and after—college without the pre-med track.
Harvard Graduate School of Education doctorate of education leadership
The Graduate School of Education creates a new doctor of education leadership program.
Professor John Mugane directs Harvard’s African language program
Meet the director of Harvard’s African language program.
Great Mammal Hall at Harvard Museum of Natural History reopens
The Great Mammal Hall in the Harvard Museum of Natural History is restored and reopened.
Two scholars honored with University Professorships
Social scientist Gary King and systems biologist Marc W. Kirschner are named University Professors.
Roundup of recent Harvard news
Short takes on recent news
Why Harvard Needs to Get Harder
If courses aren't as exciting as extracurriculars, what’s a college for?
New Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows
Harvard Magazine’s new Berta Greenwald Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows
Star soccer penalty kicker Lizzy Nichols
Soccer’s Lizzy Nichols has a gift for penalty kicks.