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Your Harvard 2026 Commencement Week Guide
College reunions and Alumni Day will take place the following week
Allston ready for academic expansion
After years of planning, significant development in Allston is imminent.
Radcliffe honors Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and more Harvard news
Honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, sexual-assault settlement, honor codes, HUB hoopla, and more
Harvard's African and African American art gallery opens
Another art museum opens—this one, a gallery for African and African-American Art.
Harvard's budget balances, benefits cuts divisive
A University financial surplus, but tensions over reductions in employee health benefits
Open Access proponent Peter Suber, briefly profiled
The open-access proponent works to increase the flow of scholarly information.
Program in architecture studies links Graduate School of Design and College
Design becomes a hands-on “study of culture itself” in the undergraduate architecture studies track.
Headlines from Harvard history, January-February 1915-1985
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Developments in greening Harvard, green cities research, and divestment debates
As debates continue over divestment, Harvard events highlight progress on campus sustainability and climate research.
Harvard Magazine staff changes
A senior magazine colleague moves on, and new members of the editorial staff
Harvard Medical School campaign, Steve Ballmer gift
Funding medical research and education, Steve Ballmer boosts computer-science expansion, and arts and teacher-training initiatives