The College Pump

A man with a long beard and formal attire stands next to a chalkboard with an equation.

They Might Be (Harvard) Giants

Two tales of University greats—and an encounter with a Tiger

Bronze weight shaped as a bust of an empress, featuring intricate details and a hook for hanging.

David Gordon Mitten, Harvard Classicist, Professor, and Curator

An archaeologist/curator/hands-on humanist, and an artifact from the era of typewritten term papers

by Primus VI

Amanda Claybaugh in academic robes and cap speaking at a podium

New Traditions

Connecting contemporary “intellectual virtues” to Harvard’s traditions  

by Primus VI

Covers of Harvard and Radcliffe College class of 1954 seventieth reunion class reports

How Harvard Has Evolved

Alumni perspectives on Harvard in crisis, and signs of a changed community

by Primus VI

Herbert C. Kelman and Everett I. Mendelsohn

Harvard Professor on Social Psychology for Understanding War

Two scholars’ extracurricular efforts in the Middle East

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"Doonesbury" comic nominating Duke for Harvard president

Harvard Degree Honorands Connected through the Wright Brothers

Three honorands connected in time through Wilbur and Orville Wright, the fathers of aviation

by Primus VI

University Hall occupied by student protestors, April 9, 1969

Darker Days

The current disquiets compared to Harvard’s Vietnam-era traumas

by Primus VI

The stylish Charlie Davidson

Square Scribes

Harvard Square retailers’ tales—and a changing local scene

by Primus VI

Illustration for Harvard Lampoon cover showing a Harvard-Yale football game rendered in the style of the famous Bayeux Tapestry

Football: The Tapestry

David C.K. McClelland’s famous Lampoon cover

by Craig Lambert

Illustration of Massachusetts Hall, Harvard president’s office

Presidents’ Paths

Life decisions en route to Massachusetts Hall

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The late professors Roy J. Glauber and Henry Rosovsky

Origin Stories

Eminent professors’ life foundations

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