The College Pump
We Were Students Once...
Young love: the poem, plus enduring lessons from a public-health pioneer
by Primus VI
The Long-Lived University
Attendance artifact, women’s work, and “Fair Harvard” redux
by Primus VI
A Chaucer Tale
When teaching was gendered, Porsche populism, and Harvard’s presidential symbolism
by Primus VI
Law of Large Letters
Big names on campus, how to install a president, football at Fenway
by Primus VI
American Studies
Ship of state, margin call, dioramas, and Dan Aaron
by Primus VI
Flaunting It
Boosting museums, and novel architecture
by Primus VI
Funny—and Afire
A fresh source for Harvard humor, a critique embedded in a memorium, and historic photos of a famous campus fire
by Primus VI
“Puritans” Passé?
“Fair Harvard,” liberal arts Soviet-style, campus oases, and more
by Primus VI
Spring Sports, Spider Man
Roger Angell tees off, David Halberstam survives the Charles, and more
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Entrances and Exits
Coeducating the Harvard Club of New York, Robert McNamara redux, and a professor at home on the range
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Signs of the Times
Amusing campus signage, vanished greenery, and gunplay of yore
by Primus VI