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Lawrence S. Bacow
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President Bacow on the engaged upside to online teaching and learning
10.8.20
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Lawrence S. Bacow
President Bacow on the engaged upside to online teaching and learning
Educational, financial, political, and values issues challenge Harvard’s leaders—and the University community.
Illustration by Amelia Flower/Folio Art
The Undergraduate considers friendships on and away from campus.
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Photograph by Fabrizio Amoroso/Aperture
Confronting “some of the most challenging images in the history of photography”
At first glance, Hammond’s Gloucester home could be mistaken for a transplanted European castle.
Photograph by Lovely Valentine Photography/Courtesy of Hammond Castle
Gothic surroundings, spiritualism, and science: Hammond Castle Museum’s eclectic appeal
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This folding fan enfolds two sacred mountains.
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Lawrence S. Bacow
President Bacow on the engaged upside to online teaching and learning
Educational, financial, political, and values issues challenge Harvard’s leaders—and the University community.
Illustration by Amelia Flower/Folio Art
The Undergraduate considers friendships on and away from campus.
The author's dog, Yuki, out for a walk.
Photograph courtesy of Matteo Wong
A new College semester begins, at home.
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The 2020-2021 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows