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The evocative Love Potion
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A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
4.9.21
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The cast of The Hot Wing King
Photograph by Monique Carbon.
The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama.
An investigation finds the former anthropology professor “engaged in unwelcome sexual conduct and abused power,” among other violations of institutional policies and values
Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.
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Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.
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Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.
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Some patients experience lingering and debilitating symptoms after COVID-19.
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A prosecutor and a defense attorney say, “Yes.”
Framing the news with our best articles on diet and health
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University leaders announce that full, in-person operations will resume, with continuing public-health protocols.
Meena Venkataramanan (at right) and her friend Britney picnic at Magazine Beach, along the Charles River in Cambridge.
Photograph courtesy of Meena Venkataramanan.
A senior’s last semester expands her sense of adventure and personhood.
President Bacow releases directive to the community.
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The cast of The Hot Wing King
Photograph by Monique Carbon.
The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama.
Pictured (from left): Lawrence S. Bacow and Kevin Young
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Harvard holds its first virtual alumni association annual meeting—with a powerful guest speaker.
Melvin B. Miller
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The founder, editor, and publisher of The Bay State Banner profiled
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Formaggio Kitchen’s newest location
They've got the mortarboard—now support these worthy brick-and-mortars.
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The evocative Love Potion
Image courtesy of Alexander Gassel and the Museum of Russian Icons
A blend of Russian Orthodox iconography and mythical motifs
Piattini's sunken patio on Newbury Street, in Boston
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Boston's Piattini Wine Café
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(Clockwise from top left) Margaret Marshall, Tom Putnam, Danielle Allen, and Jane Mendillo
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A discussion on progress and retreat with Danielle Allen, Margaret Marshall, and Jane Mendillo
Meena Venkataramanan (at right) and her friend Britney picnic at Magazine Beach, along the Charles River in Cambridge.
Photograph courtesy of Meena Venkataramanan.
A senior’s last semester expands her sense of adventure and personhood.
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The cast of The Hot Wing King
Photograph by Monique Carbon.
The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama.
Horace D. Ballard
Photograph by Jeneene ChatowskyHorace D. Ballard will direct American art collections at the museums.
The world's first Victorian passive house, at 60 Stearns Street in Cambridge, Massachusetts
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HBS alumna Betsy Harper develops the first net-zero-energy, Victorian “passive house” in the world.
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University leaders announce that full, in-person operations will resume, with continuing public-health protocols.
A 1983 Houston Astros jersey worn by pitcher Joe Niekro
Courtesy of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum/Milo Stewart Jr. B-50-83
The Worcester Art Museum spotlights baseball garb.
Martin S. Feldstein
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Wisdom from the Great Depression—plus an accomplished economist, and rowdiness on the Charles
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Ruth J. Simmons, the guest speaker
Screenshot by Harvard MagazineThe Morning Exercises—further adapted for the era of COVID and streaming—come with strong messages about racial justice.
University Hall, home to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences offices, where faculty meetings are held
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Honors teaching excellence, and the memory of Nathan Glazer, in last regular meeting of the academic year
Martin S. Feldstein
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Wisdom from the Great Depression—plus an accomplished economist, and rowdiness on the Charles
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Scott Albert Johnson finds his path.
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Elizabeth Banks smiled and waved to the crowd along the parade route.
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Elizabeth Banks and Ben Platt received this year’s honors.
Actors Jon Michael Hill (seated) and Namir Smallwood in the Lincoln Center Theater production of Pass Over
Photograph by Jeremy Daniel
Playwright Antoinette Nwandu confronts race, religion, and her personal history.
From the New York City production
Photograph by Joan Marcus
“Gloria: A Life,” at the American Repertory Theater
Provincetown’s winter harbor
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Just enough art, culture, terrific food, and lively conversation....
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Hasty Pudding Theatricals art from 1910, advertising Diana’s Debut
Image courtesy of the Harvard Theatre Collection
“Shingles” and other art of the Hasty Pudding from the Harvard Theatre Collection.
At the 2019 Artlake Festival in Germany, Chen (in red skirt) and artist Annique Delphine (pink skirt) lead Heal Her, a traveling workshop of collective storytelling and art for sexual-violence survivors.
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Lena Chen transforms trauma into art and performance.
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(1 of 4) Harrison Greenbaum’s What Just Happened? combines his two creative obsessions: comedy and magic.Photograph by Todd Seidenberg
For Harrison Greenbaum, it began with “Pick a card….”
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(1 of 5) Harvard Graduate School of Education dean Bridget Terry Long and Sesame Workshop CEO Jeffrey Dunn pose with Ernie, Bert, Grover, Elmo, Count von Count, and Abby Cadabby.Photograph courtesy of the Harvard Graduate School of Education
Sesame Street celebrates a 50-year collaboration with Harvard.