Microscope examining Harvard Medical School building held by gloved hand, with stethoscope and Harvard shields.

Research on Hold

Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.

by Nina Pasquini

A bride and groom in formal attire cut a tiered cake at a candlelit wedding reception table.

We Were Students Once...

Young love: the poem, plus enduring lessons from a public-health pioneer

by Primus VI

Alice Hamilton in a dark dress with high lace collar, gazing left in a sepia-toned portrait

Alice Hamilton

Brief life of a public-health pioneer and reformer: 1869-1970

by Daniel Stone

At an anxious time, c. 1940, seniors consult the crystal ball about their future; a cartoon with John Harvard statue

Yesterday’s News

Seniors’ uncertain future c. 1940, Harvard Law Review news, and more

Fond Farewell

The long-time editor signs off

Playing Offense

Making the case for higher education, diversity, the humanities, speech, and more—at a perilous time

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Readers’s views on road safety, protests, settler colonialism, and responding to the Trump administration’s actions against Harvard

Alan M. Garber in a room in Massachusetts Hall with a red banner "The View from Mass Hall"

Increasing Access

President Alan M. Garber on enhancing financial aid and extending education beyond Harvard’s campus

by Alan M. Garber

Cryptocurrencies are forms of digital assets stored on blockchains; image depicts hand holding representation of bitcoin over chain

Crypto—To Regulate or Not?

The former director of Harvard’s fintech lab reflects on the future of digital assets.

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard Medical School

At Risk

Severe threats to Harvard’s finances—and academic mission—in the new political landscape

Justice Edward Sanford portrait, modified to depict him as a baseball player

Origin Stories

An admissions odyssey, the search for “Casey,” and a Harvard legislative legacy

by Primus VI