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

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

Portrait of Walter E. Fernald c. 1910

Walter E. Fernald

From enlightened care for the intellectually disabled, to eugenics, and back

by Alex Green

Student protestor and Harvard police officer during the Mass Hall living-wage protest, April 25, 2001

The Unruly Academy

President emeritus Neil L. Rudenstine on changes in the academy and society that made universities more contentious—and diminished support for humane learning

by Neil L. Rudenstine

North wall of the Faculty Room

Faculty Room Facelift

Reimagining an iconic space to reflect the Harvard community more comprehensively

by John S. Rosenberg

Illustration of Lewis and Clark Expedition artifacts at Peabody Museum

Yesterday’s News

From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine

Jimmy Carter and James Agee ’32

Why this “sovereign prince of the English language” touched the president’s heart

by Lincoln Caplan

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

Western Civ.

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

by Primus VI