Harvard History & Traditions
Stories that explore the institution’s rich history, from archival moments to evolving traditions.
Tips of the Hat(s)
On regalia, a Jack-of-all-trades retirement, and a Bok’s office bon mot.
by Primus VI
Art and Activism
Rediscovering Alain Locke and the project of black self-realization
by Adam Kirsch
Law of Large Letters
Big names on campus, how to install a president, football at Fenway
by Primus VI
Brevia
Grad-student unionization, sexual assault, and more
Megan Sniffin-Marinoff
The University archivist on what it means to “document Harvard”
by Lydialyle Gibson
Samuel Huntington, Prophet
A memorial minute on the eminent political scientist
by John S. Rosenberg
Yesterday’s News
“Reading period” debuts, the Maharishi visits, a blizzard shuts down the University, and more from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
American Studies
Ship of state, margin call, dioramas, and Dan Aaron
by Primus VI
The Four Chaplains Are Honored in Memorial Church
A Veterans Day commemoration recalls service and sacrifice.
by Jean Martin
“Debate and Doubt”
The spirit of Harvard Law School, at 200, in a divisive era
by Lincoln Caplan
Father and Son, and E.E. Cummings
What one undergraduate learned
by James C. Beck