Harvard History & Traditions
Stories that explore the institution’s rich history, from archival moments to evolving traditions.
Free Speech, the Bomb—and Donald Trump
A Harvard cardiologist on the unlikely alliances that shaped a global movement to prevent nuclear war
Headlines from Harvard’s history
The 1932 solar eclipse, the Naval Training School, and more from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Open Book: An excerpt from “Pedagogues and Protestors” by Conrad Edick Wright
The diary of a “unexceptional collegian”—attending class, or not
“Fair Harvard,” Soviet-style liberal arts, campus oases
“Fair Harvard,” liberal arts Soviet-style, campus oases, and more
by Primus VI
Harvard Commencement Regalia New 2017
Updates for the engineers and the honorands: Harvard regalia sightings, for connoisseurs
Marshall Plan Debuts at 1947 Harvard Commencement
When Secretary of State George C. Marshall received a degree—and established the standard for U.S. engagement with the world
A celebration of computer science at Harvard in honor of Harry Lewis
Former students, friends, family, and colleagues gather to celebrate Harry Lewis on the occasion of his seventieth birthday.
We Remember World War I
Firsthand accounts of Harvard men and women who lived through it, 100 years after the United States entered the Great War
Headlines from Harvard history
An elephant race, and more from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Harvard and the working class
The chasm between elite academia and working-class Americans—and how to bridge it
The Discovery of a Lost Harvard Museum
Recreating the Philosophy Chamber