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
Focus on the Future
Faculty members predict what a Harvard education will look like in 2036.
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard history
Harvard at Fenway, 100 Years Later
Commemorating a special game on a special field
Lampoon Battles Globetrotters in Hoops
The Harlem team plays the student humor publication in the streets of Harvard Square.
First Black Alumnus’s Papers Found
Papers of Richard Greener, A.B. 1870, have been found in Chicago.
Two-Term President, Two-Time Poet Laureate
Derek Bok and Kay Ryan featured at the 2012 Phi Beta Kappa exercises
![The 1946 team: Coach Stahl stands at left in back; Don Swegan wears #14, third from left. [Jack Clark apparently missed the photo.]](/sites/default/files/styles/mobile_teaser_wide/public/img/article/0312/bkm_194546_sm_0.jpg.webp?itok=QL04apc2 "Photograph courtesy of the Harvard Athletic Communications Office")
Hoopsters from 1946 Redux
Reminiscences from the Crimson's last NCAA tournament turn
When Harvard Shot 10 of 72
The basketball team’s brief NCAA appearance in 1946
Imagining Harvard at 400
"Young superstars" from the Faculty of Arts and Sciences speculate about Harvard circa 2036
Cold Meets Flame
The prophet (Gibran) and the president (Eliot), plus Arnoldia turns 100.