Harvard History
Stories that explore the institution’s rich history, from archival moments to evolving traditions.
A Forgotten Harvard Anthem
Published the year the Titanic sank, “Harvard’s Best” is a quizzical ode to the University.
Stephen Hawking survives Commencement day at Harvard
A close call on Commencement day
Profile of Harvard Dining Services managing director David Davidson
A dining executive on Harvard’s changing food environment
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Chaucer for young ladies, Philip Kuhn, TR, and more
When teaching was gendered, Porsche populism, and Harvard’s presidential symbolism
by Primus VI
Richard T. Greener statue installed at University of South Carolina
The University of South Carolina recognizes its first African-American professor—Richard T. Greener, A.B. 1870.
by Jean Martin
Remembering Towering Physicist Julian Schwinger (1918-1994)
At Jefferson Laboratory, Nobel Prize winners gather to remember one of their own.
Headlines from Harvard's history
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Alain Locke as activist aesthete
Rediscovering Alain Locke and the project of black self-realization
by Adam Kirsch
Big names on campus, how to install a president, football at Fenway
Big names on campus, how to install a president, football at Fenway
by Primus VI
Grad-student unionization, sexual assault, and more
Grad-student unionization, sexual assault, and more