Harvard History
Stories that explore the institution’s rich history, from archival moments to evolving traditions.
Wadsworth House Nears 300
The building is a microcosm of Harvard’s history—and the history of the United States.
by Primus VI
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.
Grad-student unionization, sexual assault, and more
Grad-student unionization, sexual assault, and more
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
Samuel Huntington remembered
A memorial minute on the eminent political scientist
Headlines from Harvard’s history
“Reading period” debuts, the Maharishi visits, a blizzard shuts down the University, and more from the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine