Harvard History
Stories that explore the institution’s rich history, from archival moments to evolving traditions.
Cambridge Once Fought Harvard’s DNA Research. Now There’s a Play About It.
A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.
Khalil Abdur-Rashid, Muslim chaplain at Harvard
The University’s Muslim chaplain
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Headlines from Harvard’s history
A melting pot: Harvard’s 1968 football team
How the Crimson squad from the immortal ’68 Game revealed a transforming Harvard
Robert Coles and Atul Gawande on William Carlos Williams
Two Harvard doctors on William Carlos Williams
Philip Johnson biography by Mark Lamster reviewed by Spencer Lee Lenfield
A “star-chitect” as P.T. Barnum
Historic hod, Henry Kissinger, and more
Messenger from the past
by Primus VI
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Headlines from Harvard’s history
Remembering 1969 at Harvard
An exhibit on Harvard in 1969 opens at Pusey Library this fall.
The Supreme Court and a politicized U.S. Solicitor General
The “Tenth Justice” and the polarization of the Supreme Court
Harvard and the making of Big Football
Boosting the game, and The Game