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.
When entrepreneurship lifted off in Cambridge
Edwin H. Land and the shaping of entrepreneurship in Greater Boston
Headlines from Harvard history
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
Harvard campus signage and greenery
Amusing campus signage, vanished greenery, and gunplay of yore
by Primus VI
Headlines from Harvard history
From the pages of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin and Harvard Magazine
John Adams as a Harvard student, by Richard Alan Ryerson
What he learned and what he made of it
Harvard Magazine mourns Laura Levis
The untimely death of a former colleague
John Singleton Copley and Harvard, by Jane Kamensky
When the College commissioned Copley
McNamara on campus, the “Cambridge conceit,” and Bob Dylan
McNamara on campus, the “Cambridge conceit,” and a lyric puzzle
by Primus VI
Harvard fall semester schedule
Harvard bestirs itself for the fall term.
Remembering a distinctive Harvard Magazine voice
A distinctive Harvard Magazine voice remembered