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Soon visitors will return to the arcade overlooking the museums' Calderwood Courtyard.
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Exploring the coastal fishing hub’s history, architecture, parks, and arts scene
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Soon visitors will return to the arcade overlooking the museums' Calderwood Courtyard.
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The musems will welcome students back on September 1, and the public on September 4.
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The Hot Wing King wins the 2021 prize for drama.
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Gabby Thomas celebrates after winning the final in the women's 200-meter run at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials Saturday, June 26, 2021, in Eugene, Ore.
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Thomas becomes the second-fastest woman ever in the 200-meter dash.
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The Morning Exercises—further adapted for the era of COVID and streaming—come with strong messages about racial justice.
University Hall, home to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences offices, where faculty meetings are held
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Honors teaching excellence, and the memory of Nathan Glazer, in last regular meeting of the academic year
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Soon visitors will return to the arcade overlooking the museums' Calderwood Courtyard.
Photo: Matthew Montieth; © President and Fellows of Harvard College. Image courtesy of the Harvard Art Museums.
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Graduate School of Arts and Sciences honorands, clockwise from top left: Lotte Bailyn, John Hutchinson, Marvin Kalb, and Margaret McIntosh
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For graduate studies that contributed to society
A freshman year unlike any other, memorialized in the Class of 2024 tee.
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Class spirit (the shirt), recyclable regalia, Zoom primal scream
An honorable tradition resumes, virtually.
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(1 of 3) President and deans applaud the graduates.
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Harvard’s second, more expansive online graduation, with honorands and more
Pictured (from left): Lawrence S. Bacow and Kevin Young
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Harvard holds its first virtual alumni association annual meeting—with a powerful guest speaker.
Melinda French Gates
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A panel on achieving gender equity, and a conversation with Radcliffe Medalist Melinda French Gates
The directors of Harvard Medical School's master's programs congratulate the graduates at the conclusion of the degree ceremony.
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A sampler of wisdom shared at Harvard’s graduate and professional school Commencement ceremonies
Ruth J. Simmons, the guest speaker
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The Morning Exercises—further adapted for the era of COVID and streaming—come with strong messages about racial justice.
