Crimson Campaign Consultants

Two Harvard alumni have helped bring advanced data analysis to political contests across the country.

by Jack R. Trapanick

An illustration envisioning a remade SAT test

Beyond the SAT

Nicholas Lemann on revising standardized testing to address real educational needs

Richard Beck sitting indoors beside a potted plant, hands clasped, looking at the camera.

History in Progress

How the War on Terror reshaped American life

by Nina Pasquini

Fairfield Porter's “Self-Portrait in the Studio,” painted in 1948

Fairfield Porter

Brief life of an American realist artist and critic: 1907-1975

by Jane Borthwick

sperm whale and freediver

Animal (Code) Cracker

After listening to leviathans, an undergraduate comes to conservation.  

by Jonathan Shaw

Alexander Heffner and Governor Maura Healey

Breaking Bread

Alexander Heffner ’12 plumbs the state of democracy.

by Jack R. Trapanick

Portrait of Kimberly Dowdell sitting on steps

“The Ingenuity of an Architect”

Kimberly Dowdell influences her profession—and the built environment.

by Nell Porter-Brown

50 Marathons in 50 States: Scott Kline

Harvard Law School's Scott Kline ’88.

Slow and Steady

A Harvard Law School graduate completes marathons in all 50 states.  

by Jacob Sweet

Portrait of Cardinal Robert W. McElroy

American Solidarity

Cardinal Robert W. McElroy on how the Catholic Church has moved towards inclusivity.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Moore dancing with the Universal Robotics robot

Quantum Leaps

Ballerina and quantum physicist Merritt Moore ’11 connects humans and machines.

by Nina Pasquini