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Features | July-August 2025

Harvard’s Standoff: The History

From campus protests to policy clashes, a timeline of Harvard’s tensions with Washington

by Olivia Farrar

Noah Feldman and Derek Penslar pictured in a lecture room with blackboards in the background

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American Jewish Life After October 7

Professors Derek Penslar and Noah Feldman reflect on a difficult year

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard University Professor Gary Ruvkun is jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. Victoria Ruvkun (from left) with dog Barnaby, Gary Ruvkun, and Natasha Staller are pictured the morning of the announcement at their home in Newton.

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Gary Ruvkun Shares Nobel Prize in Medicine

Harvard Medical School genetics professor honored  

by John S. Rosenberg

Hopi Hoekstra

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Arts and Sciences: Aspirations and Anxieties

Harvard faculty’s first meeting focuses on speech, governance, AI, and other concerns.

by John S. Rosenberg

Martha Muñoz and Dorothy Roberts

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Two Harvardians Win MacArthur Fellowships

A legal scholar studying inequality and an evolutionary biologist honored.

by Lydialyle Gibson

A building on Harvard's campus pictured with a blue sky

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Fostering Civil Discourse

How should Harvard stimulate difficult conversations?

by Max J. Krupnick

tents in Harvard Yard

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U.S. Representative Blasts Harvard’s Discipline

Continuing attack on campus protests and antisemitism

by John S. Rosenberg

Johnston Gate

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Harvard’s Lowered Voice

The University details its policy on institutional neutrality.

by John S. Rosenberg

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Radcliffe Celebrates 25

A “messy experiment” in creative, interdisciplinary research

by Nina Pasquini

U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks at the Harvard Jewish Alumni Alliance summit.

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Antisemitism on Campus—And Beyond

Harvard Jewish Alumni Alliance’s summit

by Max J. Krupnick

Vice President and Secretary Marc Goodheart

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Marc Goodheart Relinquishes Governing Boards Role

The University’s Secretary since 1998

by John S. Rosenberg