Nina Pasquini

Harvard Commencement affinity celebration in 2023

University News |

Harvard Renames Diversity Office

The decision follows pressure from the Trump administration to eliminate DEI practices. 

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

University News |

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Named Harvard College Class Day Speaker

The basketball player and writer will address Harvard seniors on May 28.

Microscope examining Harvard Medical School building held by gloved hand, with stethoscope and Harvard shields.

University News |

Harvard Research on Hold

Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.

Perspective view of a train on tracks lined by trees, surrounded by colorfully dressed onlookers.

Treasure | May-June 2025

Paper Peepshows at Harvard's Baker Library

How “paper peepshows” brought distant realms to life

Jessica Shand holds a flute, seated in a music lab.

Montage | May-June 2025

Jessica Shand—Math and Music at Harvard

Jessica Shand blends math and music.

Students writing at desks on wheels, racing ahead of a stationary student at a fixed desk

Features | May-June 2025

Why Men Are Falling Behind in Education, Employment, and Health

What to do as men and boys fall behind

Arts & Culture |

Remembering Harvard Professor and Composer Earl Kim

A documentary revisits the composer and Harvard professor’s music.

Nonie Lesaux

University News |

Harvard Education School Dean Appointed

Nonie K. Lesaux transitions from interim to permanent dean.

Young students writing with pencils on notebooks

Teaching & Learning |

How to Overcome Pandemic Learning Losses

Post-pandemic K-12 learning gaps remain—but some districts have found ways to close them. 

An antique brass plumb level with engraved markings, a curved scale, and a hanging plumb bob against a black background.

Treasure | March-April 2025

Galileo's Compass and the Art of Branding

How Galileo’s geometric and military compass helped him calculate his own ascent

A person with long brown hair wears a sleeveless green dress with a kiwi fruit pattern, sitting in a vintage-style café.

Montage | March-April 2025

Leslie Jamison on Isolation, Empathy, and Selfhood

The essayist on isolation, empathy, and selfhood

Tom Kane smiles in a navy blazer and sits at a table in a modern room with empty chairs and tables behind him.

Features | March-April 2025

Harvard's Tom Kane on Effective School Reforms

Tom Kane deploys data to help improve education.