Primus VI

David McCord in suit reading a book at cluttered wooden desk in office filled with framed art and shelves.

University News |

The Pump Celebrates Its 85th Birthday

Giving Harvard traditions their due 

Jack Reardon waves

Harvard History & Traditions |

A Look at Harvard’s Distinctive Doctoral Regalia

On regalia, a Jack-of-all-trades retirement, and a Bok’s office bon mot.

A bride and groom in formal attire cut a tiered cake at a candlelit wedding reception table.

Commentary |

A Harvard Love Story in Poetry

Young love: the poem, plus enduring lessons from a public-health pioneer

Justice Edward Sanford portrait, modified to depict him as a baseball player

Harvard History & Traditions |

Harvard Alumni Association President Bob Bowie Jr.

An admissions odyssey, the search for “Casey,” and a Harvard legislative legacy

Bronze weight shaped as a bust of an empress, featuring intricate details and a hook for hanging.

Harvard History & Traditions |

David Gordon Mitten, Harvard Classicist, Professor, and Curator

An archaeologist/curator/hands-on humanist, and an artifact from the era of typewritten term papers

Amanda Claybaugh in academic robes and cap speaking at a podium

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New Traditions

Connecting contemporary “intellectual virtues” to Harvard’s traditions  

Covers of Harvard and Radcliffe College class of 1954 seventieth reunion class reports

Harvard History & Traditions |

How Harvard Has Evolved

Alumni perspectives on Harvard in crisis, and signs of a changed community

Herbert C. Kelman and Everett I. Mendelsohn

Harvard History & Traditions |

Harvard Professor on Social Psychology for Understanding War

Two scholars’ extracurricular efforts in the Middle East

"Doonesbury" comic nominating Duke for Harvard president

Harvard History & Traditions |

Harvard Degree Honorands Connected through the Wright Brothers

Three honorands connected in time through Wilbur and Orville Wright, the fathers of aviation

University Hall occupied by student protestors, April 9, 1969

Harvard History & Traditions |

Darker Days

The current disquiets compared to Harvard’s Vietnam-era traumas

The stylish Charlie Davidson

Harvard History & Traditions |

Square Scribes

Harvard Square retailers’ tales—and a changing local scene

Illustration of Massachusetts Hall, Harvard president’s office

Harvard History & Traditions |

Presidents’ Paths

Life decisions en route to Massachusetts Hall