Harvard History & Traditions
Yesterday’s News
Courses in swimming pool management and table-waiting—with an eye toward summer employment
“The Promise of This New Presidency”
Harvard officially installs Claudine Gay, its thirtieth leader.
A “Romper Room” Diploma
President Claudine Gay’s first semester-opening Morning Prayers
by John S. Rosenberg
Reading the Tea Leaves
The messages and meanings of Harvard’s presidential installations
Yesterday’s News
A coin toss forecasts a surprising football score.
A “Scholar’s Scholar”
A profile of Harvard’s thirtieth president
by John S. Rosenberg
Getting Close, in Selma
Acting at a moment of conscience
by Drew Gilpin Faust
Arthur Augustus Johnson
Brief life of a Black baseball impresario: 1890-1951
by Kasey Uhlenhuth , Harry R. Lewis
Presidents’ Paths
Life decisions en route to Massachusetts Hall
by Primus VI
Ursula B. Marvin
Brief life of a pioneering planetary geologist: 1921-2018
by David A. Kring