Harvard History & Traditions
Historic Humor
University Archives to preserve Harvard Lampoon materials
by Nina Pasquini
Sweet Farewell
Spiders and ties, “Fair Harvard” encore, and Faust’s farewell
by Primus VI
“Tyranny Is Our Foe”
The seventy-fifth anniversary of Winston Churchill’s honorary-degree speech
Gymsuits, Pre-Spandex
Lest young ladies’ “tides” be deranged
by Sophia Nguyen
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
The Long-Lived University
Attendance artifact, women’s work, and “Fair Harvard” redux
by Primus VI
He Has Made the World a Safer Place
A symposium honors a scientist who championed biological and chemical weapons control.
by Jonathan Shaw
Saving Stephen Hawking
A close call on Commencement day
by David H. Abramson
David Davidson
A dining executive on Harvard’s changing food environment
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Yesterday’s News
Headlines from Harvard’s history
A Chaucer Tale
When teaching was gendered, Porsche populism, and Harvard’s presidential symbolism
by Primus VI