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Graduate student union protesters, May 2019
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After more than a year negotiating, the union sets a deadline of December 3.
Alumni share their moving stories through the first interest-group “class report.”
A social-science analysis of how Catholicism transformed Western culture
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A social-science analysis of how Catholicism transformed Western culture
How to reform voting and elections in the United States to create a representative democracy
Heliconius telesiphe
Photograph by Andrew Neild
Research in butterflies reveals how genes flow among species—and lead to tangled genetic trees
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Alumni share their moving stories through the first interest-group “class report.”
Results from the second campus survey of sexual misconduct show that sexual assault and harassment remain serious problems at institutions of higher education nationwide.
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(1 of 14) Sporting staid bowlers, early Harvard Band members pose for a formal portrait.Courtesy of the Harvard University Band
The Harvard Band celebrates a century.
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Alumni share their moving stories through the first interest-group “class report.”
Young alumni and others advance an agenda of governance change and divestment from fossil-fuel investments.
University Hall, where the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is based and holds faculty meetings
Photograph by Kris Snibbe/Harvard Public Affairs and CommunicationsA formal, docketed discussion as proponents of divestment intensify their campaign
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Local artisans specializing in bespoke holiday treasures
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(1 of 3) “God’s Trombones, Harlem,” 2009
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“The Sound of My Soul: Frank Stewart’s Life in Jazz,” at Harvard
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Russian ballerina Lubov Tchernicheva, 1920 production of Cleopatra
Russian ballerina Lubov Tchernicheva in Cleopatra, 1920. © E.O. Hoppé Estate Collection/Curatorial Assistance Inc.Elegant photographs of dancing’s stars
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Lawrence S. Bacow
President Bacow describes the potential for Harvard’s new Allston campus to benefit both gown and town.
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(1 of 14) Sporting staid bowlers, early Harvard Band members pose for a formal portrait.Courtesy of the Harvard University Band
The Harvard Band celebrates a century.
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(1 of 3) “God’s Trombones, Harlem,” 2009
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“The Sound of My Soul: Frank Stewart’s Life in Jazz,” at Harvard
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Fatimah Tuggar explores artisanship and technology, at the Davis Museum
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Doink! Harassed by Harvard’s Adam Shepherd (86), Penn’s Jake Haggard punts the ball into the back of teammate Ben Padon. The kick traveled only seven yards and the Crimson turned the miscue into a field goal.
Photograph by Tim O’Meara/The Harvard CrimsonAnother loss for the hapless Crimson.
Batch Catch: Having beaten Columbia's Fara'ad McCombs, Crimson junior wide receiver James Batch prepares to reel in a first-quarter touchdown pass.
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Another crushing defeat for Harvard.
Max effort: On a first-quarter interception, Harvard junior defensive back Max Jones makes a mid-air steal from Dartmouth wide receiver Drew Estrada.
Photograph by Tim O'Meara/The Harvard CrimsonThe Crimson lose in heartbreaking fashion.
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Paul Lee ’46 holds the replica Little Red Flag in this 2012 photograph. Surrounding him (clockwise from upper left) are Spencer Ervin ’54, Jeffrey Lee ’74, and Stephen Goodhue ’51.
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Who’ll carry the traditionalists’ Little Red Flag?
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(1 of 14) Sporting staid bowlers, early Harvard Band members pose for a formal portrait.Courtesy of the Harvard University Band
The Harvard Band celebrates a century.
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