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Attendees of the Cross-Cultrual Voting Kickoff smile as Trisha Prabhu ’22 takes a screenshot.
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A cross-cultural effort fosters civic engagement in activists’ own communities.
In October 2018, supporters of Students for Fair Admissions hold signs in front of the federal courthouse where the admissions trial took place.
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Appellate arguments are heard in a closely watched admissions case.
Loeb House, where the University’s governing boards convene
Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JCLimits on election of petition candidates and other measures are adopted.
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According to the data set assembled by Harvard Law School scholars, black and Latinx people are overrepresented in Massachusetts’ criminal caseload compared to their population in the state. White people make up 74.3 percent of the state’s population and are defendants in in 58.7 percent of cases. Black people make up 6.5 percent of the population and are defendants in 17.1 percent of cases. Latinx people make up 8.7 percent of the population, and are defendants in in 18.3 percent of cases. Click on image to view full graphic
Source: Massachusetts Racial Disparity Report
Harvard Law School researchers identify the mechanisms that lead to longer sentences for nonwhite defendants.
Sonia Hernández-Díaz
Photograph courtesy Sonia Hernández-DíazThe challenges of researching the pandemic’s effects on pregnant women
A 10-centimeter-wide glass model of Phymactis pustulata, found in intertidal zones in the Western South Atlantic. The Blaschka model is listed in the 1878 mail-order catalog of Ward’s Natural Science Establishment.
Photograph by Peter Fried/Sketchfab.com/ARC-3DComplementary imaging techniques combine to create 3-D models that virtual visitors can examine from any angle.
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Attendees of the Cross-Cultrual Voting Kickoff smile as Trisha Prabhu ’22 takes a screenshot.
Screenshot captured by Trisha Prabhu ’22.
A cross-cultural effort fosters civic engagement in activists’ own communities.
The author's dog, Yuki, out for a walk.
Photograph courtesy of Matteo WongA new College semester begins, at home.
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Some Harvard matriculants really took the road less traveled.
Bill Keenan with actor Trevor Gretzky on the set of Odd Man Rush.
Bill Keenan ’09 brings his first book onto the screen.
Newly elected Overseers. Top, from left: Raphael William Bostic, and Margaret (Midge) Purce; bottom, from left: Tracy K. Smith, Thea Sebastian, and Jayson Toweh
Harvard Forward divestment advocates win three Board of Overseers seats—and other results from alumni voting.
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(1 of 4) Essex Bay reflects New England’s history and reliance on the natural world.Photograph courtesy of Essex River Cruises Inc.
Exploring the coastal wonders of Essex, Massachusetts
Suggestions for boosting emotional, mental, and physical wellness this fall
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(1 of 4) The Georgian mansion and adjacent slave quarters were once part of a 500-acre farm just north of Boston.Photograph by Theresa Kelliher/Courtesy of the Royall House and Slave Quarters museum
Preserving black history as “an act of liberation”
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The author's dog, Yuki, out for a walk.
Photograph courtesy of Matteo WongA new College semester begins, at home.
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Michael Sandel makes the case against meritocracy.
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Megha Majumdar
Photograph by Elena SeibertMegha Majumdar’s novel of India resonates in the United States.
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Harvard's Terence Patterson catches a pass under pressure from two Yale defenders during The Game 1999.
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1999: Terence Patterson ’00 and his four scores
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Photograph courtesy of Harvard Athletic Communications. Photo collage by Harvard Magazine/JCOctober 19, 1929: Barry Wood Beats Army, 20-20
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A 10-centimeter-wide glass model of Phymactis pustulata, found in intertidal zones in the Western South Atlantic. The Blaschka model is listed in the 1878 mail-order catalog of Ward’s Natural Science Establishment.
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November-December 2005
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The College Pump
"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." “Does Harvard ‘brand’ matter...
Treasure
A bust of Werner Jaeger (1888-1961) presides over the common room of Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. He is...
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Portrait by Jim Harrison
In the Carpenter Center theater last May, a seminar-size class in “Filming Science” is scattered among the seats, waiting for an...
Illustration by James Steinberg
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Letters
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New England Regional
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Photograph by Jim Harrison
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Illustration by Mark Steele
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Photograph by Dan Dry
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The College Pump
"Your wooden arm you hold outstretched to shake with passers-by." “Does Harvard ‘brand’ matter...
Treasure
A bust of Werner Jaeger (1888-1961) presides over the common room of Harvard’s Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, D.C. He is...