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Graduate student union protesters, May 2019
Photograph by Michael Dwyer/Associated Press
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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(1of 6) A vibrant nightclub scene at La FábricaPhotograph by Isabel Lopez/Courtesy of La Fábrica
La Fábrica’s Latin-Caribbean flair
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(1 of 7) Sheila Jordan performs with the Yoko Miwa Trio at The Mad Monkfish, in Cambridge.Photograph by Janice Tsai
A look at the live-music scene: traditional trios to experimental student performers
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The Undergraduate explores the ethics of gathering knowledge.
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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 7) Bow Street’s festive courtyard lit up at night.Photograph by Emily Tirella/Courtesy of Bow Market
Somerville’s Bow Market makes its mark.
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(1 of 12) Adál Maldonado’s The Passport, 1995, from the series The Spirit Republic of Puerto Rico.Transfer from the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, Harvard University, Gift of the artist, 2012.178. © ADзL. Image courtesy of Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum
The ubiquity of movement across man-made borders
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Batch Catch: Having beaten Columbia's Fara'ad McCombs, Crimson junior wide receiver James Batch prepares to reel in a first-quarter touchdown pass.
Photograph by Tim O'Meara/The Harvard CrimsonAnother 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.
He went thataway: With the Harvard sideline supplying motivation, Jack Cook sets sail for the Princeton end zone to complete a 73-yard pass-and-run touchdown that gave the Crimson a halftime lead. The senior wideout had eight receptions for 141 yards, both game highs.
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Harvard falls to the undefeated Princeton Tigers.
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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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The ubiquity of movement across man-made borders
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The Watchers
Assaults on privacy and security in America threaten democracy itself.
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A.O. Scott at the Quad Cinema, New York City.
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Special thanks to The Quad Cinema, 34 West 13th St. New York , New York
The Way of the Critic
A.O. Scott on watching and reviewing a lot of movies
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From the Archives: The Talent for Aging Well
George E. Vaillant's generational research on Harvard men unveils the differences that distinguish the "happy-well" from the "sad-sick" in later life.
From the original cover in 1997: John Dockery ’66, the only alumnus to earn a Super Bowl ring (click the white arrow on the right to see full image), displays mementos of his varsity sport. Such three-letter men have given way to single-sport stars like Naomi Miller ’99, a striker on the women’s soccer team. Updated 6/26/19: In 2013, Matt Birk ’98 became the second alumnus to earn a Super Bowl ring, playing for the Baltimore Ravens.
From the Archives: The Professionalization of Ivy League Sports
The rise of specialization, year-round competition, proprietary training, and recruiting in student athletics
From the Archives: Image and the Arc of Feeling
Jorie Graham’s challenging lyrics use language to give readers the experience of the poem.
Record Hospital veteran Peter Menz tests a rock-and-roll 45.
Photograph by Stu Rosner
A Broadcast Cornucopia
For 75 years, WHRB has moved beyond the “warhorses.”
A Feel for the Water
Charley Butt succeeds the legendary Harry Parker as Harvard's heavyweight men's crew coach.
Tim Mayotte Joins Harvard Tennis
The former Wimbledon semifinalist aims to improve the Crimson squad’s level of play.
The “Wild West” of Academic Publishing
The troubled present and promising future of scholarly communication
Choosing Confidants
Barbers, bartenders, and beauticians are as privy to our secrets as are family and friends.
Rooks and Reverse Layups
Wesley Saunders of basketball excels at anticipation, just as he did in chess.
Iconoclastic Music Educator
Rejecting the “tyranny of competence,” John Payne helps musicians bloom.
Bears, Oars, Metaphors
Novelist and outdoorsman John Casey’s two new books look at teaching writing and his athletic exploits.
