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“An Extraordinarily Painful and Disorienting Time for Harvard”

Interim President Alan Garber’s community message

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns

Steps down amid controversies over campus conduct during the Middle East war and criticisms of academic integrity

by John S. Rosenberg

Cousins in the Ancient World

Long-distance human migration and population bottlenecks revealed in ancient DNA

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Admits 8.7 Percent of Undergraduate Early Applicants

The College class of 2028 begins to form in a new admissions era.

by John S. Rosenberg

“Artificial Worldviews”

Mapping ChatGPT’s knowledge universe

by Nina Pasquini

Free Speech on Campus

Amid complaints of antisemitism at Harvard, a discussion on the limits of political speech

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Collapse of Gaza’s Healthcare System

British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah on working in Gaza’s hospitals

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard Corporation Supports President Gay

The Harvard Corporation issued a statement of support for President Claudine Gay Tuesday morning.

by Jonathan Shaw

The Roman Empire’s Cosmopolitan Frontier

Genetic analysis reveals a culture enriched from both sides of the Danube.

by Jonathan Shaw

Tobacco Smoke and Tuberculosis

Harvard researchers illuminate a longstanding epidemiological connection. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Discourse and Discipline

Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences broaches two tough topics.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard President Claudine Gay Testifies Before Congress

On antisemitism, “I have sought to confront hate while preserving free expression.”

by Max J. Krupnick