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Stephen M. Kosslyn, of Minerva, has pioneered in applying the science of learning to design a new core curriculum and technologically based pedagogy.
Photograph by Harvard Magazine/JSRLessons old and new at the annual Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching conference
Brian K. Lee
Photograph by Rob GreerPresident Lawrence Bacow fills out his new Harvard team.
Smith Campus Center, one of the tangible results of The Harvard Campaign
Photograph by Jim HarrisonThe University reveals the results for its record-setting fund drive.
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Illustration by Jim Frazier
Could place-based policies solve regional economic and social problems?
Illustration by Martin Hargreaves
In the antebellum South, slavery was paired with modern business practices.
Durba Mitra
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Harvard’s first professor appointed solely in gender studies
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“Connections” and “Transformations” are both organized around frequent critique sessions,…
Image courtesy of Megan Panzano
Design courses enlarge the College curriculum.
At Harvard African Students Association’s Africa Night (from left): Tom Osborn ’20 of Kenya; Joshua Benjamin ’21, of Phoenix, Arizona (whose ancestors are Angolan but were first brought to Charleston, South Carolina, in the late seventeenth century); Tawanda Mulalu ’20 of Botswana; and Mfundo Radebe ’20 of South Africa
Photograph by Christabel Narh
The Undergraduate looks at Harvard through an African filter.
Isa Flores-Jones and Catherine Zhang
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The Ledecky Fellows provide an undergraduate perspective on life at Harvard.
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Sandler relishes having her office within MoMA.
Photograph courtesy of Alexis Sandler
Solving legal challenges at MoMA
Recollections and Reflections from the Harvard class of 1957—a benchmark reunion project
In the 1980s, future U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan ’86 and future Stemberg Family Coach Tommy Amaker faced off on the basketball court, Amaker as a Duke point guard and Duncan as a Harvard forward. This image of the two greeted attendees at a Kennedy School Forum event with Duncan.
Photograph courtesy of David TannenwaldArne Duncan ’86 discusses education, politics, and Harvard basketball at the Institute of Politics.
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Photograph courtesy of Oldways, www.oldwayspt.org
Creative Classes in Cambridge and Boston
Autumnal mist over Spot Pond
Photograph by Mike Ryan
Just north of Boston, a wild park is filled with forests, lakes, and rocky hills.
Nighttime in the North End
Photograph by Dennis Tangney Jr./Getty Images
“Stories the Chamber of Commerce doesn’t want you to hear”
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At Harvard African Students Association’s Africa Night (from left): Tom Osborn ’20 of Kenya; Joshua Benjamin ’21, of Phoenix, Arizona (whose ancestors are Angolan but were first brought to Charleston, South Carolina, in the late seventeenth century); Tawanda Mulalu ’20 of Botswana; and Mfundo Radebe ’20 of South Africa
Photograph by Christabel Narh
The Undergraduate looks at Harvard through an African filter.
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Autumn (…Nothing Personal)’s benches and polycarbonate tubes form three concentric circles.
Photograph by Lydia Carmichael/Harvard Magazine
An installation in Harvard Yard creates space to reflect on identity, culture, and visibility.
Jorie Graham’s challenging lyrics use language to give readers the experience of the poem.
(Click to see full image) “Stop Police Killings, Selma, 1965,” by Steve Schapiro
Photograph courtesy of Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Richard and Ronay Menschel Fund for the Aquisition of Photographs. 2018.115A fresh look at the writer’s work and influences
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Turnover: Having intercepted a Brown pass, Harvard senior defensive back Wesley Ogsbury (1) wends his way upfield on a 21-yard return that led to a Crimson field goal.
Photograph by Gil Talbot/Harvard Athletic CommunicationsAn unexpectedly tough win in Providence
We have handoff: After receiving the ball from quarterback and classmate Jake Smith, Harvard sophomore running back Aaron Shampklin scanned the line for an opening—the kind that he ran through all afternoon.
Photograph by Gil Talbot/Courtesy of Harvard Athletic CommunicationsA strong start, and for Crimson running back Aaron Shampklin, a breakout day
In the 1980s, future U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan ’86 and future Stemberg Family Coach Tommy Amaker faced off on the basketball court, Amaker as a Duke point guard and Duncan as a Harvard forward. This image of the two greeted attendees at a Kennedy School Forum event with Duncan.
Photograph courtesy of David TannenwaldArne Duncan ’86 discusses education, politics, and Harvard basketball at the Institute of Politics.
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Joshuah Brian Campbell ’16 serenades a boogieing President Drew Faust at her pre-retirement party in Sanders Theatre.
Photograph by Jon Chase/Harvard Public Affairs and Communications
Spiders and ties, “Fair Harvard” encore, and Faust’s farewell
Students at the Graduate School of Design created the lion’s share of posters used by student activists in 1969.
Poster courtesy of the Harvard University Archives
An exhibit on Harvard in 1969 opens at Pusey Library this fall.
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Davis relaxing in 1910 at Devil’s Thumb, on the Continental Divide near Corona, Colorado
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Brief life of a pioneering geomorphologist: 1850-1934
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American activists unfurl a banner in front of the Supreme Court.
James M. Thresher/Washington Post/Getty ImagesCapital Punishment’s Persistence
An historian tracks the death penalty’s persistence in America.
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MAA MoCA is housed in a repurposed industrial mill conplex in North Adams, Masachusetts.
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MASS MoCA’s summer smorgasbord
Cyclists at the Harvest River Bridge, which opened last year on the newest section of the trail
Photograph by Jessica Mink
Cycling the Neponset River Greenway
Robots at the MIT Museum
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Engage in “hands-on, creative activities directly with scientists.”
A scene from Newport’s dramatic Cliff Walk
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Visiting Newport, Rhode Island, during the winter
Celebrating Thanksgiving at Old Sturbridge Village
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Celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas at Old Sturbridge Village
World’s End offers stunning views of Hingham Harbor…
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A day trip to Hingham
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