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Bill Keenan with actor Trevor Gretzky on the set of Odd Man Rush.
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Bill Keenan ’09 brings his first book onto the screen.
8.28.20
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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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Classic Cape Cod sand, water, and sky
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Swim, walk, and picnic along cycling routes
The Book Festival attracts book lovers from across Greater Boston
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A literary festival for children and adults
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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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Adriana Colón
Photograph courtesy of Adriana ColónAdriana Colón forges aural connections.
Ian K. Smith
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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
Barry Wood
Photograph courtesy of Harvard Athletic Communications. Photo collage by Harvard Magazine/JCOctober 19, 1929: Barry Wood Beats Army, 20-20
Bill Keenan with actor Trevor Gretzky on the set of Odd Man Rush.
Bill Keenan ’09 brings his first book onto the screen.
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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.
Photograph by Peter Fried/Sketchfab.com/ARC-3DComplementary imaging techniques combine to create 3-D models that virtual visitors can examine from any angle.
David Evans
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David L. Evans made a difference for 50 years.
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Jones at work in the offices of the West Indian Gazette in Brixton, South London, in 1962
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Brief life of an intersectional activist: 1915-1964
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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.
Bharat Ramamurti
Photograph by Jason Hornick/Courtesy of Bharat Ramamurti
Bharat Ramamurti ’03 oversees CARES Act spending—and pursues corporate reform.
Megha Majumdar
Photograph by Elena Seibert
Megha Majumdar’s novel of India resonates in the United States.
Ian K. Smith
Photograph T. Smith
Ian K. Smith’s turn toward detective fiction
Adriana Colón
Photograph courtesy of Adriana Colón
Adriana Colón forges aural connections.
Professor Noah Feldman arrives to testify during a House Judiciary Committee hearing on the constitutional grounds for the impeachment of President Donald Trump, December 4, 2019.
Photograph by Jacquelyn Martin/Associated Press
Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman’s constitutionalism is a branch of the humanities.
The Browns’ ninth general manager since 2000, Berry looks to return the franchise to a level of success not seen for decades.
Photograph by Aaron M. Sprecher/Associated Press
Football-tested and data-centric, Andrew Berry takes the helm in Cleveland.