Alexander Heffner and Governor Maura Healey

Breaking Bread

Alexander Heffner ’12 plumbs the state of democracy.

by Jack R. Trapanick

group of four people standing outside

Saluting the 2024 Centennial Medalists

Four alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.

by Jonathan Shaw

Drew Gilpin Faust in robes at the podium in Sanders Theater

The “Dangers and Duties that Lie Ahead”

Drew Giplin Faust and Tracy K. Smith at the Phi Beta Kappa Exercises

by Lydialyle Gibson

Alan Garber stands at podium under tent

A Dazzling Class of Zebras

The Harvard class of 2024 baccalaureate

by Jonathan Shaw

Loeb House, where Harvard’s governing boards meet

Overseer and HAA Director Members Elected

Harvard announces the results of the annual balloting.

by Nell Porter Brown

Rows of chairs set up in Tercentenary Theatre with tented stage in the distance

Class Day Speakers Announced

Admissions dean William Fitzsimmons ’67 and Currier House security guard Bill Oliverio to address Harvard class of 2024 

by Nina Pasquini

Courtney B. Vance Named Harvard Alumni Day Speaker

The actor, producer, and writer will address alumni May 31. 

by Nina Pasquini

Encampment in Harvard Yard, with signs and tents

Update: Harvard Encampment Ends

As protest numbers dwindled, organizers and administrators reached an agreement

by Max J. Krupnick

Student orators Blake Lopez, Shruthi Kumar, and Robert Clinton

Orators Three

Harvard’s student Commencement speakers 2024

by Max J. Krupnick

Law Professor Rebecca Tushnet on Who Gets to Keep the Ring

Harvard law professor gets into the details of romantic legal reform.

by Olivia Farrar

University Hall, where the Faculty of Arts and Sciences is based

Faculty Senate Debate Continued

Harvard professors highlight governance concerns.

by John S. Rosenberg