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The 370th degree-conferral will be online for the second consecutive year—with Ruth Simmons as guest speaker.
Kate Murtagh, chief compliance officer and managing director of sustainable investing at Harvard Management Company
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Harvard Management Company issues its first report on the “net-zero” greenhouse-gas emissions goal.
As expected, the anti-affirmative-action advocate appeals after losing in lower court rounds.
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Noah Evers ’22 and his grandmother Patricia Greenfield ’62, Ph.D. ’66
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A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research
Harvard development partner Tishman Speyer’s proposed massing and configuration of buildings for the first phase of construction on the Enterprise Research Campus in Allston.
From Tishman Speyer's Project Notification Form filing.
Tishman Speyer details the first phase of the “enterprise research campus”—and points to a doubling of the project’s ultimate size.
Illustration by Alex Williamson.
In a new book, Louis Menand probes the cultural currents of postwar America.
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Noah Evers ’22 and his grandmother Patricia Greenfield ’62, Ph.D. ’66
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A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research
Tucson, Arizona
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The Undergraduate balances childhood and maturity.
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Noah Evers ’22 and his grandmother Patricia Greenfield ’62, Ph.D. ’66
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A Harvard grandmother’s—and grandson’s—research
Prospective candidates and their diverse views of Harvard’s future and the Board’s role
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The Xfund helps young entrepreneurs launch companies and careers.
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Coolidge Corner Theater offers small-group rentals.
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Greater Boston’s small cinemas strive to engage film-goers during the pandemic.
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David Melly rounds Harvard Stadium. Running the loop counterclockwise, he acknowledges, is controversial.
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A legendary route’s disputed distance
An adept passer and gritty defender, Zeng also finished fifth in the Ivy League in service aces.
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Volleyball captain Sandra Zeng’s defensive focus
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At Houghton and Lamont libraries, a creative new entry into the Yard
David Melly rounds Harvard Stadium. Running the loop counterclockwise, he acknowledges, is controversial.
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Dick Friedman
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Dick Friedman ’73 spent two decades as an editor and writer at Sports Illustrated and is one of the editors of the best-selling SI College Football Book. He is the author of the 2018 book "The Coach Who Strangled the Bulldog: How Harvard's Percy Haughton Beat Yale and Reinvented Football. Friedman grew up in Newton, Massachusetts, and first attended a game at Harvard Stadium in 1958.
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Crimson receiver and returner Andrew Fischer breaks loose for a 58-yard run in the second quarter—one of several huge plays on the day.
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Harvard Great Performances: Andrew Fischer ’16
A sensational performance leads Harvard over Yale.
Carroll Lowenstein
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Harvard Football Great Performances: Carroll Lowenstein ’52
A performance for the ages—in just nine throws
A kick off the left foot of Vic Kennard ends a six-year drought versus the Bulldogs.
Harvard Football Great Performances: Vic Kennard ’09
An "indelible feat of foot" leads Harvard over Yale.
Ric Zimmerman
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Harvard Football Great Performances: Ric Zimmerman ’68
A late drive leads to a legendary ’66 win over Dartmouth.
In 2012, Colton Chapple ’13 threw five touchdowns in Harvard's 39-34 loss to Princeton. Photograph courtesy of Harvard Athletic Communications
Harvard Football Great Performances: Colton Chapple ’13
An all-time performance in an all-time loss
Charles Brickley
Photo collage by Harvard Magazine/JC. Photograph in the public domain.
Harvard Football Great Performances: Charlie Brickley ’15
A Harvard great with an all-time boot
Eighteen seasons after his final reception for the Crimson, Morris still has a firm hold on almost every significant Harvard pass-catching record. Photograph by Simon Bruty/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images
Harvard Great Performances: Carl Morris ’03
2000-02: a Crimson Wide Receiver's Fab Four
Hard hitting and with a keen nose for the ball, Endicott “Chub” Peabody II was not to be messed with.
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Harvard Great Performances: Endicott Peabody ’42
1941: “Chub” Peabody ’42 bottles up “Barnacle Bill.”
Harvard's Terence Patterson catches a pass under pressure from two Yale defenders during The Game 1999.
Photograph by Dominic Chavez/The Boston Globe via Getty Images
Harvard Great Performances: Terence Patterson ’00
1999: Terence Patterson ’00 and his four scores
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Harvard Football Great Performances: Barry Wood ’32
October 19, 1929: Barry Wood Beats Army, 20-20
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
The “Bilingual” G.M.
Football-tested and data-centric, Andrew Berry takes the helm in Cleveland.
Four score: With Yale’s Melvin Rouse II in vain pursuit, Harvard’s Aidan Borguet heads for the goal line. Against the Elis, the Crimson freshman back rushed for a series single-game record 269 yards and amassed four touchdowns on only 11 carries, a performance that helped earn him the Ivy League Rookie of the Year award.
Photographs by Tim O’Meara/The Harvard Crimson
Failure to Finish
Dreadful defeats—and a heartbreaking Game—produced the Crimson’s first losing season of the century.
Four score: With Yale's Melvin Rouse II in vain pursuit, Harvard's Aidan Borguet heads for the goal line. The Crimson freshman back rushed for a series single-game record 269 yards and amassed four touchdowns on only 11 carries.
Photograph by Tim O'Meara/The Harvard Crimson
Football 2019: Yale 50, Harvard 43
Harvard falls to Yale in The Game 2019.
Doink! Harassed by Harvard’s Adam Shepherd (86), Penn’s Jake Haggard punts the ball into the back of teammate Ben Padon. The kick traveled only seven yards and the Crimson turned the miscue into a field goal.
Photograph by Tim O’Meara/The Harvard Crimson
Football 2019: Penn 24, Harvard 20
Another loss for the hapless Crimson
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 Crimson
Football 2019: Columbia 17, Harvard 10
Another crushing defeat for Harvard.