Commencement 2018
College Class of 2018 Photo
The Class of 2018 pose for a class photo on the steps of Widener library.
Dean Khurana at Class Photo
Dean Khurana greets parents and students in Tercentenary Theater before the class photo.
The Age of the Corporation
As the aftershocks of the Corporation’s decision continue to reverberate through campus, and as a former Corporation member prepares to take Harvard’s top job, some wonder whether the University is entering a new era: the age of the Corporation.
An Inflection Point: High Stakes as Harvard Admissions Trial Approaches
Now several years into legal proceedings, much remains at stake as a lawsuit over Harvard's admissions policies advances.
A Tale of Two Larrys
But for all of Bacow’s and Summers’s differences and similarities, one element will likely remain as constant for the second Larry as it did for the first: an attentive Faculty eager to push the boundaries of its governing power.
Breaking With 'Tradition,' Harvard Faculty Avoid Trump Administration
The distaste is mutual. Harvard faculty don’t want to work for Trump—and the administration likely doesn’t want to elevate academic elites.
No Need to be ‘Flashy’: How Harvard Advertises Itself
In many ways, the Harvard name sells itself—so the University spends its millions-strong marketing budget on short-term and traditionally less-emphasized programs.
At Harvard Law School, A Push Toward Public Service
As the Law School enters its third century, questions about its purpose and duty to the world have caught the attention of its students, faculty, and alumni.
The Committee Kids
They’re known on campus as committee kids—the students whose names appear time and time again on the rosters of Harvard’s student committees. But some charge the committee kids do not accurately represent the College's student body.
White Coats Face Red Balance Sheets at Harvard Medical School
The Medical School has closed nine out of the last 10 fiscal years in the red.
Labor of Love: The Five-Year Road to Unionization
As Harvard and its new union prepare to begin negotiations, current and former union organizers remember the five-year march to unionization as convoluted, lengthy, and difficult.
Tracy Palandjian 02
Tracy P. Palandjian '93 is the CEO and Co-Founder of Social Finance, Inc. and a member of the Board of Overseers.