Afterlives of a Thousand Human Brains

Paul I. Yakovlev worked at state institutions for over 25 years, collecting the post-mortem brains of his patients.

The Painful Progress of Native American Repatriation

Over three decades after the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act was passed, the Peabody Museum has repatriated less than half of its holdings. For tribes who are waiting to receive their ancestors and funerary belongings, this slow progress has taken a heavy toll.

At Harvard, Psychedelic Drugs' Tentative Renaissance

In the early 1960s, the Harvard Psilocybin Project made national headlines for its unethical research methods and controversial leader, psychologist Timothy F. Leary. Now, sixty years after Leary's departure, Harvard is again part of the conversation around the future of psychedelics. From research in the lab to conversations among the student body, psychedelics are making a tentative yet undeniable renaissance on campus — a renaissance conscious of Harvard’s checkered history with the substances, yet working to move beyond it.

The Harvard Dining Workers Weathering ‘One Big Storm’

Amidst a combination of record-high student enrollment and labor shortages caused by the pandemic, HUDS employees claim that the University’s hiring practices and unsympathetic culture have mentally and physically worn them down.

FM 2019 Year in Review Cover

Agard House

A blank wooden crest remains on the wall of Agard House. The residential hall used to house the Delta Phi Fraternity at Williams.

Phi Delta Theta

The crest of Phi Delta Theta, Weston Hall's former occupant, can still be seen on the edifice of today's building.

Mayo-Smith House

The front door of Mayo-Smith House, formerly Delta Chi Psi.

Newport House

Newport House, formerly known as Phi Delta Sigma. After Amherst College banned in fraternities in 1984, the college purchased most of the former fraternity houses and converted them to residential houses.

Mayo-Smith House Party

Two students walk into a party at Amherst's Mayo-Smith House on Sept. 8.

Agard House Door

The front door of Agard House, formerly Delta Phi.

Reed House

Students talk and dance during an apple-themed party at Bowdoin's Reed House—formerly Chi Psi.

The Election Issue

From "Understanding Trump" to "Hillary's Harvard Square Days," here's your one-stop FM shop for all things election-related.

Patent Pending

Some say that Harvard’s tech transfer process allows faculty to take the lion’s share of both the profit and prestige of successful inventions, leaving other inventors unsupported.

The Food Issue

FM writers ate their way through Cambridge and Boston for our second themed issue of the year.

Call Him Fiery

"I am Fiery," Cushman begins his first lecture of the semester. "Fiery is pronounced like the adjective. It is actually my real name, and it’s my preference that you use it."

Fifteen Most Interesting Seniors

From ballet to frankenbikes, this year's senior class features a multitude of colorful personalities and change-makers. Fifteen Minutes Magazine caught up with 15 (more or less) particularly interesting seniors to hear what they've been up to in and outside the Harvard bubble. Get to know them before they're gone.

Harvard Yard, Uncovered

Within the confines of Harvard Yard, past and present continuously interact in unexpected ways, calling into question what gets told and how it gets told, what gets lost and why it gets lost.

"Veritas" - Diversity Issue

The Diversity Issue

Fifteen Minutes Magazine explores the state of diversity at Harvard by examining the past and present.

ECHO Instagram

Love Your Body Tanks

The peer-counseling group ECHO sold "Love Your Body" bro tanks on "Love Your Body" day last semester.

Lexie Kite on beautyREDEFINED

Lexie Kite leads the Q&A session of beautyREDEFINED in Geological Lecture Halls on Oct. 20. The presentation, organized by ECHO, was co-led by sister Lindsay Kite and focused on body image resilience.

Body Talk

Many students said that discussion surrounding mental health issues is increasingly present on campus, but an open discourse surrounding body image is not.

Not Just a Woman's Issue

Concerns around body image aren’t “just a girls’ issue,” Hastie says.