The Harvard Crimson

COMMENCEMENT 2026
Wednesday, June 17The University Daily Est. 1873VOLUME CLIII

Year in Review 2026

Cover image for John Manning Was Seen as Harvard’s Conservative Signal. Now, He Is Forging His Own Path as Provost.

John Manning Was Seen as Harvard’s Conservative Signal. Now, He Is Forging His Own Path as Provost.

Cover image for Who Does Harvard Call When Business Isn’t Booming? The Business School.

Who Does Harvard Call When Business Isn’t Booming? The Business School.

Cover image for One Year In, David Deming Projects Stability and Optimism

One Year In, David Deming Projects Stability and Optimism

Cover image for A Month Without TFs: How HGSU-UAW’s Strike Reshaped the End of the Spring Semester

A Month Without TFs: How HGSU-UAW’s Strike Reshaped the End of the Spring Semester

Cover image for We Analyzed a Decade’s Worth of Harvard Grades. Here’s What We Found, Department By Department.

We Analyzed a Decade’s Worth of Harvard Grades. Here’s What We Found, Department By Department.

Cover image for Harvard’s Institute of Politics Searches for a New Director — and a Way Back

Harvard’s Institute of Politics Searches for a New Director — and a Way Back


Cover image for After Gay, Harvard Corporation Pledged Transparency. Its Biggest Decisions Still Move Privately.

After Gay, Harvard Corporation Pledged Transparency. Its Biggest Decisions Still Move Privately.

Cover image for Narvekar Remade Harvard’s Endowment. Trump’s Tax War May Define Whether It Was Enough.

Narvekar Remade Harvard’s Endowment. Trump’s Tax War May Define Whether It Was Enough.

Cover image for Harvard's Viewpoint Diversity Push Turns to Faculty Hiring

Harvard's Viewpoint Diversity Push Turns to Faculty Hiring

Cover image for After Years of Turmoil, Harvard’s Debate Council Faces a Reckoning

After Years of Turmoil, Harvard’s Debate Council Faces a Reckoning

Cover image for Praised in Public, Criticized in Private: Elow Leaves Cambridge Police Department After 30 Years

Praised in Public, Criticized in Private: Elow Leaves Cambridge Police Department After 30 Years

Cover image for Harvard College Has Built Out Its Conservative Outreach. The Reception Is Divided.

Harvard College Has Built Out Its Conservative Outreach. The Reception Is Divided.

Cover image for At Harvard Law, The Federalist Society’s Influence Endures Trump’s Estrangement

At Harvard Law, The Federalist Society’s Influence Endures Trump’s Estrangement

Cover image for As Decades-Long Land Grab Slows, Here's How Harvard's Developments Are Shaping Allston

As Decades-Long Land Grab Slows, Here's How Harvard's Developments Are Shaping Allston

Cover image for David Parkes Has a Plan for SEAS. His Hardest Decision Still Looms Over It.

David Parkes Has a Plan for SEAS. His Hardest Decision Still Looms Over It.

Cover image for Harvard's Kempner Institute Bet Big on AI. Now It Has to Prove Itself.

Harvard's Kempner Institute Bet Big on AI. Now It Has to Prove Itself.

Cover image for Cambridge Wants More Than Harvard’s Money

Cambridge Wants More Than Harvard’s Money

Cover image for With AI Hard to Detect, Harvard Faculty Move the Fight Back Into the Classroom

With AI Hard to Detect, Harvard Faculty Move the Fight Back Into the Classroom

Cover image for A New Playbook: How Harvard is Trying to Win Over Trump’s Washington

A New Playbook: How Harvard is Trying to Win Over Trump’s Washington