Featured series A series of random questions answered by Harvard experts.
Question: Who was the first woman to receive an honorary degree from Harvard?
Answer: Helen Keller, in 1955
Read about Keller’s life of letters and philanthropy.
For more information on Harvard’s 375th celebration, visit its website.
Brutalist, iconic Gund Hall undergoes 1st major renovation since opening in ’72. Now, hopefully, the roof will stop leaking.
Juniors who talked to us when they first arrived here — and again as sophomores — reflect on how they’ve changed
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8 students to pursue social, political, computational sciences
