Photography
Harvard’s campus and community through the lens of our photographers.
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							Campus & Community‘How old are you? 70s? You’re JV, maybe next year.’
Olympic gold winner Bill Becklean has been at crew for 75 years, will be coxing boat of octogenarians at Head of the Charles
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							Campus & Community‘There are secrets to unlock’
Harvard’s practice of preservation plays key role in future research
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							Arts & CultureScience Center Plaza is alive with the sound of music
Harvard Arts Fest brings artmaking and creativity to campus
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							Campus & CommunityWhen creativity calls
Harvard staff cultivate talents that flourish beyond the gates
 
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Getting into the swing of things
Students plan concert with saxophonist and composer Ted Nash that ends with enlightening dinner conversation
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The House that will be home
Housing Day — one of Harvard’s most beloved traditions — marks a milestone for first-years
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House pride from A to Z
Housing Day is more than a tradition, as first-years soon learn
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The team behind the team
From analyzing statistics to setting out chairs, student managers help carry the sports they love
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Updating their 3-word bios
Juniors who talked to us when they first arrived here — and again as sophomores — reflect on how they’ve changed
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Art in motion
Stroboscopic technique uses darkness to shine light on the science of movement
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Diving into the myths and legends behind sea monsters
New exhibit lets visitors discover sea creatures often more astonishing than the fantastical beings we may have imagined
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Unfolding the academic year
Students sample classes across campus, offering them a taste of what lies ahead
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Dusting off a microscopic portion of Harvard’s Glass Flowers collection
New release shows minute details of lives of spore-forming plants and fungi
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Walking children through a garden of good and evil
Jamaica Kincaid’s new book presents history of colonialism, identity through plants that helped shape it
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What to make? Let the wheels decide.
‘Randomizer’ gets creative gears spinning in ceramic studio
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This course changed how I see the world
A photographer’s love letter to ‘Vision and Justice’
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Renaming of a neighborhood
For Maya Counter ’24, honoring a notable Black educator, and setting right a historical wrong
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Everything, everywhere, all at once (kind of)
There’s never a shortage of creativity on campus. But during Arts First, it all comes out to play.
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For the young at heart, and fleet of foot
Harvard runners take on the Boston Marathon
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Instruments of change
Harvard’s female musicians claim their place onstage
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Living in Leverett next year? That’s what the carrot said.
Warm (if loud) emotions echo across Yard for Housing Day 2024
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What makes a House a home
HoCo chairs share residential life’s quirks, points of pride
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Hitting it right
Yeonsoo Kim demonstrates the difficult art of Onggi
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The year in photos
Academic and athletic highs, dramatic scenes, quiet moments, and a changing of the presidential guard
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Autumn’s tapestry
Photos capture the campus fall palette
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Capturing curiosity
Harvard labs open their doors to let a photographer record the essence of discovery
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What a difference a year makes
Students who described themselves in three words last fall get a chance to change their answers.
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New president, new year, new directions
“Why not?” asked Claudine Gay, Harvard’s 30th president, in her inauguration address, reaffirming the University’s commitment to the hard work of cutting-edge exploration and deep engagement with global challenges. But first, it was time to celebrate.
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Off and running in first week of class
Snapshots from the first week of class capture enthusiasm for the year ahead.
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‘These are all just young people like us, figuring themselves out’
High-schoolers get taste of everyday campus life through archival materials, some featuring Harvard’s most famous alumni.
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Lost in fictional maps
Fantasy worlds from Middle Earth to Westeros come to life in Harvard Library exhibit.
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Murder, misguided creativity, and other tales in salt prints
The early photo technique — and stories of people in front of, behind camera — get new exposure as Harvard digitizes vast collection.
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Happy together
Photo gallery features images that reflect moments of joy, quiet contentment, and companionship.
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‘To serve higher education’
As Harvard’s 29th president prepares to step down, we look back at a tenure marked by profound challenges and ambitious initiatives.