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Pandemic does little to slow traveling grad

Harsh Sinha '20 reached his 50-state goal, closing in on 100 countries.
Creating community in the virtual classroom

Faculty adapt their courses to bring students together.
A SPARK of an idea

110 first-years spent a month implementing their own public service projects.
Taking a shot on goal

Maryna Macdonald, a member of Canada’s Ditidaht First Nation, sets her sights on pro hockey and law school.
Eminent historian Bernard Bailyn dies at 97

His books won two Pulitzers, reframing our understanding of colonial America, and his teaching launched generations of inquisitive scholars.
Reinventing courses that are harder to teach remotely

Faculty devise ways to increase interactivity, flexibility, student contact.
Testing for COVID, ensuring safety

Harvard facilities have been checking researchers and other workers, and are now gearing up for some students’ return.
Emily Balskus wins $1M Waterman Award

Recognized for harnessing chemistry to transform the study of microbial communities.
Going the distance for himself and a larger purpose

Prof cycles across U.S. to raise awareness for BLM, Black Birders Week.
This year, a single digitization focus at Houghton

Library pauses other work for ‘Slavery, Abolition, Emancipation, and Freedom.’