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Fall 2020 Off-Campus Recap

Students reflect on the Fall 2020 semester away from campus.
Cease-fire terms during Pontiac’s War: British retreat and one Black boy

Native leader, seeking visible status symbol, bargained for an officer’s slave.
Study challenges accepted notion of mammal spine evolution
The value of the written word

PAF pen pals help first-years fit in — even from afar.
Harvard president reflects on past year, and looks ahead

Larry Bacow discusses how the University has handled the pandemic, and how it continues to make a difference.
Houghton acquires 1st edition of 1st African American novel

Henry Louis Gates Jr., who identified the book decades ago, works with N.H. dealer to add it to Harvard’s collections.
‘We’re so much more than our day job’

1st University-wide Harvard Staff Art Show celebrates employees’ whole selves.
Looking back on Harvard’s COVID response one year later

Health experts, leaders, and staff offered input, helped devise policy and procedures.
The House that will be home

On March 12, first-years will learn which residence will be theirs through 2024.
Adams House renewal moves forward

Claverly Hall complete; Apthorp scheduled to finish this summer.