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Holy Cow
“Tradition holds,” says Harvey Cox, “that the Hollis professor of divinity shall have the privilege of grazing his cow in Harvard Yard”—and as the most recent holder of said professorship, he intends...
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The Yard Crew
Every spring, after the desiccating winds of winter, lush green grass sprouts in the Yard, reaching maturity just in time for Commencement—when throngs of jubilant students and proud parents promptly...
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On Tuesday, as access to Harvard Yard remained restricted due to the presence of the Occupy Harvard protest’s tent city, President Drew Faust issued a statement affirming the demonstrators’ right to...
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Summer in Harvard Yard
Summer-school students and visitors, including families, enjoy the shaded lawns of Harvard Yard. The chairs, first installed in 2009 as a project of the Steering Committee on Common Spaces, have...
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Brevia
Changing of the GuardDan Shore, vice president for finance and chief financial officer since 2008—who played a central role in Harvard’s response to the financial crisis and recession, and to...
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The “Little Object That Speaks Loudly”
Broken wine bottles, clay tobacco pipes, and fancy baubles—including, most recently, a pair of silver-alloy cufflinks: these are the small pieces of life at early Harvard that archaeologists have dug...
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