On Friday, March 27, the Shiftmakers Gala & Women’s Forum took place at Harvard, bringing together female leaders in celebration of their success and empowerment. Organized by The Shift and its nonprofit arm, The Startup Girl Foundation, the event celebrated female trailblazers across fields, a powerful conclusion to Women’s History Month. Launched in 2025, The […]
On Dec. 3, American actress, activist, and podcast host Sophia Bush took the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum stage for the final panel of the year. Titled “Activism and Entertainment,” the talk was moderated by JFK Jr. Forum Director Aaron Goldman. Bush is known for her starring roles on television and film, including Brooke Davis […]
Every semester, the Harvard Independent holds a meeting with our Graduate Board—a group of alumni from the newspaper who provide guidance, support, and help steer Indy operations. This fall marked my seventh one, and last as Editor-in-Chief. The feeling I experienced during those three hours, surrounded by the leaders who have inspired me to dedicate […]
“The first of its kind at Harvard.” The Harvard Undergraduate Sports Lab proudly displays this slogan on its homepage. Co-founded in 2022 by Tai Tatum ’24 and Ayah Al-Zubi ’23, HUSL provides students passionate about sports business a space to connect with industry leaders and one another. At an institution with limited offerings for students […]
Writer’s note: As the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum enters another month of inspiring conversations with distinguished leaders and experts, it faces a profound loss. Institute of Politics Director Setti Warren passed away suddenly on November 2, 2025, at the age of 55. Warren dedicated his life to public service, serving in the Navy during […]
On the final official day of 2025 Family Weekend, Harvard community members of all ages made their way to the Agassiz Theatre to watch the last performance of “The Addams Family Musical,” which came to campus just in time for Halloween. Presented by the Office for the Arts, the Harvard rendition of the classic story, […]
“Christian, conservative, Republican—in that order.” On Sept. 30, former Vice President Mike Pence described himself with these words as he took the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum stage for a conversation entitled “The Future of Conservatism and American Democracy.” The discussion was moderated by Professor Archon Fung, Director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance […]
For the past 50 years, skating fans and citizens of the Greater Boston area have flocked to Cambridge to watch an Evening with Champions. EWC is a public charity dedicated to fighting cancer by raising money for the Jimmy Fund, an organization for pediatric cancer research under the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. EWC was founded in […]
Dexter Griffin ’27 took a lingering pause when I opened our interview by asking him to describe himself in three words. While I could have answered the question for him—creative, artist, visionary—he chose instead to revisit the question at the end of our conversation, offering me only one: “Hungry,” he said when I asked him […]
Dear Readers, This fall marks the 56th anniversary of the Harvard Independent. Born in 1969, at the height of the Vietnam War and a campus disrupted by protest, the Indy emerged from students who demanded unbiased, topical reporting and a space for counterculture writing. For over half a century, the Indy has chronicled Harvard at […]