Harvard has long prided itself on its ability to foster intellectual curiosity and excellence among its students. However, this ambitious educational undertaking inevitably requires an extensive faculty. Among this robust staff are teaching fellows. Both professors and undergraduates appreciate the instrumental role that these instructors—known by students as TFs—play in educating the student body, but […]
In practically every finance internship interview, I’m asked some variation of the same question—why Art History? I’ve come to understand art history as the history of culture: how we creatively express ourselves, respond to the world around us, and protest. Art is constantly in conversation with itself; artists revisiting and reinventing themes, variations, and […]
On the morning of March 8, federal agents entered a Columbia University-owned apartment and detained Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian graduate student, campus activist, and lawful U.S. resident. Officials cited unspecified national security concerns, stripping his green card and transferring him to an ICE facility in Louisiana, without trial. No formal charges were announced. The detention […]
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Though Harvard is known for its academic excellence, students have proven their talents span across disciplines. For one, there are many skilled student musical groups on campus, and each spring, they come to the stage at Harvard’s annual Battle for Yardfest. Yardfest is a concert hosted by Harvard’s College Events Board where student performers showcase […]
On a brisk Friday afternoon, after exiting Harvard Yard, we had the opportunity to see the Harvard Art Museums’ new exhibit, “Edvard Munch: Technically Speaking,” on its opening day. The experience felt like more than a casual weekend stroll through a gallery; it was a journey through a man’s fractured and perhaps disturbed psyche, stretched […]
$53.2 billion. $22.3 billion. $14.8 billion. These are the respective endowments for fiscal year 2024 of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Columbia University. Collectively, the eight Ivy League schools’ endowments exceed $185 billion. While these robust provisions are paramount in supporting student financial aid, faculty salaries, research, and other university programs, federal funding […]
I walk along the river, wondering how the great poets claimed to love and how I might write this unordinary love letter. The idea of mimicking Shakespeare seems futile and unprepared. My mind momentarily errs as if to stop my aimless wandering, meeting me with a moment of clarity. Suddenly, I no longer remember where […]
From March 28 to March 30, about 20 Harvard students will display more than 50 original artworks, including photography, watercolors, acrylics, ceramics, basket weaving, and other mediums, at Harvard’s Office for the Arts Student Art Gallery. This pop-up exhibition in the main OFA offices will showcase artwork from both undergraduate and graduate students, celebrating the […]