On Campus
Harvard’s Mittal Institute and MITHAS Host ‘Intersections’ Conference: The Art and Academia of Indian Classical Dance
Intersections was a two-day conference centered on traditional Indian dance.
Matisse Is In My Room: A Look at the Student Print Rental Program at the Harvard Art Museums
At the beginning of each fall semester, Harvard students are given the opportunity to bring a part of a museum into their dorms.
‘Real School Spirit’: Harvard Students Celebrate Tailgate, Drone Show at Game Against Brown
More than 16,000 football fans packed into Harvard Stadium on Saturday night for the second most-attended Harvard-Brown game of the past decade that sported a pregame tailgate and halftime drone show.
Building Harvard: The Harvard Art Museums
The Harvard Art Museums elegantly combines both new and old.
Harvard Theater: Fall 2025 Season Preview
Check out this round-up of campus theater productions running in Fall 2025!
‘We Have To Show Out’: Undergrads Get Energized for First Day of Classes
On Tuesday, the steps of Widener Library buzzed with excitement as Harvard students reunited with friends and stopped for pictures to commemorate the first day of classes.
A Critical Eye: Alternative Visions of Motherhood at the Harvard Film Archive
“Mildred Pierce” (1945) explores the lengths to which a mother would go in order to protect her children.
Artist Profile: Anika Liv Christensen ’26 on Changing the World One Piece at a Time
“No matter what I do, I’m not going to be able to stop being an artist,” Anika Liv Christensen ’26 said in an interview with The Crimson.
AADT’s ‘Eastbound’ 2025 Celebrates Inclusivity and Bonding Through Asian American Dance
The troupe’s spring showcase “Eastbound” took place on April 25 and 26 at the Loeb Drama Center.
Artist Profile: Kate E. Vandermel ’25 on Her Harvard Music Journey and Performing Internationally
For singer and performer Kate Vandermel ’25, a relationship with art is a love story fueled by curiosity, deepened through discipline, and defined by an unwavering commitment to chasing inspiration.
‘Legacy’: The 31st Eleganza Show Lights Up Bright-Landry
This year’s outfits were sourced locally, from the Harvard Recycling Center to local thrift spots such as The Attic, Diversity Consignment, and Groovy Thrifty.
Artist Profile: Prazul is ‘Bringing the Saxophone Back’
Prazul makes music for himself and describes his need to create like a compulsion — not a hobby, interest, or want, but a need.
Extensive Renovation Project on William James Plaza To Continue Through Spring 2026
Harvard began construction on the William James Plaza at the start of this year, launching the first major renovation project in the building’s over 60 year history.
FAS Closes Barker Center Cafe, Citing Financial Strain
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences closed the Barker Center Cafe and laid off its 20 student employees and manager at the end of service on Wednesday, citing budget concerns.
Artist Profile: Shana M. griffin on the Harvard ArtLab, Black Feminism, and Social Change Through Art
For others who are trying to make social and political change through artistic devices, griffin recommends a bold approach.
Photographing the Moon: One Man’s Quest to Capture the Lunar Surface
Rutherfurd’s Moon images are beautiful, but they also marked an important leap forward for scientific imaging through their detail and clarity.
Learning the Language of Franz Kafka: Inside Mark Harman’s Translation
For Harman, translation is not merely a mechanical process of matching words, but an effort to breathe life into the characters of Franz Kafka.
An Artistic Dedication to Loss: Yo-Yo Ma and the BSO Shake Symphony Hall
Andris Nelsons shaped the symphony with cinematic precision and depth.
‘Global Encounters’: The 39th Cultural Rhythms Showcase Honors Becky G
On April 5, hundreds of Harvard students, faculty, staff, and alumni headed to Sanders Theatre to celebrate cultural diversity on campus.
Building Harvard: The Carpenter Center
One space on campus — resting between the dignified bricks of the “classic” Harvard buildings — is the Carpenter Center.
‘mind’s eye’ Review: HRMDC Feels It All
The show was an embracing of humanity as a whole, a concept HRMDC tackled with extreme bravery.
From Cultural Rhythms Festival: Cultural Food Festival, A Beacon of Global Diversity in the Harvard Bubble
Spanning from China to the Dominican Republic to Ethiopia, attendees were transported around the globe through the appreciation of cultural foods.
‘The Wizard of THUD’ Review: THUD’s Drum-Believable Spring Performance
“The Wizard of THUD” provided an enjoyable and engaging display of some of the most impressive percussive and creative talent on Harvard’s campus.
‘Joana Choumali: Languages of West African Marketplaces’ Review: A Poignant Question Between the Threads of Fast Fashion
“Joana Choumali: Languages of West African Marketplaces” can be seen on display at the Harvard Art Museums until May 11.
Adams House Withdraws Support for Anti-Zionist Passover Event, Citing Policy on Unrecognized Student Groups
Adams House administrators withdrew funding and revoked a room reservation for a Saturday “anti-zionist Passover seder for liberation” organized by a group of Adams students as the College ramps up efforts to limit the presence of unrecognized student organizations on campus.