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Artist Profile: Ryan Yip, Fashion Critic and Skeptic

By Giselle P. Acosta
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The freelance fashion critic has made a career out of giving clothes of all kinds a second, third, and fourth look.

Artist Profile: Camryn Suzanne Knows What Happened to Your Fave

In her video essays, Suzanne analyzes the careers and trends of pop culture’s haves, have-nots, and has-beens.

‘Jam: A Jam Jam!’ Review: Jamming Along with the Harvard Fallen Angels and the Harvard Callbacks

By Jenna Jiang
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Under the spotlight, the groups’ upbeat and powerful energy beamed even brighter throughout their performance.

‘It’s Not Working’: Former Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo ’93 Bashes Trump’s Tariffs at IOP Forum

Former Governor of Rhode Island and Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo ’93 condemned the Trump administration’s rollout of tariff policies at a Wednesday forum at the Institute of Politics.

‘Dream Count’ Review: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Latest Characters Grapple with Shades of the Unknown

“Dream Count” brings its women’s struggle with the unknown to a poignant head, resulting in a complex exploration of identity and belonging.

Artist Profile: Jared Sleisenger ’16 on The Importance of Modern Jewish Storytelling

“Find the story you’re trying to tell and how best to tell it,” Sleisenger said.

The Lydian String Quartet and ‘Time's Echo Live’: An Interweaving of Narratives, Memories, and Shostakovich’s Music

By Dailan Xu
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Eichler and the Lydian Quartet invited the audience into a space where memory was not only preserved, but actively reawakened.

‘Inconsistent with Basic Economics’: Harvard Economics Baffled by Trump’s Tariff Policy

After more than a week of escalating tariffs on the United States’ closest allies and adversaries alike, Harvard economists warned that President Donald Trump’s economic policy would plunge the country into a recession.

Harvard Innovation Labs Announces 25 President’s Innovation Challenge Finalists

Harvard Innovation Labs announced 25 finalists of the President’s Innovation Challenge, a pitch competition that awards up to $75,000 to “outstanding” student or alumni ventures.

Opinion

Central Administration

Harvard Medical School Launches Open Inquiry Working Group

Harvard Medical School has tapped a working group on open inquiry and the free exchange of ideas, HMS Dean George Q. Daley ’82 announced Wednesday.

Research

Harvard Researchers Develop AI-Driven Framework To Study Social Interactions, A Step Forward for Autism Research

Harvard researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence-driven framework to track and analyze how rats interact in social environments, offering a new tool for studying autism and other disorders.

    Opinion

    Central Administration

    Harvard Medical School Launches Open Inquiry Working Group

    Harvard Medical School has tapped a working group on open inquiry and the free exchange of ideas, HMS Dean George Q. Daley ’82 announced Wednesday.

    Research

    Harvard Researchers Develop AI-Driven Framework To Study Social Interactions, A Step Forward for Autism Research

    Harvard researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence-driven framework to track and analyze how rats interact in social environments, offering a new tool for studying autism and other disorders.

      Sponsored

      Year in Review

      Summers Says Harvard Gave Trump an Opportunity To Threaten University Over Antisemitism Response

      Former Harvard President Lawrence H. Summers slammed Harvard’s leaders on Wednesday for acting too slowly against campus protesters and academic centers he accused of spreading antisemitism — which, he said, gave the Trump administration a window to threaten the University.

      Amid Freeze, Harvard Will Continue Hiring Undergraduate Course Assistants

      Putting Academics First Starts With All of Us

      Where Did All the Radicals Go?

      Harvard Breaks Records at Jim Click Shootout

      Pritzker Says Harvard Is ‘All Over’ Supporting Students Whose Visas Were Revoked

      Penny S. Pritzker ’81, the senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation — the University’s highest governing body — said the University is working to support students whose visas had been revoked by the Trump administration in its push to deport international students involved in pro-Palestine protests on Tuesday.

      Year in Sports

      ‘A Campaign of Anti-Palestinian Racism’: HDS Students, Alumni Decry Program Suspension

      HDS Dean Marla Frederick announced on March 28 that the Religion, Conflict, and Public Life program would be paused, citing a budget cut and a desire to “rethink” the future of the program. But Frederick’s decision drew anger from some RCPI affiliates.

      Cone and Get It: Students and Cambridge Residents Head to Ben & Jerry’s for Free Cone Day

      Thousands of Harvard students and Cambridge residents flocked to the Ben & Jerry’s Harvard Square location for a free scoop of the Vermont ice cream as a part of the company’s nation-wide Free Cone Day on Tuesday.

      A Majority of Cambridge City Council Now Calling For Toner’s Resignation

      Pressure is mounting on embattled Cambridge City Councilor Paul F. Toner to yield his seat on the Council as a majority of his colleagues are now calling for his resignation.

      In Photos: Yardfest 2025

      Students gathered in Tercentenary Theatre on Sunday for Yardfest, Harvard College’s annual spring concert. Three student bands – The Yard Bops, Stryk9, and Big Tuesday – opened the show before Grammy-nominated artist Natasha Bedingfield took the stage for a night of music, food, and celebration.

      Year in FM

      Councilor Siddiqui Reflects On the City’s Changing Housing Landscape at PBHA Talk

      After landmark zoning reform, Cambridge City Councilor Sumbul Siddiqui and A Better Cambridge co-chair Justin N. Saif ’99 unpacked its implications and  encouraged students to get involved in local politics at a Phillips Brooks House Association event on Tuesday.

      Former Acting Secretary of Labor Calls On Students to 'Fight For Federal Government Employees' at HLS Talk

      Julie Su, the former U.S. Secretary of Labor under President Joe Biden, condemned President Donald Trump’s attempts to slash the federal civil service. She challenged attendees of Tuesday’s Harvard Law School discussion to stand up against the Trump administration’s efforts.

      Harvard Is Checking International Students’ Visa Status Daily After Revocations

      Harvard’s International Office confirmed that it is checking the status of students’ visas on a daily basis, following a Sunday announcement to international students on the revocation of five Harvard affiliates’ visas.

      After Trump’s Demands, Dean of Students Says College Diversity Offices Have No Plans To Cut Programming

      Harvard College Dean of Students Thomas G. Dunne said in an interview with The Crimson on Tuesday that he does not expect the College’s diversity offices to be affected by the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.

      Senior Section

      Harvard — Hands Off California’s Water

      In paying lip service to the climate while siphoning scarce water from the earth, our University has demonstrated its commitment to profit. It’s time to demonstrate its commitment to sustainability instead — the future of Cuyama Valley’s residents and water hangs in the balance.

      We Need a Paradigm Shift in Our Approach to Street Safety

      These crashes are not tragic anomalies, but indicators that something preventable failed — and crucially, can be fixed. Through measurable and outcome-based transformations, we can reshape the streets themselves and create mobility justice.

      Opinion

      Harvard Medical School Launches Open Inquiry Working Group

      Harvard Medical School has tapped a working group on open inquiry and the free exchange of ideas, HMS Dean George Q. Daley ’82 announced Wednesday.

      Harvard Researchers Develop AI-Driven Framework To Study Social Interactions, A Step Forward for Autism Research

      Harvard researchers have developed a new artificial intelligence-driven framework to track and analyze how rats interact in social environments, offering a new tool for studying autism and other disorders.