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‘Incredibly Surreal’: Harvard College Seniors Receive Diplomas at House Ceremonies After Turbulent Spring

After morning Commencement proceedings in Tercentenary Theatre concluded, graduating seniors made their way back to their residential Houses for the last time to receive their diplomas at House ceremonies.

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Sean Kelly Commencement

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Harvard Celebrates, With Unity and Defiance, as Courtroom Battle Coincides With 374th Commencement

For the crowd at Harvard’s 374th Commencement, the day was shaped by a legal fight over the fate of Harvard’s international students that played out simultaneously with the ceremony — and by Harvard’s historic, high-stakes standoff with the Trump administration.

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Students Hold Unofficial Affinity Celebrations, Marked by Anger at University Decision to Withdraw Support

Eight affinity groups held celebrations for Commencement this week, despite having been denied funding and access to campus venues by Harvard officials.

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Flush With Cash and Hype, Defense Tech Is a New Career Target for Some Harvard Students

As they enter the workforce, Harvard students are increasingly feeling the pull of defense technology firms.

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Commends Harvard for Resisting Trump at Class Day

Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said Harvard had proven its courage by fighting against the Trump administration during Wednesday’s annual College Class Day.

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DHS Will Move To Revoke Chinese Student Visas, Putting More Than 1,000 Harvard Students at Risk

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Wednesday evening that the Department of Homeland Security would start to revoke Chinese students’ visas — a directive that could put more than a thousand Harvard students at risk.

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Weeks After Cutting Off Support for Affinity Grad Events, Harvard Funds ASL Interpreter for Disability Celebration

After the University announced it would no longer host or fund affinity group celebrations for Commencement, Harvard funded an interpreter for a Tuesday disability affinity ceremony but told organizers to distance the event from traditional affinity celebrations held in previous years.

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States Across the Country Are Trying to Ban Legacy Admissions. Will Massachusetts Do it Too?

After a bill to ban legacy admissions died in committee last legislative session, some Massachusetts officials are optimistic their efforts will come to fruition.

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Harvard Activists Have a New Reason To Protest. Does Palestine Fit In?

As Harvard students and faculty protest the second Trump administration, they sometimes coexist uneasily with the pro-Palestine activists who defined protests last year. Is the campaign for academic freedom inseparable from Palestine, or will the two movements find themselves at odds?

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The Khurana Decade

After 11 years as the dean of Harvard College, Rakesh Khurana prepares for a change of pace.

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Can Harvard Bring Students’ Focus Back to the Classroom?

Harvard’s most vocal critics — and members of its faculty — have claimed that the University’s classes have gotten easier. Now, as Harvard moves to recenter academics in undergraduates’ lives, its students’ shifted priorities are posing a problem.

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The Changing Meaning and Lasting Power of the Harvard Name

The Crimson spoke with students, alumni, and critics to understand how the past two years have tested the strength of one of Harvard’s most important assets: its name.

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Too Rigorous for Romance: How Harvard Students Navigate a ‘Nonexistent’ Dating Scene

The Crimson spoke with more than 75 undergraduates and relationship experts about why Harvard students are too tied up to tie the knot.

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Students Turn Out in Numbers To Protest Threats to International Students Days Before Graduation

More than 300 students, parents, and Cambridge affiliates filled the Science Center Plaza to protest the Trump administration’s decision to target Harvard’s international students on Tuesday.

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