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Year in Photos

The Crimson looks back at the academic year in photos, from the inauguration of Claudine Gay as Harvard’s 30th president to the Israel-Hamas war that divided campus and ignited a leadership crisis.

Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana snaps a selfie with students at the Class of 2027 Convocation.

Sep. 5, 2023

Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana snaps a selfie with students at the Class of 2027 Convocation.

Frank S. Zhou
Hundreds of Harvard affiliates and local residents welcomed Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall puppet of a young Syrian refugee, to Harvard’s campus.

Sep. 8, 2023

Hundreds of Harvard affiliates and local residents welcomed Little Amal, a 12-foot-tall puppet of a young Syrian refugee, to Harvard’s campus.

Frank S. Zhou
A member of the Saints Cosmas and Damian Society pins money to the statues of the patron saints at the chapel in East Cambridge. Every year, the residents of East Cambridge gather at the intersection of Porter Street and Warren Street to celebrate the Feast of Saint Cosmas and Damian, a festival brought by Italian immigrants from the town of Gaeta in 1926.

Sep. 10, 2023

A member of the Saints Cosmas and Damian Society pins money to the statues of the patron saints at the chapel in East Cambridge. Every year, the residents of East Cambridge gather at the intersection of Porter Street and Warren Street to celebrate the Feast of Saint Cosmas and Damian, a festival brought by Italian immigrants from the town of Gaeta in 1926.

Ben Y. Cammarata
Sierra S. Stocker ’25 and Chloe M. Becker ’25 rock out during Crimson Jam as part of student punk band STRYK9.

Sep. 11, 2023

Sierra S. Stocker ’25 and Chloe M. Becker ’25 rock out during Crimson Jam as part of student punk band STRYK9.

Addison Y. Liu
Before the festivities for the inauguration of Claudine Gay, Harvard’s four most recent presidents posed for a photo in front of Massachusetts Hall. From top to bottom, left to right: Lawrence H. Summers, Lawrence S. Bacow, Drew Gilpin Faust, and then University President Claudine Gay.

Sep. 30, 2023

Before the festivities for the inauguration of Claudine Gay, Harvard’s four most recent presidents posed for a photo in front of Massachusetts Hall. From top to bottom, left to right: Lawrence H. Summers, Lawrence S. Bacow, Drew Gilpin Faust, and then University President Claudine Gay.

Julian J. Giordano
Boston Ballet opened its 60th season with Fall Experience, fusing classical foundations with contemporary refinement. Above, renowned Russian-born cellist Sergey Antonov accompanied dancers in Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1, 2, and 10.

Oct. 6, 2023

Boston Ballet opened its 60th season with Fall Experience, fusing classical foundations with contemporary refinement. Above, renowned Russian-born cellist Sergey Antonov accompanied dancers in Johann Sebastian Bach’s Cello Suites No. 1, 2, and 10.

Addison Y. Liu
Claudia D. Goldin, the first woman to receive tenure in Harvard's Economics Department, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Oct. 9, 2023

Claudia D. Goldin, the first woman to receive tenure in Harvard’s Economics Department, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Joey Huang
After a six year touring hiatus, Bruno Major presented an all encompassing performance that was defined by meaningful ambiance and jazzy soul searching.

Oct. 12, 2023

After a six year touring hiatus, Bruno Major presented an all encompassing performance that was defined by meaningful ambiance and jazzy soul searching.

Sarah G. Erickson
More than 1,000 people gathered by the steps of Widener Library Sunday evening for a vigil to stand in solidarity with Israel and mourn the civilian deaths of the Oct. 7 invasion by Islamist militant group Hamas. Candles on the steps spelled out חי, the Hebrew word for life.

Oct. 16, 2023

More than 1,000 people gathered by the steps of Widener Library Sunday evening for a vigil to stand in solidarity with Israel and mourn the civilian deaths of the Oct. 7 invasion by Islamist militant group Hamas. Candles on the steps spelled out חי, the Hebrew word for life.

Julian J. Giordano
Lawrence B. Millman is an avid mycologist, writer, and ethnographer. For the last 35 years, he has conducted mycological work around the world and written 18 books documenting his findings and experiences.

Oct. 19, 2023

Lawrence B. Millman is an avid mycologist, writer, and ethnographer. For the last 35 years, he has conducted mycological work around the world and written 18 books documenting his findings and experiences.

Sami E. Turner
Bowdoin College and Bates College Men’s rowing teams race side by side underneath the Eliot Bridge during the 58th Head of the Charles Regatta.

Oct. 23, 2023

Bowdoin College and Bates College Men’s rowing teams race side by side underneath the Eliot Bridge during the 58th Head of the Charles Regatta.

Sarah G. Erickson
Chuck Todd speaks at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum, discussing the upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Nov. 2, 2023

Chuck Todd speaks at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum, discussing the upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election.

Frank S. Zhou
Francis Dobbs, 3, helps tip a bucket to water a plant in Cambridge’s first ever Miyawaki Forest Saturday morning. More than three dozen Cambridge residents gathered to plant more than 40 species of plants native to New England in a single front yard to guard against biodiversity loss.

Nov. 13, 2023

Francis Dobbs, 3, helps tip a bucket to water a plant in Cambridge’s first ever Miyawaki Forest Saturday morning. More than three dozen Cambridge residents gathered to plant more than 40 species of plants native to New England in a single front yard to guard against biodiversity loss.

Frank S. Zhou
Harvard football head coach Tim Murphy celebrates with his players after his team's victory over Penn, which secured a share of the Ivy League title for the Crimson.

Nov. 14, 2023

Harvard football head coach Tim Murphy celebrates with his players after his team’s victory over Penn, which secured a share of the Ivy League title for the Crimson.

Nicholas T. Jacobsson
The annual showdown between the Harvard Crimson and the Yale Bulldogs returned to the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut on Nov. 18. A tight game, the Crimson fell to the Bulldogs 18-23, closing out the team’s 150th season.

Nov. 18, 2023

The annual showdown between the Harvard Crimson and the Yale Bulldogs returned to the Yale Bowl in New Haven, Connecticut on Nov. 18. A tight game, the Crimson fell to the Bulldogs 18-23, closing out the team’s 150th season.

Katherine A. Harvey
Harvard President Claudine Gay testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for a hearing on antisemitism at college campuses.

Dec. 6, 2023

Harvard President Claudine Gay testified before the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for a hearing on antisemitism at college campuses.

Miles J. Herszenhorn
Research librarian Sarah DeMott and Librarian for Scholarly and Public Programs Peter Accardo discuss the future of Houghton library. Modern digitization of materials and innovative book scanning are hot topics, even when surrounded by the most antique texts.

Jan. 26, 2024

Research librarian Sarah DeMott and Librarian for Scholarly and Public Programs Peter Accardo discuss the future of Houghton library. Modern digitization of materials and innovative book scanning are hot topics, even when surrounded by the most antique texts.

Lotem L. Loeb
The MBTA Red Line was closed for maintenance from Feb. 5 to Feb. 14, as part of a project to reduce slowdowns and increase safety by upgrading track infrastructure.

Jan. 31, 2024

The MBTA Red Line was closed for maintenance from Feb. 5 to Feb. 14, as part of a project to reduce slowdowns and increase safety by upgrading track infrastructure.

Briana Howard Pagán
Interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber '76 speaks to the Crimson in an interview.

Feb. 2, 2024

Interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 speaks to the Crimson in an interview.

Marina Qu
The Harvard men's ice hockey team lost the 2024 Beanpot semifinal to Northeastern in an overtime heartbreaker.

Feb. 6, 2024

The Harvard men’s ice hockey team lost the 2024 Beanpot semifinal to Northeastern in an overtime heartbreaker.

Nika Imamberdieva
Actress Annette Bening was honored as the Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year. She was honored on with a parade through Harvard Yard, followed by a roast that evening.

Feb. 9, 2024

Actress Annette Bening was honored as the Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year. She was honored on with a parade through Harvard Yard, followed by a roast that evening.

Marina Qu
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi Hoekstra speaks in an interview with The Crimson.

Feb. 16, 2024

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi Hoekstra speaks in an interview with The Crimson.

Julian J. Giordano
Wyatt G. Croog, a Crimson Flyby writer, jumps into a bush outside of Hurlbut Hall. Croog explored the new trend of "bush jumping" in a piece that documented the experience of jumping into different bushes around campus.

Feb. 22, 2024

Wyatt G. Croog, a Crimson Flyby writer, jumps into a bush outside of Hurlbut Hall. Croog explored the new trend of ’bush jumping’ in a piece that documented the experience of jumping into different bushes around campus.

Daniel Morales Rosales
At his workstation, Julian K. Li ’25 prepares tools to adjust an off-center bike wheel. Li is one of the students who runs Quad Bikes, an undergraduate-run bicycle repair shop that reopened in the fall of 2022 following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Feb. 23, 2024

At his workstation, Julian K. Li ’25 prepares tools to adjust an off-center bike wheel. Li is one of the students who runs Quad Bikes, an undergraduate-run bicycle repair shop that reopened in the fall of 2022 following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Addison Y. Liu
Students who participated in "River Run" gathered around food trucks near the Malkin Athletic Center. Dean of Students Thomas Dunne said this year’s Housing day festivities "felt really inclusive."

March 8, 2024

Students who participated in ’River Run’ gathered around food trucks near the Malkin Athletic Center. Dean of Students Thomas Dunne said this year’s Housing day festivities ’felt really inclusive.’

Ike J. Park
Superintendent Victoria L. Greer sits at a meeting of the Cambridge School Committee in the Cambridge Rindge and Latin school. Nearly 30 parents demanded change from Greer and district leadership during that meeting.

March 20, 2024

Superintendent Victoria L. Greer sits at a meeting of the Cambridge School Committee in the Cambridge Rindge and Latin school. Nearly 30 parents demanded change from Greer and district leadership during that meeting.

Elyse C. Goncalves
Sheet music is displayed in a case at the Loeb Music Library, which contains more than 65,000 scores and books in its collections.

March 22, 2024

Sheet music is displayed in a case at the Loeb Music Library, which contains more than 65,000 scores and books in its collections.

Briana Howard Pagán
The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations held its 38th annual Cultural Rhythms Showcase, featuring performances from 10 student cultural groups. Dancers in RAZA Ballet Folklorico join Mariachi Veritas musicians in highlighting Mexico’s culture through vibrant music and captivating dance.

March 27, 2024

The Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations held its 38th annual Cultural Rhythms Showcase, featuring performances from 10 student cultural groups. Dancers in RAZA Ballet Folklorico join Mariachi Veritas musicians in highlighting Mexico’s culture through vibrant music and captivating dance.

Marina Qu
Conservation junior fellow Madison A. Conliffe uses acetone to clean Jean Baptiste Carpeaux’s painted plaster sculpture from 1870, “Why Born a Slave!” Conliffe works at the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, where a team of dedicated conservators care for approximately 250,000 pieces in the Harvard Art Museums’ collections.

April 3, 2024

Conservation junior fellow Madison A. Conliffe uses acetone to clean Jean Baptiste Carpeaux’s painted plaster sculpture from 1870, “Why Born a Slave!” Conliffe works at the Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, where a team of dedicated conservators care for approximately 250,000 pieces in the Harvard Art Museums’ collections.

Lotem L. Loeb
Grouplove electrified Boston’s Roadrunner with their March 29 concert — the penultimate stop on their “Rock and Roll Won’t Save Me” tour.

April 6, 2024

Grouplove electrified Boston’s Roadrunner with their March 29 concert — the penultimate stop on their “Rock and Roll Won’t Save Me” tour.

Tracy Jiang
Students braved the cold and gathered in Tercentenary Theatre for Yardfest, the College’s annual spring concert. R&B star Tinashe headlined the night, performing her 2014 hit song “2 On.”

April 8, 2024

Students braved the cold and gathered in Tercentenary Theatre for Yardfest, the College’s annual spring concert. R&B star Tinashe headlined the night, performing her 2014 hit song “2 On.”

Daniel Morales Rosales
Harvard affiliates across campus stepped outside Monday afternoon to witness a near-total solar eclipse — the first visible from North America since 2017.

April 9, 2024

Harvard affiliates across campus stepped outside Monday afternoon to witness a near-total solar eclipse — the first visible from North America since 2017.

Ike J. Park
The Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics hosted a conversation with Kevin McCarthy, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, on the 2024 election.

April 11, 2024

The Harvard Kennedy School Institute of Politics hosted a conversation with Kevin McCarthy, Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, on the 2024 election.

Frank S. Zhou
Harvard undergraduates were among thousands of runners who crossed the finish line of the 128th Boston Marathon. Emotions ran high for runners and spectators alike on the warm spring day. The 26.2 mile course began in rural Hopkinton, continued through Heartbreak Hill in Newton, and ended in Boston’s Copley Square.

April 16, 2024

Harvard undergraduates were among thousands of runners who crossed the finish line of the 128th Boston Marathon. Emotions ran high for runners and spectators alike on the warm spring day. The 26.2 mile course began in rural Hopkinton, continued through Heartbreak Hill in Newton, and ended in Boston’s Copley Square.

Ike J. Park
More than 130 years after its installation atop the Cambridge City Hall, a mechanical tower clock — wound by hand each week — continues to chime. Above, a set of gears translates the time-keeping motion to the four clock faces on the exterior of City Hall.

April 18, 2024

More than 130 years after its installation atop the Cambridge City Hall, a mechanical tower clock — wound by hand each week — continues to chime. Above, a set of gears translates the time-keeping motion to the four clock faces on the exterior of City Hall.

Addison Y. Liu
Asian American Dance Troupe (AADT) dancers in the piece “Am I Dreaming” showcased their sophisticated footwork and techniques to pieces from Stray Kids and SVT The8. AADT's 30th annual show, which was completely sold out, was held in the Loeb Drama Center.

April 24, 2024

Asian American Dance Troupe (AADT) dancers in the piece ’Am I Dreaming’ showcased their sophisticated footwork and techniques to pieces from Stray Kids and SVT The8. AADT’s 30th annual show, which was completely sold out, was held in the Loeb Drama Center.

Samuel A. Ha
Pro-Palestine students occupied Harvard Yard in an encampment beginning Wednesday, April 24. The protest came just two days after Harvard College suspended the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee — while universities across the country have also faced a wave of pro-Palestinian student demonstrations.

April 25, 2024

Pro-Palestine students occupied Harvard Yard in an encampment beginning Wednesday, April 24. The protest came just two days after Harvard College suspended the Harvard Undergraduate Palestine Solidarity Committee — while universities across the country have also faced a wave of pro-Palestinian student demonstrations.

Addison Y. Liu