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.
Sep. 5, 2023
Harvard College Dean Rakesh Khurana snaps a selfie with students at the Class of 2027 Convocation.
Frank S. ZhouSep. 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. ZhouSep. 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. CammarataSep. 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. LiuSep. 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. GiordanoOct. 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. LiuOct. 9, 2023
Claudia D. Goldin, the first woman to receive tenure in Harvard’s Economics Department, won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Economics.
Joey HuangOct. 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. EricksonOct. 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. GiordanoOct. 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. TurnerOct. 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. EricksonNov. 2, 2023
Chuck Todd speaks at a Harvard Institute of Politics forum, discussing the upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Frank S. ZhouNov. 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. ZhouNov. 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. JacobssonNov. 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. HarveyDec. 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. HerszenhornJan. 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. LoebJan. 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 PagánFeb. 2, 2024
Interim Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 speaks to the Crimson in an interview.
Marina QuFeb. 6, 2024
The Harvard men’s ice hockey team lost the 2024 Beanpot semifinal to Northeastern in an overtime heartbreaker.
Nika ImamberdievaFeb. 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 QuFeb. 16, 2024
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi Hoekstra speaks in an interview with The Crimson.
Julian J. GiordanoFeb. 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 RosalesFeb. 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. LiuMarch 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. ParkMarch 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. GoncalvesMarch 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 PagánMarch 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 QuApril 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. LoebApril 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 JiangApril 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 RosalesApril 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. ParkApril 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. ZhouApril 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. ParkApril 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. LiuApril 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. HaApril 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