In Photos: The 59th Head of the Charles Regatta

The annual Head of the Charles Regatta returned for its 59th iteration this past weekend. Bringing together more than 11,000 competitors and thousands of spectators from around the world, the regatta is the largest of its kind. Over the three-day event, Crimson photographers lined the Charles River to capture the energy and life it brought to campus.

In Photos: Dean Khurana’s 10-Year Tenure

In this photo essay, The Crimson looks back on some of the highlights of Khurana’s 10-year tenure in Harvard's administration.

In Photos: 8 Months of Protests Over the War in Gaza

Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, the Israel-Hamas war has unmasked deep campus divisions over Israel and Palestine. In this photo essay, the Crimson’s multimedia staff looks back at the past eight months of protests and vigils that have rocked campus.

In Photos: Harvard’s 373rd Commencement Exercises

Thousands of graduates, Harvard faculty, friends, and family crowded into Harvard Yard on Thursday for the University’s 373rd Commencement Exercises. But the usual pomp and circumstance of the ceremony were overshadowed by mass discontent over the decision to bar 13 pro-Palestine College student protesters from graduating.

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The 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.

In Photos: Affinity Celebrations for the Class of 2024

In advance of Harvard’s Thursday Commencement exercises, graduates from across the University gathered for a series of 10 affinity celebrations on Monday and Tuesday. At the ceremonies, students heard speeches from classmates and faculty and received a stole for their affinity group.

12 Hours Inside the Harvard Yard Occupation

Pro-Palestine students occupied Harvard Yard in an encampment beginning Wednesday at noon. The protest comes 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. Crimson photographers documented the first 12 hours of the encampment.

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In Photos: Harvard Starstruck by Solar Eclipse

Harvard affiliates across campus stepped outside Monday afternoon to witness a near-total solar eclipse — the first visible from North America since 2017.  The next total solar eclipse to pass through the continent will not occur until 2044.