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Title: Where did Halloween come from?
Runtime: 1:24
Date posted: 7 days ago
Description: Ciara Ní Riain, lecturer at Harvard University's Department of Celtic Languages & Literatures, tells the story of how the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain morphed into the modern holiday of Halloween.

Title: Harvard's Veritas shield
Runtime: 1:08
Date posted: 9 days ago
Description: Where did Harvard's Veritas shield come from, and how old is it? Sarah Martin, Associate University Archivist for Community Engagement at Harvard University Archives, tells the story behind a its creation and meaning.

Where did Halloween come from? | Harvard Explains

Title: Where did Halloween come from? | Harvard Explains
Runtime: 2:20
Date posted: 11 days ago
Description: Have you ever wondered where trick-or-treating came from? Or why we carve spooky faces into pumpkins? The origins of both practices, and Halloween itself, come from the Celtic festival of Samhain. Ciara Ní Riain, lecturer at Harvard University's Department of Celtic Languages & Literatures, tells the story of how the ancient Irish festival morphed into what we now know as Halloween.

Harvard Thinking: Who should take GLP-1s?

Title: Harvard Thinking: Who should take GLP-1s?
Runtime: 27:41
Date posted: 14 days ago
Description: GLP-1 usage has surged as a weight loss management drug. But given how new they are to the market, medical professionals are only now starting to figure out who should – and should not – be using them. In this episode, host Samantha Laine Perfas talks with obesity specialist Caroline Apovian, evolutionary biologist Daniel Lieberman, and obesity medicine physician scientist Fatima Cody Stanford about why we should be excited – and cautious – about the potential of GLP-1s.

Title: Hollis Hall
Runtime: 0:33
Date posted: 14 days ago
Description: Welcome to Hollis Hall! Built in 1763, Hollis would go on to house more than 600 Continental Army soldiers during the Revolutionary War.

The story behind Harvard's Veritas shield

Title: The story behind Harvard's Veritas shield
Runtime: 1:12
Date posted: 17 days ago
Description: Where did Harvard's Veritas shield come from, and how old is it? Sarah Martin, Associate University Archivist for Community Engagement at Harvard University Archives, tells the story behind a its creation and meaning.

Title: Massachusetts Hall
Runtime: 1:06
Date posted: 18 days ago
Description: Welcome to Massachusetts Hall! This building was completed in 1720, making it older than the U.S. and also the oldest surviving building on campus!

Title: Wadsworth House
Runtime: 0:46
Date posted: 23 days ago
Description: Welcome to Wadsworth House, the second oldest surviving building on Harvard's campus!

Harvard Thinking: Is your parenting style working?

Title: Harvard Thinking: Is your parenting style working?
Runtime: 34:40
Date posted: 28 days ago
Description: Children have minds of their own and those minds might lead to behaviors parents either want to mitigate or reinforce. Parents have difficult choices to make when it comes to guiding their kids, all with the goal of raising successful human beings. In this episode, host Samantha Laine Perfas talks with economist Emily Oster, clinical psychologist Meredith Elkins, and educator Kiran Bhai about how to tell if your parenting tactics are helping or hurting your kid’s development.

What Sea Urchins Can Teach Us About Healthy Aging

Title: What Sea Urchins Can Teach Us About Healthy Aging
Runtime: 1:07
Date posted: 28 days ago
Description: Andrea Bodnar studies what sea urchins can teach us about healthy aging. As science director at the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI), she compares species that live only a few years with others that can live for more than 200. Sea urchins and humans share many of the same cellular processes, and understanding how these animals maintain their health could help researchers identify new targets for drugs to treat age-related diseases and cancer.

GMGI is a nonprofit research institute on Gloucester’s waterfront. Its co-founders include Harvard Medical School professors David Walt and Marc Vidal and former Harvard professor Greg Verdine. Harvard faculty also serve on its science advisory board, helping guide research into ocean life and what it can teach us about ourselves.

Title: How a Harvard flag went to space
Runtime: 0:50
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Sarah Martin, Associate University Archivist for Community Engagement at Harvard University Archives, tells the story behind a unique object in the collection.

In 1985, Harvard alum Jay Apt became an astronaut. He took a small Harvard veritas flag along for his ride on the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

Title: What Sea Urchins Can Teach Us About Healthy Aging
Runtime: 1:53
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Andrea Bodnar studies what sea urchins can teach us about healthy aging. As science director at the Gloucester Marine Genomics Institute (GMGI), she compares species that live only a few years with others that can live for more than 200. Sea urchins and humans share many of the same cellular processes, and understanding how these animals maintain their health could help researchers identify new targets for drugs to treat age-related diseases and cancer.

GMGI is a nonprofit research institute on Gloucester’s waterfront. Its co-founders include Harvard Medical School professors David Walt and Marc Vidal and former Harvard professor Greg Verdine. Harvard faculty also serve on its science advisory board, helping guide research into ocean life and what it can teach us about ourselves.

Title: Explore Tercentenary Theatre
Runtime: 0:54
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Welcome to Tercentenary Theatre! Located in the heart of Harvard Yard, Tercentenary Theatre is home to many celebrations and events on campus.

Harvard Thinking: The healing power of gene therapy

Title: Harvard Thinking: The healing power of gene therapy
Runtime: 32:06
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Gene therapy has been used to treat many previously incurable conditions, like correcting deadly genetic disorders or giving children born with hearing loss the ability to hear. The field has massive potential, but there are still many economic, regulatory, and scientific hurdles to overcome to adequately address a variety of both rare and more common conditions. In this episode, host Samantha Laine Perfas talks with gene editing researcher David Liu and ear, nose, and throat surgeon Eliot Shearer about how gene therapy can help treat diseases that were previously considered too rare to research.

Title: The Harvard flag that went to space
Runtime: 0:53
Date posted: 1 month ago
Description: Sarah Martin, Associate University Archivist for Community Engagement at Harvard University Archives, tells the story behind a unique object in the collection.

In 1985, Harvard alum Jay Apt became an astronaut and flew to space for the first time. He took a small Harvard veritas flag along for his ride on the Space Shuttle Atlantis.

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University

Title: The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University
Runtime: 0:48
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Rodney Eason, Director of Horticulture & Landscape at the Arnold Arboretum, introduces the living museum and park.

Title: Welcome to Harvard, Class of 2030!
Runtime: 2:00
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: As Harvard’s Class of 2030 arrived in Harvard Yard for move-in day, students shared what they’re looking forward to, from meeting new people to starting classes to exploring campus, while their parents talked about their own mixed emotions. They shared feeling both pride and sadness that comes with the day, and the start of a new chapter—for everyone.

The Class of 2030 is moving in! Welcome to Harvard

Title: The Class of 2030 is moving in! Welcome to Harvard
Runtime: 0:31
Date posted: 2 months ago
Description: Harvard's newest class of students moved into their dorms on August 26, 2026.

Interning at the Arnold Arboretum | The Hunnewell Internship Program

Title: Interning at the Arnold Arboretum | The Hunnewell Internship Program
Runtime: 3:32
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Every year, a small group of plant sciences students and recent graduates come to the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University in Boston to learn more about public gardens as part of the Isabella Welles Hunnewell Internship Program. The paid interns spend the summer working in the landscape with the arboretum's experts, who serve as mentors. Each intern picks a specialty, ranging from being a climbing arborist to collections management. They also participate in field trips and workshops.

Interns Chlo Gold and Jonah Lee share their experiences with different teams. Gold, the arboriculture intern, spent this summer learning to climb trees as part of the arborist team, while Lee specialized in horticulture and landscape management. Both were part of the interns' group project to revitalize Peters Hill meadow.

Learn more about the Hunnewell Internship Program: https://arboretum.harvard.edu/about/jobs-and-opportunities/isabella-welles-hunnewell-internship-program/ ...

Title: Summer at the Arnold Arboretum
Runtime: 0:30
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Enjoy a sunny summer day at the Arnold Arboretum, Harvard University's tree museum!

Title: The Weld Boathouse
Runtime: 0:45
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Welcome to the Weld Boathouse! Located right on the Charles River, the boathouse is home to the Harvard women's crew team, as well as Harvard's recreational sculling and intramural house crew programs.

Climbing trees with arboriculture intern Chlo Gold

Title: Climbing trees with arboriculture intern Chlo Gold
Runtime: 0:42
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Chlo Gold is the Hunnewell intern in Arboriculture at the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University. Over the summer, they learned how to climb trees in order to broaden their skillset and care for the Arboretum's living collection. A graduate of Smith College, Gold hopes to pursue research on tree canopies in the future.

The Hunnewell Internship program brings college students and recent graduates to the arboretum during the summer to learn more about plant sciences and receive on-the-job training in preparation for future careers in public horticulture, landscape management, and curation.

The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University is a living museum of trees that is both a Boston park and a research and teaching collection. It's open everyday and free to visit.

Title: MBA Class of 1959 Chapel
Runtime: 0:52
Date posted: 3 months ago
Description: Welcome to the MBA Class of 1959 Chapel, located on the campus of Harvard Business School!

Title: Harvard Stadium
Runtime: 1:00
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Welcome to Harvard Stadium, home to Harvard football and so much more!

The Harvard Stadium was modeled after Greek colosseums and Roman circuses. It was the world’s first massive reinforced concrete structure and is the nation’s oldest concrete stadium. In 1987, Harvard Stadium was designated as a National Historic Landmark, one of only four athletic arenas to be recognized this way.

Title: Harvard Facts
Runtime: 0:36
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Did you know these facts about Harvard? 🤔

Title: Sever Gate
Runtime: 0:55
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: Blair Kamin is the unofficial expert on Harvard gates, and on a recent rainy-day tour he shared facts, details, and stories about some of the 25 gates in Harvard Yard.

Kamin is a journalist, architecture critic, and former Nieman Fellow at Harvard, as well as the author of “Gates of Harvard Yard: The Iconic Entrances to America’s Oldest University.”

Title: John and Abigail Adams' letters
Runtime: 1:20
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: In the Adams House library, Harvard alumni Amy Brenneman AB '87, MRPL '26, and Courtney B. Vance AB '82 read letters written between John and Abigail Adams.

The Adams lived apart much of their married life, and often corresponded via letters. These two letters were written around the time of the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, while John was in Philadelphia and Abigail was in Massachusetts.

Hear more of their letters on the Office for the Arts at Harvard YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/tl0QSWXS7Nk

Title: A New Nation: The Bloody Massacre
Runtime: 1:39
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: John Overholt, Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts at Harvard’s Houghton Library, explores Paul Revere’s The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street, one of the most influential and provocative images of the years leading up to the American Revolution. Produced just three weeks after British soldiers shot and killed five Bostonians on March 5, 1770, the engraving helped shape how the event was understood throughout the colonies.

Though best remembered for his midnight ride, Revere was also a skilled metalworker, printer, and engraver. His depiction of the Boston Massacre circulated widely and transformed a violent confrontation into a powerful political image that helped build support for the revolutionary cause.

The engraving is featured in War of Words, an exhibition at Houghton Library exploring the printed materials that shaped the American Revolution. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Learn more at library.harvard.edu/exhibits/war-w...

Title: A New Nation: The Bloody Massacre
Runtime: 1:36
Date posted: 4 months ago
Description: John Overholt, Curator of Early Books and Manuscripts at Harvard’s Houghton Library, explores Paul Revere’s The Bloody Massacre Perpetrated in King Street, one of the most influential and provocative images of the years leading up to the American Revolution. Produced just three weeks after British soldiers shot and killed five Bostonians on March 5, 1770, the engraving helped shape how the event was understood throughout the colonies.

Though best remembered for his midnight ride, Revere was also a skilled metalworker, printer, and engraver. His depiction of the Boston Massacre circulated widely and transformed a violent confrontation into a powerful political image that helped build support for the revolutionary cause.

The engraving is featured in War of Words, an exhibition at Houghton Library exploring the printed materials that shaped the American Revolution. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Learn more at library.harvard.edu/exhibits/war-w...

Title: A New Nation: A Plan of Boston
Runtime: 1:56
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Molly Taylor-Polesky, Map Librarian of the Harvard Map Collection, explores A Plan of Boston and its Environs, a Revolutionary-era map drawn in October 1775 by British lieutenant Richard Williams while he was stationed in Boston. The map captures a pivotal moment in the early American Revolution, showing a city almost completely surrounded by water, connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land, and transformed by military occupation.

Through Williams’s labels and design choices, the map also reveals a British perspective on the conflict, distinguishing between fortifications built by “his majesty’s troops” and those “thrown up by the rebels.”

The map is featured in War of Words, an exhibition at Houghton Library exploring the printed materials that shaped the American Revolution. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Learn more at library.harvard.edu/exhibits/war-words.

Title: A New Nation: The Washington Elm
Runtime: 2:32
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Molly Schwartzburg, Philip Hofer Curator of Printing and Graphic Arts at Houghton Library, explores an unusual object in Harvard's collection: a "blook," a book-shaped object made from wood of the Washington Elm. The elm stood on Cambridge Common, just steps from Harvard Yard, and is believed to be the tree under which George Washington took command of the Continental Army on July 3, 1775. When the elm died in 1923, pieces were distributed across the country and around the world as symbolic remnants of that founding moment.

The Washington Elm is featured in War of Words, an exhibition at Houghton Library exploring the printed materials that shaped the American Revolution. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Learn more at library.harvard.edu/exhibits/war-words.

Title: A New Nation: A Plan of Boston
Runtime: 2:05
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Molly Taylor-Polesky, Map Librarian of the Harvard Map Collection, explores A Plan of Boston and its Environs, a Revolutionary-era map drawn in October 1775 by British lieutenant Richard Williams while he was stationed in Boston. The map captures a pivotal moment in the early American Revolution, showing a city almost completely surrounded by water, connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land, and transformed by military occupation.

Through Williams’s labels and design choices, the map also reveals a British perspective on the conflict, distinguishing between fortifications built by “his majesty’s troops” and those “thrown up by the rebels.”

The map is featured in War of Words, an exhibition at Houghton Library exploring the printed materials that shaped the American Revolution. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Learn more at library.harvard.edu/exhibits/war-words.

Title: Harvard Alumni Day 2026
Runtime: 2:17:05
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Tune in to the live stream of Harvard Alumni Day on June 5, 2026, to celebrate Harvard's vibrant, global alumni community. Visit alumni.harvard.edu/alumni-day for more information.

Title: Jonny Kim | Harvard Alumni Day 2026
Runtime: 15:10
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: NASA astronaut, Harvard-trained physician, and decorated Navy SEAL Jonny Kim delivers the keynote address at the annual Harvard Alumni Day celebration on June 5, 2026.

Softball player and robot builder Lael Ayala ’26

Title: Softball player and robot builder Lael Ayala ’26
Runtime: 2:03
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Lael Ayala ’26 has spent her time at Harvard balancing a busy schedule. A mechanical engineering concentrator, she is also an outfielder on the varsity softball team and a member of the Army ROTC. For her thesis project, she combined her love of softball and robotics to build a softball-collecting autonomous robot named "Softbot."

Originally from just outside of Atlanta, Georgia, Ayala has always been fascinated with how things work. She's also been a gifted athlete from a young age, eventually deciding to pursue softball at the Division I level. Ayala chose to attend Harvard in order to be able to pursue all her interests at once and to be part of a team that would support her growth.

President Alan Garber | Harvard Alumni Day 2026

Title: President Alan Garber | Harvard Alumni Day 2026
Runtime: 11:34
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Harvard President Alan M. Garber delivers remarks during Harvard Alumni Day on June 5, 2026.

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Richard Clark Keynote Address | 2026 ROTC Commissioning

Title: Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Richard Clark Keynote Address | 2026 ROTC Commissioning
Runtime: 24:59
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Richard Clark addressed the 19 graduating seniors who were commissioned as second lieutenants and ensigns into the Army, Air Force, Navy, and Space Force on Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 during Harvard’s 2026 ROTC Joint Commissioning Ceremony.

Andrew O’Donohue Delivers the Graduate English Address | Harvard Commencement 2026

Title: Andrew O’Donohue Delivers the Graduate English Address | Harvard Commencement 2026
Runtime: 11:34
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Graduate Andrew O’Donohue delivers the Graduate English Address, “Losing Our Education,” at Harvard’s 2026 Commencement Exercises on Thursday, May 28th, 2026.

Title: Harvard Commencement 2026
Runtime: 3:47:51
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Tune in to Harvard Commencement for the Class of 2026 on Thursday, May 28, 2026, featuring an address by Conan O'Brien.

Rolling on the livestream (such as recording the livestream from our feed), streaming, or using the full livestream is not permitted. You are permitted to pull clips/portions from the livestream after the fact. Please credit Harvard University for all uses.

Harvard Commencement 2026 | Ceremony recap

Title: Harvard Commencement 2026 | Ceremony recap
Runtime: 0:52
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: A joyful crowd gathered to celebrate Harvard’s 375th Commencement on May 28, 2026. Comedian, writer, television host, and podcaster Conan O’Brien ’85 gave the Commencement address.

Noah Eckstein Delivers the Senior English Address | Harvard Commencement 2026

Title: Noah Eckstein Delivers the Senior English Address | Harvard Commencement 2026
Runtime: 9:43
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Graduate Noah Eckstein delivers the Senior English Address, “The Punchline,” at Harvard’s 2026 Commencement Exercises on Thursday, May 28th, 2026.

Kiesse Nanor Delivers the Latin Salutatory | Harvard Commencement 2026

Title: Kiesse Nanor Delivers the Latin Salutatory | Harvard Commencement 2026
Runtime: 5:43
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Graduate Kiesse Nanor delivers the Latin Salutatory, "Harvardianus Esse (To Be a Harvardian),” at Harvard’s 2026 Commencement Exercises on Thursday, May 28th, 2026.

ENGLISH TRANSLATION:
President Garber, most eminent deans, wisest professors, esteemed alumni and alumnae, and most cherished friends and family: hail.

Thank you for being on this campus with us on this day of celebration.

I stand before you all on this platform to deliver a speech which, though ancient, nevertheless resounds with the weighty sound of golden memory.

You might ask why, on this day, I use such an ancient language. Indeed, I know that most of you do not understand me, even though I see you all nodding your heads while you read the interpretation in a barbarous language, English.

But my answer is simple: however ancient this language is, just like this university, nevertheless it is not dead.

For nearly four centuries we stu...

Harvard College Class Day Exercises 2026

Title: Harvard College Class Day Exercises 2026
Runtime: 2:01:20
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Class Day celebrates the graduating Harvard College Class of 2026.

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Ronny Chieng Address | Harvard Class Day 2026

Title: Ronny Chieng Address | Harvard Class Day 2026
Runtime: 21:01
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Ronny Chieng, an Emmy Award-winning actor, comedian, and correspondent for The Daily Show, delivers remarks to the Harvard Class of 2026 during the Harvard College Class Day on Wednesday, May 27th, 2026.

Celebrating the Class of 2026 | Harvard Commencement recap

Title: Celebrating the Class of 2026 | Harvard Commencement recap
Runtime: 0:56
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: A joyful crowd gathered to celebrate Harvard’s 375th Commencement on May 28, 2026. Comedian, writer, television host, and podcaster Conan O’Brien ’85 gave the Commencement address.

Conan O’Brien Delivers the Commencement Address | Harvard Commencement 2026

Title: Conan O’Brien Delivers the Commencement Address | Harvard Commencement 2026
Runtime: 24:54
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Conan O’Brien ’85 delivers the commencement address during the 375th Commencement Exercises at Harvard University on Thursday, May 28, 2026.

President Alan Garber's Welcome | Harvard Commencement 2026

Title: President Alan Garber's Welcome | Harvard Commencement 2026
Runtime: 7:39
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Harvard President Alan Garber delivers the official welcome during the 375th Commencement Exercises at Harvard University on Thursday, May 28, 2026.

Harvard ROTC Commissioning Ceremony 2026

Title: Harvard ROTC Commissioning Ceremony 2026
Runtime: 1:41:56
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: Watch the livestream of graduating Harvard cadets and midshipmen being commissioned into the United States Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, Navy, and Space Force.

Congrats and advice for the Class of 2026

Title: Congrats and advice for the Class of 2026
Runtime: 1:01
Date posted: 5 months ago
Description: We asked members of the Class of 2026 to send their congratulations and advice to their fellow graduating students.

Title: Congratulations, Harvard Class of 2026!
Runtime: 1:04
Date posted: 6 months ago
Description: We asked members of the Class of 2026 to send their congratulations and advice to their fellow graduating students.

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