<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://gocrimson.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Harvard University</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/rss.aspx?path=general</link><description>Latest news items for Harvard University</description><atom:link href="https://gocrimson.com/rss?path=general" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>FAS Current: Class of 2026 Student-Athletes Celebrated as ‘Stars that Shine Brightly’</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/5/28/general-fas-current-class-of-2026-student-athletes-celebrated-as-stars-that-shine-brightly.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/5/28/general-fas-current-class-of-2026-student-athletes-celebrated-as-stars-that-shine-brightly.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Eva Rankin" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/28/HVC-SENIORSDINNER60TH-05.27.26-7483.jpg" /><br /><br />For the last four years, Katie Krupa has demonstrated her mastery of the basketball court by sinking three-pointers and grabbing rebounds. Normally cool on the court, the senior was awestruck by the final spectacle of her Harvard athletic career — a hockey arena full of 850 cheering fans and fellow athletes.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/HVC-SENIORSDINNER60TH-05.27.26-7483.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/HVC-SENIORSDINNER60TH-05.27.26-7483.jpg"><media:title>Eva Rankin</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/28/HVC-SENIORSDINNER60TH-05.27.26-7483.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 16:50:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>30322</s:story_id></item><item><title>Harvard Athletics Class of 2026 Honored at Senior Letterwinners’ Dinner</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/5/27/general-harvard-athletics-class-of-2026-honored-at-senior-letterwinners-dinner.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/5/27/general-harvard-athletics-class-of-2026-honored-at-senior-letterwinners-dinner.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Senior Letterwinners' Dinner 2026" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/27/IMG_1651.JPG" /><br /><br />Harvard Athletics and the Harvard Varsity Club celebrated the Class of 2026 on Wednesday night at the annual Cory Thabit Family Senior Letterwinners' Dinner. The event took place at Bright-Landry Hockey Center and honored the achievements of this year's graduating student-athletes.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/IMG_1651.JPG" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/IMG_1651.JPG"><media:title>Senior Letterwinners' Dinner 2026</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/27/IMG_1651.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 21:30:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>30317</s:story_id></item><item><title>The Stories of Harvard: Chase Aldridge</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/5/13/general-the-stories-of-harvard-aldridge.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/5/13/general-the-stories-of-harvard-aldridge.aspx</guid><category>Baseball, General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Alumni Content Series Draft Header" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/11/2627_ACS_Aldridge-WEB.png" /><br /><br />Former captain recounts Harvard-Yale 2019 walk-off, career in pro baseball.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/11/2627_ACS_Aldridge-WEB.png" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/11/2627_ACS_Aldridge-WEB.png"><media:title>Alumni Content Series Draft Header</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/11/2627_ACS_Aldridge-WEB.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 15:11:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>30247</s:story_id></item><item><title>Harvard Ranks First in New England in Latest Learfield Directors’ Cup Winter Standings Update</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/4/9/general-harvard-ranks-first-in-new-england-in-latest-learfield-directors-cup-winter-standings-update.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/4/9/general-harvard-ranks-first-in-new-england-in-latest-learfield-directors-cup-winter-standings-update.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Harvard Athletics Campus" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2025/8/12/DJI_0771.JPG" /><br /><br />After a successful and memorable winter season, Harvard athletics checks in at No. 27 in the latest Learfield Directors' Cup winter standings rankings. The Crimson is the top ranked athletic department in both New England and Massachusetts. In the Football Championship Subdivision, Harvard holds the No. 2 spot.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/12/DJI_0771.JPG" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/12/DJI_0771.JPG"><media:title>Harvard Athletics Campus</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2025/8/12/DJI_0771.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 9 Apr 2026 15:09:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>30059</s:story_id></item><item><title>Ivy Madness to Return to The Palestra in 2027 as Part of Centennial Celebration</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/4/7/general-ivy-madness-to-return-to-the-palestra-in-2027-as-part-of-centennial-celebration.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/4/7/general-ivy-madness-to-return-to-the-palestra-in-2027-as-part-of-centennial-celebration.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="2027 Ivy Madness Philadelphia Bound" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/4/7/ivy-madness-1920x1080-final.jpg" /><br /><br />The Ivy League announced today that the 2027 Ivy Madness men's and women's basketball tournaments will be held at The Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa., in conjunction with the historic venue's 100th anniversary celebration.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/ivy-madness-1920x1080-final.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/ivy-madness-1920x1080-final.jpg"><media:title>2027 Ivy Madness Philadelphia Bound</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/4/7/ivy-madness-1920x1080-final.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 7 Apr 2026 11:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>30028</s:story_id></item><item><title>Kuscher Named 2026 NATA-ICSM Head Athletic Trainer of the Year</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/3/31/general-kuscher-named-2026-nata-icsm-head-athletic-trainer-of-the-year.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/3/31/general-kuscher-named-2026-nata-icsm-head-athletic-trainer-of-the-year.aspx</guid><category>General</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Yumi Kuscher at Harvard Football" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/30/FBL_2425_Yale_Kuscher_Yumi_1412.jpg" /><br /><br />Yumi Kuscher, MS, LAT, ATC, CSCS, Harvard's Associate Director of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer for Football, has been named the NCAA Division I National Athletic Trainers Association – Intercollegiate Council for Sports Medicine (NATA-ICSM) Head Athletic Trainer of the Year.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/30/FBL_2425_Yale_Kuscher_Yumi_1412.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/30/FBL_2425_Yale_Kuscher_Yumi_1412.jpg"><media:title>Yumi Kuscher at Harvard Football</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/30/FBL_2425_Yale_Kuscher_Yumi_1412.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:36:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29974</s:story_id></item><item><title>Men's Volleyball's Woolbert named EIVA Defensive Player of the Week</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/3/2/men.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/3/2/men.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Volleyball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Owen Woolbert" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/3/2/20260228_JTT_VBM_51.JPG" /><br /><br />Middle Blocker Owen Woolbert was awarded his second career EIVA Defensive Player of the Week honor on Monday, March 2nd.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/2/20260228_JTT_VBM_51.JPG" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/2/20260228_JTT_VBM_51.JPG"><media:title>Owen Woolbert</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/3/2/20260228_JTT_VBM_51.JPG" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Mon, 2 Mar 2026 13:56:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29756</s:story_id></item><item><title>Tess Johnson ’27 Places Fifth in Women’s Dual Moguls at 2026 Olympic Games</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/15/general-tess-johnson-27-places-fifth-in-womens-dual-moguls-at-2026-olympic-games.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/15/general-tess-johnson-27-places-fifth-in-womens-dual-moguls-at-2026-olympic-games.aspx</guid><category>General, Skiing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Tess Johnson" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/15/Johnson__Tess_GettyImages-2261580596_web.jpg" /><br /><br />Tess Johnson '27 – an undergraduate student in the Harvard Extension School – placed fifth in the women's dual moguls event at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games on February 14.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/Johnson__Tess_GettyImages-2261580596_web.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/Johnson__Tess_GettyImages-2261580596_web.jpg"><media:title>Tess Johnson</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/Johnson__Tess_GettyImages-2261580596_web.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Sun, 15 Feb 2026 18:55:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29618</s:story_id></item><item><title>March: A Month of National Champions</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/3/31/general-march-amonth-of-national-champions.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/3/31/general-march-amonth-of-national-champions.aspx</guid><category>General, Track &amp; Field, Women's Fencing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Harvard athletics" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/5/1/2023-24_SAOTW.png" /><br /><br />Harvard student-athletes once again shined on the national stage, as two Crimson made history with national championship triumphs in March.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/1/2023-24_SAOTW.png" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/1/2023-24_SAOTW.png"><media:title>Harvard athletics</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/5/1/2023-24_SAOTW.png" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:24:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>30221</s:story_id></item><item><title>Harvard Gazette: A Second Shot at Olympic Glory</title><link>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/5/general-harvard-gazette-a-second-shot-at-olympic-glory.aspx</link><guid>https://gocrimson.com/news/2026/2/5/general-harvard-gazette-a-second-shot-at-olympic-glory.aspx</guid><category>General, Skiing</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Rémi Drolet and Tess Johnson" src="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/2/15/2026_Olympics_Header.jpg" /><br /><br />Five athletes with Harvard ties are among the thousands set to compete on the slopes and ice of Italy this month at the 2026 Winter Olympics. They include a current Extension School student who made her Olympics debut at age 17 and an alumnus who is one of the most decorated student-athletes in the history of Harvard's skiing program.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/2026_Olympics_Header.jpg" /><media:content url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/2026_Olympics_Header.jpg"><media:title>Rémi Drolet and Tess Johnson</media:title></media:content><enclosure url="https://gocrimson.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&amp;image_path=/images/2026/2/15/2026_Olympics_Header.jpg" length="1" type="image/jpg" /><pubDate>Thu, 5 Feb 2026 13:00:00 EST</pubDate><s:sport_id>6</s:sport_id><s:story_id>29612</s:story_id></item></channel></rss>