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Finding his rhythm between classroom and stage
Harvard College senior Raghav Mehrotra, a joint economics and music concentrator, with his drum kit at Holden Chapel.

Finding his rhythm between classroom and stage

At Harvard, drummer Raghav Mehrotra ’26 built knowledge about the music industry — and a sizable social media following.

Re-examining the history of Black fathers (external link)
Thomas Blakeslee, Ph.D. ’25

Re-examining the history of Black fathers 

Thousands filled the pews of one of Chicago’s largest Black churches on June 15, 2008, to hear then-Senator Barack Obama deliver a much-anticipated Father’s Day speech. Given the occasion and setting, few would have been surprised if the candidate for president had taken the opportunity to lift up the role of Black men in family life. And at first, he did, briefly praising the work and virtues of the congregation's leader, Bishop Arthur Brazier, and his son, Rev. Byron Brazier. Then Obama pivoted sharply, delivering a withering indictment of absentee fathers in the Black community.