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The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, which awards the Harvard PhD, offers 57 degree programs, including interfaculty PhD programs with Harvard’s professional schools. PhD students may broaden their programs by enrolling in a growing number of secondary fields of study.

PhD students may now enroll in a secondary field in Computational Science and Engineering, bringing to 14 the number of secondary fields of study offered by GSAS.
Lifelong tinkerer Adam Cohen opens the door to creative discovery in the lab
Check out the new Library Grad Guide: A Guide to Library Resources for GSAS Graduate Students.

Read special coverage of current issues in chemistry, as reported by the Graduate School's own Science in the News.
Talking with the Chronicle’s provocateur about the job market in the humanities, the growing importance of alternate career tracks, and the challenges and rewards of the scholarly life.
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences conferred 359 PhDs and 68 master's degrees in Sanders Theatre on Thursday, May 26.
Celebrating the Graduate School's award-winning alumni: Heisuke Hironaka, PhD ’60, mathematics; Jeffrey Alan Hoffman, PhD ’71, astrophysics; Richard Wall Lyman, PhD ’54, history; and Nell Irvin Painter, PhD ’74, history (pictured).
How a student-run mentoring program is helping women PhD candidates prepare for careers — and lives — in the sciences.

The Graduate Consortium on Energy and Environment gives PhD students a broad-based expertise in climate change and energy production.
How Harvard’s librarians navigate the collections to help students find hidden riches