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Nation & World
Women at war
Three veteran war correspondents talk about the increasingly dangerous job of reporting from conflict zones.
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Campus & Community
HAA announces new Overseers
The president of the Harvard Alumni Association announced the results of the annual election of new members of the Harvard Board of Overseers. The results were released at the annual meeting of the association following the University’s 363rd Commencement.
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Campus & Community
Faust says women should press ahead
Harvard President Drew Faust was honored with the Radcliffe Medal on Friday during Radcliffe Day, an annual Commencement week celebration that unites hundreds of fellows, alumnae and friends for a day of discussions, luncheon and medal ceremony. The day also marked the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study’s 15-year anniversary.
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Campus & Community
One ending, many beginnings
Harvard’s 363rd Commencement brought together students, thousands of spectators, and even the “Queen of Soul.”
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Campus & Community
Spark of science
Local students visited the Harvard campus to celebrate their partnership with the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and to present their final science and engineering projects.
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Campus & Community
A lifelong Harvard perspective
The Gazette sat down with Robert Reischauer, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, to talk about his time on the governing boards and challenges facing Harvard. He completes his board service on June 30.
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Campus & Community
‘There’s no easy time to say hard things’
Delivering Harvard’s Commencement address, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on the Class of 2014 to safeguard free speech and inquiry, rights that he said are under attack both in Washington, D.C., and on college campuses across the country.
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Campus & Community
A sustainable 363rd Commencement
Harvard’s efforts in sustainability are reflected during its 363rd Commencement.
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Campus & Community
Reflections on a half century at Harvard
John P. “Jack” Reardon Jr. ’60, who will step down as Harvard Alumni Association executive director in July, shares his memories as he looks back on 50 years at Harvard University.
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Campus & Community
Snapshots of a sun-splashed day
A roundup of capsule stories and photos surrounding Harvard’s 363rd Commencement.
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Nation & World
A man of many talents
Law School graduate Elliot Schwab multitasks, from music to real estate to Talmudic studies
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Health
Bridging science and religion
Divinity School graduate Shelley Brown is combining her love for science and religion to help stitch together two fields that rarely seem to meet.
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Health
A decade of breakthroughs
The Harvard Stem Cell Institute is now 10 years old. What began as an idea embracing cross-disciplinary research quickly became a generator of scientific discoveries.
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Health
House calls, without visits
With a master’s from the School of Public Health, physician Darrell Gray hopes to use telecommunications to extend care to endangered groups in underserved neighborhoods.
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Campus & Community
Harvard Campaign on track
Donors have given $1 billion to The Harvard Campaign since its public launch in September, bringing the total raised to more than $3.8 billion.
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Campus & Community
House renewal and rebirth
House renewal is one of the largest and most ambitious capital improvement campaigns in Harvard College history, aiming to transform the student experience by ensuring that each House can strongly support the learning and living needs of the modern undergraduate.
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Campus & Community
At 71, he earns his third degree
Henry Hacker, a lifelong collector, earned his third degree at 71, in museum studies at the Harvard Extension School.
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Campus & Community
Carrying the Harvard flag
HAA President Catherine A. “Kate” Gellert will pass the torch to Cynthia A. Torres. Both alumnae encourage engagement and connection as they envision Harvard’s future, locally and globally.
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Campus & Community
Eight to receive honorary degrees
Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the principal speaker at Afternoon Exercises, will be joined onstage by a former U.S. president, a singer, an economist, and other leading lights.
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Arts & Culture
High-stepping through life
Rossi Lamont Walter Jr. ’14 graduates with a passion for dance, the history of science, and Jewish culture. He plans to help others see and develop their strengths.
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Arts & Culture
A giant jewel box, lit by the sky
The Harvard Art Museums will open its greatly expanded and renovated home this fall, aligning the Fogg, Sackler, and Busch-Reisinger museums under a massive glass roof.
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Campus & Community
From Tonga to Tercentenary
Moana ′Ulu′ave, a Tongan-American who is getting her master’s from the Graduate School of Education, is bringing her storytelling culture to a wider world.
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Nation & World
A laser focus on freedom
Jieun Baek, who is graduating from Harvard Kennedy School with a master’s in public policy, is dedicated to opening North Korea to the world.
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Campus & Community
The community builders
When the leadership of Harvard College changes hands later this summer from interim Dean Donald Pfister to incoming Dean Rakesh Khurana, undergraduates will find that while the life experiences and research backgrounds of the two couldn’t be more different, their focus on the job of dean is the same.
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Campus & Community
7,334 degrees, certificates awarded at Harvard’s 363rd Commencement
A breakdown of degrees and certificates awarded at Harvard’s 363rd Commencement.
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Campus & Community
Motivated by impact
More than 700 alumni volunteers will ask their peers to give to Harvard in celebration of a reunion or as an annual gift.
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Campus & Community
Going forward, a look back
The Harvard Campaign, milestones in the arts, and scientific breakthroughs marked 2013-14 at Harvard.
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Campus & Community
A celebration of ideas
The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is turning 15, with 900 of its closest friends in attendance. During the ceremonies, the institute will award the Radcliffe Medal to its former dean, Harvard President Drew Faust.
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Campus & Community
In 1914, poised for war
The Harvard and Radcliffe Classes of 1914 were the University’s final ones before world war. Their brilliant students became players on a stage of vanishing national innocence.
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Campus & Community
Lean in, speak out
At Class Day ceremonies, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg urged graduates to confront hard truths and address wrongs they find in the world.
