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  • Campus & Community

    Disorder in the American courts

    In a luncheon address, retired jurist Margaret Marshall, the 2012 Radcliffe Medalist, cautioned that money-mad judicial races may be tipping the scales of justice.

  • Campus & Community

    An enterprising mind

    Fresh off his own failed venture, Andrew Rosenthal still wanted to build things. At Harvard Business School, he helped to build a bridge between startup-minded students and the broader community.

  • Nation & World

    Fareed Zakaria Commencement 2012 Speech

    Fareed Zakaria, a Harvard alumnus whose insights into the power shifts setting the stage for a new global era have made him a celebrated thought leader on international affairs, was the principal speaker at the Afternoon Exercises of Harvard’s 361st Commencement.

  • Arts & Culture

    Jasper Johns, and a technique he loved

    A new exhibition at the Arthur M. Sackler Museum profiling the print-inspired works of contemporary artist Jasper Johns was put together with the help of four Harvard undergraduates.

  • Campus & Community

    Organizing for health care

    Pedrag Stojicic, who is graduating from the Harvard School of Public Health, plans to apply his passion for organizing to problems in his Serbian homeland, including HIV/AIDS and physician corruption.

  • Campus & Community

    Driving toward the future

    In four years at Harvard College, hard work and determination have propelled Patrick Staropoli to a 3.94 grade point average and earned him a place in Phi Beta Kappa. But when folks in Staropoli’s home state of Florida talk about his drive, they’re usually referring to the fact that he races super late-model series stock…

  • Campus & Community

    Bridging the doctor-patient divide

    Graduating Harvard Medical School student Katherine Johnson hopes to bridge barriers between doctors and patients by using her skills in the community as she begins her residency.

  • Campus & Community

    Commencement in 90 seconds

    Scenes from the 2012 Commencement exercises.

  • Campus & Community

    Family values, in an orphanage

    Sonya Soni always felt called to serve the Indian orphanage that her family has run for four generations. Two years at Harvard Divinity School challenged her to rethink what the struggling community needs most.

  • Campus & Community

    Daring to be a doer

    Clara Long, who has worked many jobs in many lands, plans to use her new Harvard Law Degree to help ensure the rights of others.

  • Campus & Community

    Building community, one note at a time

    Now 59, Gregg Moore is set to receive a master’s from the Graduate School of Education, which he plans to use to foster community arts programs, with an emphasis on music education, as a way to bring disparate groups together. It’s an idea inspired by his career as a professional tubist in Europe, where he…

  • Campus & Community

    Celebrating Commencement 2012

    All over campus, graduates toasted their hard work and great accomplishment on this perfect New England day as they also looked toward the hope of what tomorrow will bring.

  • Campus & Community

    Zakaria offers parting words

    Delivering Harvard’s Commencement address, journalist Fareed Zakaria told members of the Class of 2012 to trust themselves as they journey into a world that is more peaceful and contains more opportunities than ever before.

  • Campus & Community

    Board of Overseers election results

    The president of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) announced the results of the annual election of new members of the Harvard Board of Overseers. The elected directors of the HAA were also announced on May 24.

  • Campus & Community

    After graduation, reflection

    Harvard’s 361st Commencement continued well into the later afternoon, with graduates, alums, family, friends, and faculty joining in the festivities.

  • Campus & Community

    Harvard Medalists 2012

    The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has named Charles W. Collier, Ellen R. and Melvin J. Gordon, Harry L. Parker, and Susan S. Wallach the recipients of the 2012 Harvard Medal.

  • Campus & Community

    Another degree, and a passion realized

    Catherine Musinsky, an Extension School graduate, used a serious illness to inspire her artistry, creating a documentary and moving on to study movement.

  • Campus & Community

    Text of Zakaria’s Commencement address

    Commencement address by Fareed Zakaria on May 24, 2012.

  • Campus & Community

    Rep. Barney Frank ’61 Class Day 2012 Speech

    Harvard alum and Massachusetts senator Rep. Barney Frank ’61 delivers his class day speech to seniors in Tercentenary Theatre on May 23, 2012.

  • Campus & Community

    Odes to joy

    Harvard Gazette staff writers covered the campus to capture snapshots of Harvard’s 361st Commencement, on a picture-perfect day.

  • Campus & Community

    Where horseplay is the point

    The Harvard Polo Club, which dates to early in the 20th century, is enjoying a strong revival after a hiatus.

  • Campus & Community

    Andy Samberg Class Day 2012 Speech

    Comedian Andy Samberg addresses graduating seniors at Class Day 2012 in Tercentenary Theatre

  • Health

    Unraveling the secrets of the epilepsy diet

    Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Harvard-affiliated Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have identified a protein that plays a key role in the long-mysterious effectiveness of an extremely low-calorie, high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet in suppressing epileptic seizures.

  • Campus & Community

    Marshall to receive Radcliffe Medal

    On Radcliffe Day, May 25, hundreds of alumnae, fellows, and friends, including many University leaders, faculty, and staff, celebrate excellence and innovation — hallmarks of both Radcliffe College and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study. This year, the Radcliffe Institute medal recipient and luncheon speaker is Margaret H. Marshall, Ed.M.’69.

  • Campus & Community

    Making a difference

    The chance to make a difference — in Cambridge and beyond — by giving to Harvard appeals widely to alumni across class years.

  • Campus & Community

    First floor, going up

    The Student Organization Center at Hilles should feel more like home when Harvard undergraduates return to campus in the fall — that is, if home has a performance-quality audio system, a high-definition flat-screen TV, top-of-the-line gaming, Starbucks-level coffee drinks, and space in which to party or to meet with several hundred friends.

  • Campus & Community

    SAI offers grants for research, language study

    Since its inception in 2003, the South Asia Initiative continues the long tradition of collaboration between Harvard and South Asia. Learning from South Asia and contributing to its development have become vital given the salience of the region in contemporary times.

  • Campus & Community

    China Fund offers internship, service opportunities in China

    Established in late 2006, the Harvard China Fund is Harvard’s “academic venture fund” for China. In service of the entire University, it supports teaching and research on China and promotes Harvard’s presence in China.

  • Campus & Community

    Fairbank Center aids student research

    The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies supports and promotes advanced research and training in all fields of Chinese studies. The center provides a variety of grants to enable graduate and undergraduate students to advance their Chinese language skills and conduct research focused on China-related topics.

  • Campus & Community

    Horace Gray Lunt II

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 1, 2012, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Horace Gray Lunt II, Samuel Hazzard Cross Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Lunt spearheaded a golden age of Slavic studies.