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Arts & Culture
Just one family’s history – and the world’s
Claire Messud’s autobiographically inspired new novel traces ordinary lives through WWII, new world orders, Big Oil, and rise and fall of ideals
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Arts & Culture
Digging into the Philippines Collections at the Peabody Museum
Filipino American archivist offers personal perspective to exhibit
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Campus & Community
‘Shed the tears … get up and fight some more’
Justice Sonia Sotomayor on importance of civic engagement, youth involvement, giving back
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Campus & Community
When should Harvard speak out?
Institutional Voice Working Group provides a roadmap in new report
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Health
Had a bad experience meditating? You’re not alone.
Altered states of consciousness through yoga, mindfulness more common than thought and mostly beneficial, study finds — though clinicians ill-equipped to help those who struggle
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Arts & Culture
Better to be talented or lucky?
If you want fame, Cass Sunstein says, it typically requires some of both — and is no pure meritocracy
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Health
Rethinking life-support decisions
Of the survivors within one study group, more than 40% recovered at least some independence.
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Health
What to do about mental health crisis among Black males
Symposium examines thorny, multifaceted dilemma from systemic racism in policing, healthcare to stigma attached to psychotherapy in community
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Campus & Community
Day to remember
One journey behind them, grads pause to reflect before starting the next
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Campus & Community
Choose bravely, Ressa tells Harvard grads
Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist puts values first in Commencement address focused on threats to democracy
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Campus & Community
‘Be that voice for compassion, learning, understanding, and unity’
Burns and others deliver call to action – and empathy – at Class Day ceremonies
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Campus & Community
Six receive honorary degrees
Harvard recognizes educator, conductor, theoretical physicist, advocate for elderly, writer, and Nobel laureate
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Campus & Community
Ready to serve
New officers ‘join a long crimson line that goes back to the very founding of this country.’
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Arts & Culture
‘Tell the cities about us … and tell our neighbors about what we do’
‘HUM SAB EK’ harvests stories of self-employed Indian women’s hardships — and victories
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Campus & Community
Time to stand up, defend American higher education, Faust says
President emerita invokes spirit of Emerson, pushes back against recent criticisms
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Campus & Community
Maria Ressa will speak her troubled mind
‘Democracy dies quickly,’ warns Nobel laureate ahead of Commencement, where she hopes to find students committed to protecting it
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Campus & Community
‘Seek inspiration in one another’
Garber praises graduates’ resilience, urges them to maintain and cherish lasting bonds
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Campus & Community
Five alumni elected to the Board of Overseers
Six others join Alumni Association board
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Health
Everything counts!
New study finds step-count and time are equally valid in reducing health risks
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Campus & Community
New HAA president brings holistic approach to alumni leadership
Moitri Chowdhury Savard committed to listening deeply, respecting differences, finding common ground in shared values
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Campus & Community
Bridging social distance, embracing uncertainty, fighting for equity
Student Commencement speeches to tap into themes faced by Class of 2024
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Nation & World
Footnote leads to exploration of start of for-profit prisons in N.Y.
Historian traces 19th-century murder case that brought together historical figures, helped shape American thinking on race, violence, incarceration
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Campus & Community
‘I haven’t really had a proper weekend in a long time’
Longtime supporter of grads Kathy Hanley caps 13-year quest with a Commencement of her own
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Campus & Community
Party like it’s 2020
Class of ’24 gets a do-over on high school prom that pandemic took away
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Science & Tech
‘The scientist is not in the business of following instructions.’
George Whitesides became a giant of chemistry by keeping it simple
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Campus & Community
Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture announces funding recipients
Three major events, including Psychedelics Bootcamp 2024, to be hosted over summer
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Campus & Community
‘I was frustrated, infuriated, because women are just as capable’
Experiences in Uganda and U.S. fuel Ananda Birungi’s passion for empowering others, especially women and girls
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Health
How do you read organization’s silence over rise of Nazism?
Medical historians look to cultural context, work of peer publications in wrestling with case of New England Journal of Medicine
