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  • Campus & Community

    Bringing up the rear

    Mike Lichten, FAS associate dean for physical resources and planning, has shepherded graduating seniors through Commencement exercises for a quarter century.

  • Nation & World

    Why the immigrants come

    Sociology professor analyzes data, learns that groups slip across U.S. border for varied reasons.

  • Campus & Community

    Inspired by impact

    Motivated by the collective impact of their gifts, alumni are giving immediate use funds to support the Harvard experience today and in the future. Harvard’s newest alumni were the first to reach their participation milestone with a record-breaking Senior Gift Campaign, achieving an 82 percent participation rate.

  • Campus & Community

    Harvard awards 9 honorary degrees

    Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, who was selected to speak during the Afternoon Exercises, is among the nine to receive honorary degrees, which includes Ruth Bader Ginsburg (pictured), during Harvard’s 360th Commencement on May 26.

  • Campus & Community

    It was a very good year

    With its 360th Commencement, another chapter in Harvard’s history draws to a close, as marked by highlights from this year. Reinstallation of ROTC, ongoing innovation in science and humanities, and Wynton Marsalis at Harvard top off some of the year’s historical benchmarks.

  • Campus & Community

    HBS students win Dean’s Award for service

    Four members of the Harvard Business School M.B.A. Class of 2011 have been named winners of the School’s prestigious Dean’s Award.

  • Arts & Culture

    The one, indispensable book

    A handful of authors featured in Harvard Bound over the past year answer the question: What is an essential book for today’s graduates — and why? Here are their suggestions as the newest Harvard degree-holders head out into the world.

  • Campus & Community

    Fairbank Center for Chinese studies aids student research

    The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies supports and promotes advanced research and training in all fields of Chinese studies. The center collaborates with the Harvard University Asia Center to offer undergraduate and graduate student grants for Chinese language study and research travel.

  • Campus & Community

    Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics announces fellows

    The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics has announced its Edmond J. Safra Lab and Network Fellows and Edmond J. Safra Graduate Fellows in Ethics.

  • Science & Tech

    A school telescope, through the Internet

    Astronomy Professor Alyssa Goodman is helping to bring astronomy to area schools, founding an “ambassador” program that combines with new software to provide an interface on the universe for students and researchers alike.

  • Campus & Community

    Not black and white

    During a trip to the Museum of Science, Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds and students from her freshman seminar revisited many of the issues they explored in her fall class.

  • Campus & Community

    Harvard China Fund offers internship opportunities in China for undergraduates

    Established in late 2006, the Harvard China Fund (HCF) is Harvard University’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

    Korea Institute offers undergraduates Korean study opportunities

    The Korea Institute at Harvard University promotes the study of Korea and brings together faculty, students, distinguished scholars, and visitors to create a leading Korean studies community at Harvard University.

  • Campus & Community

    Bells mark Commencement

    For 23 years, they have rung out across Cambridge in Harvard’s honor, marking the conclusion of Morning Exercises.

  • Campus & Community

    Sharing excitement for learning

    Undergraduates who are mentors at the Harvard Allston Ed Portal say that in the end they learned as much as the young students they helped.

  • Campus & Community

    Two are Abramson winners

    Kevin Eggan, associate professor of stem cell and regenerative biology, and David Elmer, assistant professor of the classics, are the winners of the 2011 Roslyn Abramson Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching.

  • Campus & Community

    Extension School recognizes outstanding grads

    Each Commencement, the Harvard Extension School recognizes the notable accomplishments of its top graduates and outstanding faculty with numerous awards and prizes.

  • Campus & Community

    GSAS honors outstanding alumni

    This year’s Centennial Medal from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is being awarded to a leading international scholar in mathematics, a well-traveled space scientist, a former university president who epitomizes grace under fire, and a historian who paints America’s past in vivid strokes.

  • Campus & Community

    Guided by faith

    Divinity School student Shauntae Smith will draw from her Harvard studies to lead the youth ministry at her home church in Brooklyn, N.Y.

  • Campus & Community

    Fighting poverty, by design

    A young Harvard architect, with an eye to other cultures, challenges his profession to use design to end poverty and spur social justice.

  • Campus & Community

    Racing to find her passion

    Setbacks in her ski racing career set Marguerite Thorp on the path to serving her passion for global health and social justice.

  • Campus & Community

    The master distiller

    Jason Harrow argued his team to victory in Harvard Law School’s prestigious moot court competition. But his biggest test came in a real federal courtroom, where Harrow took up a high-profile case against the music industry.

  • Nation & World

    Planning a life for others

    Before he was a graduate of Harvard, Jeffrey Lynn Hall Jr. was a graduate of the streets of St. Louis, which taught him to look back and to give back.

  • Campus & Community

    All creatures great and small

    Viewing all life as interconnected, Australian equine specialist Mark Schembri will use his degree from the Harvard School of Public Health to help humans and animals live healthier.

  • Campus & Community

    Pianist on the rise

    Charlie Albright — “among the most gifted musicians of his generation,” according to The Washington Post — has excelled in Harvard’s joint program with the New England Conservatory and is on track to receive a master’s of music in piano performance next year.

  • Campus & Community

    A Poehler-ized Class Day

    Comedian Amy Poehler addressed Harvard’s graduating seniors on Class Day, peppering her remarks with humor and humble words of wisdom.

  • Campus & Community

    Harvard at 375

    The University gets ready to celebrate its classic values, as well as its recent innovative momentum in the sciences, public service, diversity, internationalism, and the arts. Oct. 14 will be the launch of the official 375th anniversary.

  • Campus & Community

    Three to join Harvard Corporation

    In its first expansion in more than three centuries, the Harvard Corporation will add three new members this July. They are Lawrence S. Bacow, Susan L. Graham, and Joseph J. O’Donnell. The appointments were announced May 25.

  • Campus & Community

    Officers of the day

    On the eve of Commencement, three Harvard students become military officers during the annual ROTC commissioning ceremony.

  • Campus & Community

    Underdogs to top dogs

    With a victory over heavily favored Notre Dame on May 1 in Pittsburgh, the Radcliffe Rugby Football Club claimed the 2011 USA Rugby Division II National Championship. It was an astonishing success for a team whose future seemed uncertain only a few years ago.