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Campus & Community
Harvard Extension alums honored, instructor recognized
Harvard Extension Alumni Association’s 42nd annual banquet honors notable alumni and instructor Thomas M. Nichols.
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Health
Ketamine found effective in treating severe depression
A new study finds ketamine as effective as electroconvulsive therapy (without its major side effects) for the treatment of nonpsychotic, treatment-resistant depression.
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Health
The brain on ketamine
It’s a powerful antidepressant, but science needs more answers on out-of-body experiences and other “dissociative effects,” says the first author Fangyun Tian.
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Work & Economy
How U.S. debt-limit drama has hurt economy
Policy expert examines prospects of Biden-McCarthy plan as Congress wrestles over details, Monday deadline looms.
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Arts & Culture
Jorie Graham confronts past, present, and future
“Mortality got my attention. And it was — as we are told to believe but rarely do — a gift,” says the acclaimed poet, whose latest collection, “To 2040,” looks at the many crises shadowing what she calls “the human project.”
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Campus & Community
Unyielding belief in possibility of delivering healthcare for global poor
Co-founder of Partners In Health honored for her work delivering healthcare to global poor.
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Campus & Community
Pomp and circumstance — and surprises
In photos, we look back on a week of festivities celebrating 2023 graduates.
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Nation
Danielle Allen thinks our democracy needs renovation
Danielle Allen’s new book lays out vision for power-sharing liberalism that will lead to greater inclusion, responsiveness, participation — and better lives for all.
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Campus & Community
The crowd went wild
The details behind the degrees are as richly varied as the faces and voices that fill Harvard Yard.
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Campus & Community
Recruiting everyday superheroes for ‘cage match with agents of intolerance’
Though America could use a superhero, there’re none to be found, actor Tom Hanks told Harvard’s Class of 2023 on Thursday, instead, there’s a new generation to join the battle of truth and equality.
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Campus & Community
Harvard awards 9,265 degrees
Harvard has awarded a total of 9,265 degrees, including those given in November 2022 and March 2023.
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Campus & Community
All the words, all the wisdom
While comedian Larry Wilmore addressed Harvard College seniors Wednesday afternoon, graduating students at Schools across the University heard from their own special guests on Class Day.
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Campus & Community
Five alumni elected to the Board of Overseers
Five alumni have been elected as new members of Harvard University’s Board of Overseers and six as directors of the Harvard Alumni Association.
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Campus & Community
Harvard awards six honorary degrees
This morning, Harvard awarded honorary degrees to Jennifer A. Doudna, Tom Hanks, Katalin Karikó, David Lewis, Hugo Noé Morales Rosas, and Adm. Michael Mullen.
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Campus & Community
Seriously, grads: Don’t be afraid
Live with intention and don’t let fear keep you from being the person you want to be, Larry Wilmore told the Class of 2023 on Wednesday.
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Campus & Community
Rubenstein to step down from Harvard Corporation
Longtime University supporter will remain chair of Global Advisory Council.
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Campus & Community
Timothy R. Barakett named Harvard treasurer
Timothy R. Barakett, a member of the Harvard Corporation since 2019, will become treasurer of the University beginning July 1. He will succeed Paul J. Finnegan, who will carry forward as a member of the Corporation.
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Campus & Community
There’s more to life than money, but still …
Eight faculty members share insights on what to do, what not to do, and how to figure out what matters most.
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Campus & Community
Reflecting on 2022-23
It felt like the start of a new era as life on campus returned to a post-pandemic normal. A timeline marks some of the highlights from the 2022-23 academic year.
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Campus & Community
Wrapped in tradition
The Harvard University Native American Program began practicing the tradition last year at its affinity graduation ceremony for Native students. The event comes with its own communal pageantry, but HUNAP has found a way to also make it feel very personal.
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Campus & Community
Praise for students who faced an extraordinary test — and passed
“Looking at you, I see the future as it might one day be, and it gives me hope,” Bacow told the Class of 2023.
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Campus & Community
Power of poetry, warning to preserve academic freedom
Pulitzer Prize winner explains how her work brings more love into her life while physicist urges defense of classroom speech.
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Campus & Community
Bells to ring on Commencement Day
For the 36th year, a number of neighboring churches and institutions will ring their bells in celebration of the city of Cambridge and of Harvard’s 372nd Commencement Exercises on May 25. The bells will begin at 12:15 p.m.
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Campus & Community
Preparing to rebuild even as war with Russia rages
Konstantin Usov struggled with the decision to attend the Kennedy School, but others urged him not to pass up the opportunity to acquire knowledge to bring back and share when Kyiv and Ukraine begin rebuilding.
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Science & Tech
What drives four future climate leaders
Seniors represent diverse backgrounds, concentrations, and perspectives on finding real-world solutions to complex, mounting crisis.
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Campus & Community
‘I realized that I couldn’t say no — not because of personal ambition, but given the moment.’
Harvard’s 29th president shares memories and lessons from his early life and career.
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Campus & Community
Shoyo Sato’s curious comeback
Ahead of graduation from the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Shoyo Sato looks back on the experience as the best thing that could’ve happened.
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Campus & Community
Making connections between modern, ancient — and each other
The orations will be delivered during Morning Exercises in Tercentenary Theatre on May 25.
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Campus & Community
Three seniors awarded Fay Prize for outstanding theses
Three students were recognized by the Harvard Radcliffe Institute with the Captain Jonathan Fay Prize, the annual award for the top three best theses of the College’s graduating class.
