Campus Leveling the playing field Harvard’s expansive financial aid program ensures diversity by welcoming freshmen regardless of their circumstances
Campus Young alumni: Exposure to differences spurred growth Learning through others broadened their sense of how the wider world works, recent grads say
Campus Hillary Clinton receives Radcliffe Medal Former U.S. Secretary of State and presidential nominee honored for her life of service
A storyteller partial to sand Experiences in Russia, Montana, and at Harvard converge in freshman Dasha Bough’s creations DateMarch 16, 2018March 19, 2018
Studying art by making it Class encourages students to create works to better understand the finished product DateMarch 12, 2018March 14, 2018
In 1932, this opera was a hit. Why has no one seen it since? At Radcliffe, dreams of revival for African-American composer’s ‘Tom-Tom’ DateMarch 12, 2018March 12, 2018
Inspired by Cairo Radcliffe fellow sees reflections of Arab Spring in comic art revolution DateMarch 6, 2018March 6, 2018
A melding of humanities, sciences E.O. Wilson, in his latest book, thinks the combination is overdue DateMarch 6, 2018March 6, 2018
Solange visits as Harvard Foundation’s artist of year Grammy winner shares stage with tributes to Counter DateMarch 5, 2018March 6, 2018
Honored or not, these films won critic’s heart Ahead of Oscars, New York magazine’s David Edelstein ’81 talks up favorite movie moments of past year DateMarch 1, 2018March 2, 2018
The topic is race, onstage and afterward Claudia Rankine's new play explores understanding, identity, and belonging DateMarch 1, 2018March 5, 2018
A turning point in memory In GSD panel, scholars pick up on national conversation stirred by Confederate monuments DateMarch 1, 2018March 3, 2018
Visions pursued through darkest shadows ‘Inventur’ shines light on work by German artists during and after World War II DateFebruary 28, 2018March 1, 2018
Wielding data against doom and gloom Steven Pinker makes case for human progress in ‘Enlightenment Now’ DateFebruary 27, 2018February 28, 2018
New chapter for 'The Odyssey' Emily Wilson, first woman to translate the ancient epic into English, explains her milestone DateFebruary 23, 2018
Retracing Du Bois’ missteps Radcliffe fellow probes ‘tragedy’ of pioneering African-American scholar’s failed book on WWI DateFebruary 22, 2018February 28, 2018
Decoding languages in the lab New linguistics facility applies scientific tenets to understanding how we communicate DateFebruary 21, 2018March 6, 2018
How Viet Thanh Nguyen found his voice Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘Sympathizer’ novelist returns to Radcliffe for reading, discussion DateFebruary 15, 2018February 21, 2018
Remembering a jazz great Vijay Iyer and Esperanza Spalding headline festival in honor of pianist Geri Allen DateFebruary 15, 2018
Casting new light on ancient epics Copies of bas-reliefs illustrate Mesopotamian history at the Semitic Museum DateFebruary 14, 2018February 23, 2018
A radical archive arrives at Harvard With help from Hutchins Center, Schlesinger Library acquires papers of scholar-activist Angela Davis DateFebruary 13, 2018March 16, 2018
Junot Díaz gets personal — and political — at Harvard conference Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist brings multiple identities to ‘Migration and the Humanities’ DateFebruary 9, 2018February 20, 2018
Feminism and fairy tales Film series spotlights female power in fables and folklore DateFebruary 6, 2018February 8, 2018
African-American folklore inspires meeting of the minds Gates and Tatar discuss origins, ambition of annotated volume DateFebruary 5, 2018February 7, 2018
A time of change, a longing for home in Vienna Documentary traces the rise of creativity and the countering forces a century ago DateJanuary 30, 2018
Social change from the stage Show at the A.R.T. connects Nigerian women to #MeToo DateJanuary 29, 2018February 14, 2018
Seeing things Wiseman’s way Legendary filmmaker, one of three Norton Lecturers, ‘shows us how to look and watch and act’ DateJanuary 26, 2018
Shifting the ‘Horizon’ Graduate student explores perception of climate change through design and art DateJanuary 22, 2018April 23, 2018
Ahead: ‘Hamilton,’ Boston Calling, and more To counter the winter blahs, here's a preview of upcoming area arts and entertainment highlights DateJanuary 19, 2018March 5, 2018
Deaf dancer feels the beat Antoine Hunter leads master class with lessons in movement, inclusion DateDecember 14, 2017December 20, 2017
Modern opera with an old soul Matt Aucoin ’12 returns to Harvard as co-artistic director of boundary-pushing company DateDecember 13, 2017January 26, 2018
Bringing out the edge in Austen’s wit ‘Sense & Sensibility’ adaptation showcases writer ‘really, really serious about questions of ethics and questions about gender and equity’ DateDecember 11, 2017January 3, 2018
The need to talk about race Tanner lecturer Stevenson seeks a national conversation about slavery’s legacy DateDecember 7, 2017December 7, 2017
