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
Storytelling as a global force Professor Martin Puchner serves as literary guide in ‘The Written World’ DateDecember 7, 2017January 26, 2018
Take a seat … and the city’s pulse GSD professor’s sculpture translates real-time data into soundscapes DateDecember 6, 2017December 6, 2017
Harvard acquires new work by Kara Walker ‘Powerhouse’ statement by top contemporary artist is largest drawing in museums’ collection DateDecember 5, 2017December 5, 2017
Not easily persuasive E.J. Dionne works hard to write it like he sees it DateNovember 30, 2017November 30, 2017
Scholar’s eye for fashion For Lily Calcagnini, Harvard ‘is a place where students with intellectual curiosity can study precisely whatever they want’ DateNovember 29, 2017November 30, 2017
A more collaborative Carpenter Center New director Dan Byers expands on ambition to build community around contemporary art DateNovember 29, 2017January 26, 2018
We speak, therefore we are Maskoke language preservationist and HDS alum discusses his work on Gazette podcast DateNovember 22, 2017November 28, 2017
The world according to Conrad Professor Maya Jasanoff embraced adventure to explore the mind behind ‘Heart of Darkness’ and other classics DateNovember 22, 2017November 30, 2017
Preserving a culture, one speaker at a time Yuchi Language Project seeks to revitalize indigenous identity through common tongue DateNovember 21, 2017November 30, 2017
Turn on, tune in, geek out ‘Altered States’ collection takes student down research rabbit hole DateNovember 20, 2017
How a curator sees $450M Leonardo ‘Salvator Mundi’ smashes auction record despite worries on authenticity, condition DateNovember 16, 2017November 17, 2017
Michael Ondaatje goes deep into character ‘English Patient’ novelist explains what he demands of himself, and the reader, when he tells stories DateNovember 16, 2017November 21, 2017
Parsing the poet, Bob Dylan New book examines the influence of the classics on the Nobelist’s music DateNovember 13, 2017January 11, 2018
More Dutch treasures for Harvard Director, curators celebrate gift of 330 drawings from George Abrams DateNovember 9, 2017November 12, 2017
The incomparable da Vinci Uneducated and his own creation, he still rose to the top ranks in both science and art, author Walter Isaacson recounts DateNovember 7, 2017November 7, 2017
Stephanie Burt opens up Professor discusses new book of poetry, life as trans woman ahead of Diversity Dialogues talk DateNovember 3, 2017November 13, 2017
Pain, joy, and wisdom Interdisciplinary course goes deep to look for answers to difficult, fundamental questions DateNovember 2, 2017November 3, 2017
Ideas (and sneakers) were in the air Designer Virgil Abloh shares insights from Nike, Ikea collaborations in Harvard talk DateNovember 1, 2017November 2, 2017
Music and meaning, the Marsalis way Talking with President Faust, jazz great explores the transcendence of creativity and artistry DateOctober 31, 2017November 7, 2017
Feejee Mermaid is unattractive attraction Harvard’s Peabody Museum finds its tale interesting, but untrue DateOctober 30, 2017October 30, 2017
Depths of slavery, heard, seen, and felt Scholars’ film on 18th-century Harvard debate gains power from poetry of Phillis Wheatley DateOctober 30, 2017November 13, 2017
Honoring Mexican discovery Lecture series pays homage to noted archaeologist for work on understanding Aztec culture DateOctober 27, 2017October 30, 2017
The queen of Halloween After writing 5 books on the subject, Harvard’s Lesley Bannatyne is a go-to source DateOctober 26, 2017November 2, 2017
Festive start to Worldwide Week Student groups showcase University’s diversity, values DateOctober 24, 2017October 25, 2017
Eden as a storyteller’s paradise Pulitzer Prize-winning scholar Stephen Greenblatt on his new book, ‘The Rise and Fall of Adam and Eve’ DateOctober 24, 2017October 25, 2017
Life stories keep him turning (and sniffing) the page An open book is a layered experience for award-winning student collector DateOctober 20, 2017October 23, 2017
‘The Paintings of Yoshiaki Shimizu’ Exhibit of works by Harvard-trained artist reveals range, and respect for various cultures DateOctober 18, 2017October 19, 2017
The not lost generation Syrian asylees release documentary to highlight struggles of child refugees DateOctober 18, 2017October 19, 2017
More ‘Answers’ than expected Dramatic arts student learns more than the steps as dancer in new production DateOctober 17, 2017October 18, 2017
Wynton Marsalis makes a return engagement Cultural literacy key topic in conversation with President Faust DateOctober 16, 2017October 23, 2017
