Campus & Community
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Kannon Shanmugam to join Harvard Corporation
Alumnus of College and HLS elected to University’s senior governing board
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‘Like we’re reaching a new period of human history’
Fascination with artificial intelligence pulls Muqtader Omari back to his scholarly first love: Science
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‘It’s the best feeling, helping a prosecutor, a judge, see someone’s humanity’
At Law School, Sophia Hunt discovers passion for defense — and rises to job once held by Obama
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Six honorary degrees to be awarded at 374th Commencement
Recipients include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Richard Alley, Esther Duflo, Elaine H. Kim, Rita Moreno, Abraham Verghese
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A celebration for parents, too
Moms and dads reflect on campus journey they shared with children
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Take a stand, Abdul-Jabbar tells graduating seniors
Writer and basketball legend speaks to the moment in Class Day address
Part of the Commencement 2025 series
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‘Stand up for the truth’
In ROTC address, Garber offers Churchill as model of courage in ‘face of near constant opposition’
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Hey you, hold onto your humanity. You’ll thank me later.
A little advice for the graduates — or, at least, for one of them (you know who you are)
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Healing through music
Grant Jones incorporated love of meditation and listening to R&B, hip-hop into dissertation on mindfulness interventions
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Identifying barriers faced by people with disabilities
Melissa Shang conducts ambitious survey for senior thesis, filling ‘major gap’ in scholarship
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She left small town for Harvard but found herself looking back
Lilian Smith’s thesis honors history of quiet resistance in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho
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Ringing in tradition
Dozens of bells will mark Harvard’s Commencement
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Deep in the Amazon, local politicians resist gold miners — and inspire thesis
Encounter during rainforest trip leads Eduardo Vasconcelos to research focus
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Entering ‘our problem world’
University honors — and challenges — newly elected members of Phi Beta Kappa at ceremony
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Fight for education, Garber urges grads
‘Everything we might achieve is grounded in knowledge,’ says president in Baccalaureate address
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Finding common humanity, modern lessons in antiquity, a path forward
Yurong ‘Luanna’ Jiang, Aidan Scully, Thor Reimann to deliver orations
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Federal funding freeze leaves grad students, postdocs scrambling for labs, support
Pipeline of up-and-coming researchers an integral part of nation’s innovation ecosystem
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Frustrated fighting wildfires in L.A., he resolved to build better tools
Rupen Dajee launches tech startup to aid emergency responders, leveraging lessons learned firsthand as EMT, firefighter
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Upholding the mission in a year of turmoil
Garber greets Commencement with high hopes for students and a strong affirmation of University’s contributions to U.S. growth, health
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12 alumni elected to Harvard leadership boards
New Overseers and HAA directors to begin terms in May, July
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After flying Apaches, she needed a new challenge
Lindsey Chrismon sets sights high from West Point to Harvard Business School
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Marine vet’s future was a puzzle. Then he found archaeology.
Shane Rice credits Gen Ed class — and professor’s wall of declassified intelligence photos — with illuminating career path
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University sues Trump administration over move to bar international students, scholars
Judge grants University’s motion for temporary restraining order, blocking government’s action
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Less a problem than an adventure
For Eliot Hodges, math is a creative process
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Searching for answers to life’s big questions
Kelsey Hanson Woodruff served as a Presbyterian minister before love of religious studies led her to Harvard
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‘There are secrets to unlock’
Harvard’s practice of preservation plays key role in future research
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Ready to listen
Incoming board president Will Makris hopes alumni will share experiences and learn from one another
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Bringing startup energy to whatever he does
Michael Oved builds community around passions for entrepreneurship, Republican politics
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Harvard amends lawsuit to push back against new funding cuts
Government is seeking to ‘micromanage’ University, complaint says, posing threat to advances in health and science
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David Deming named Harvard College dean
Economist who serves as Kirkland House faculty leader begins in new role July 1
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Walter Jacob Kaiser, 84
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Gloria Ferrari Pinney, 82
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Charles Dacre Parsons, 91
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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New Learning Experience Platform opens doors to innovation in teaching
Flexible, modular platform supports unique pedagogical approaches
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When Jodie Foster found out acting wasn’t a dumb job
Celebrated performer, filmmaker — and now Radcliffe Medalist — discusses sometimes thorny complexities of six-decade career
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Finishing what he started
Ben Abercrombie battles back to graduate 8 years after spinal-cord injury on football field left him paralyzed