Campus & Community
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named Class Day speaker
NBA icon, award-winning author, and humanitarian chosen for ‘his lasting efforts to build a more just and compassionate world’
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Harvard files lawsuit against Trump administration
Filing argues freeze of research funding violates First Amendment, laws, procedures
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Endowment offers Harvard flexibility but also risks
Economist speaks of balancing act between immediate needs and long-term planning
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Slave trade database moving to Harvard
Publicly accessible digital tool compiles four decades of scholarship on more than 30,000 voyages and 200,000 people.
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‘This is weakening the United States.’
Scholars react to Trump administration actions against Harvard and other institutions
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The food was good. The conversation was better.
‘Our Harvard’ brings students together to tackle tough issues
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New experiences at their fingertips
Course on tactile reading shows students ‘Why Braille Matters’
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Harvard won’t comply with demands from Trump administration
Changes pushed by government ‘unmoored from the law,’ Garber says. ‘The University will not surrender its independence or relinquish its constitutional rights.’
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Helping the U.S. fight addiction, cancer, other afflictions
A snapshot of research backed by partnership between government agencies and higher ed
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Heartbreak Hill? These marathoners have seen worse.
Loved ones inspire College runners to go the distance against disease
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Cutting drug costs, embracing aging, demystifying AI — and more research ideas
8 graduate students pitch their work in Harvard Horizons talks
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Richard P. Lifton to join Harvard Corporation
Scientist to start with governing board on July 1, succeeding Shirley Tilghman
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A ride on the Marrakesh Express
‘Postcard from Morocco’ brings opera back to Lowell House
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Robert Sanford Brustein, 96
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Healthy Minds Survey asks students about mental health
University will use results to tailor resources and support to students’ needs
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Aramont Fellowships champion research at the forefront of innovation
Winning projects selected for potential to fuel scientific progress
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Civil discourse that exceeds 150 characters
New Ethics Center events mull real-life conflicts, with first focusing on improving campus discourse on hard topics in social media age
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Rakesh Khurana shares lessons learned at helm — and as an influencer, off- and online
Danoff Dean of Harvard College to step down at end of academic year after 11-year tenure of advances, innovation, and challenges (including pandemic)
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Nonie Lesaux named HGSE dean
Scholar in literacy development and early learning has served as interim dean since July 2024
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A year into role, Chan School dean focused on driving change amid deep challenges
Andrea Baccarelli has laid out a vision for expanding the School’s impact while navigating a rapidly shifting landscape for federally funded research
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Harvard launches pilot initiative to tackle some of today’s biggest challenges
Harvard Impact Labs will provide funding and support for faculty to conduct solutions-focused research and drive real-world impact
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Panelists look at challenges, opportunities of GAI tools
New initiative advances conversations about role of AI
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Maybe a teacher. Or maybe an education policy reformer.
Andrew Zonneveld believes public service is way to make a real difference in world
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Passion for advocacy nurtured at home
Maryam Guerrab, a child of Algerian immigrants, seeks to combine important lessons from classroom with powerful ones from life
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Her parents came from India. She wants to help other newcomers.
Merlin D’souza has her sights set on medical school
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Providing medical care is important, but so is ensuring access
Morgan Byers grew up in a small Georgia community with big ideas of how to help
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Women’s basketball on the road to March Madness
Ivy League champs return for first time in 18 years,
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4 things we learned this week
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When creativity calls
Harvard staff cultivate talents that flourish beyond the gates
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Harvard expands financial aid
New effort ensures that more undergraduates, especially from middle-income families, will receive support
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Getting into the swing of things
Students plan concert with saxophonist and composer Ted Nash that ends with enlightening dinner conversation
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The House that will be home
Housing Day — one of Harvard’s most beloved traditions — marks a milestone for first-years
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It’s going to get even harder to write (or at least type) like Sylvia Plath
Cambridge Typewriter, one of few shops left to buy, repair vintage machines, prepares to close doors after more than half a century
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Rising econ star sheds light on power of exchange rates
Oleg Itskhoki, now a Clark Medalist, returns to Harvard
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How to escape your silo (spoiler: friendship helps)
Co-authors of ‘What We Can’t Burn’ formed lasting bond even as they argued about best way to fight climate change