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  • Spark of science

    Local students visited the Harvard campus to celebrate their partnership with the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, and to present their final science and engineering projects.

  • A lifelong Harvard perspective

    The Gazette sat down with Robert Reischauer, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, to talk about his time on the governing boards and challenges facing Harvard. He completes his board service on June 30.

  • ‘There’s no easy time to say hard things’

    Delivering Harvard’s Commencement address, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg called on the Class of 2014 to safeguard free speech and inquiry, rights that he said are under attack both in Washington, D.C., and on college campuses across the country.

  • A sustainable 363rd Commencement

    Harvard’s efforts in sustainability are reflected during its 363rd Commencement.

  • Reflections on a half century at Harvard

    John P. “Jack” Reardon Jr. ’60, who will step down as Harvard Alumni Association executive director in July, shares his memories as he looks back on 50 years at Harvard University.

  • Snapshots of a sun-splashed day

    A roundup of capsule stories and photos surrounding Harvard’s 363rd Commencement.

  • Harvard Campaign on track

    Donors have given $1 billion to The Harvard Campaign since its public launch in September, bringing the total raised to more than $3.8 billion.

  • House renewal and rebirth

    House renewal is one of the largest and most ambitious capital improvement campaigns in Harvard College history, aiming to transform the student experience by ensuring that each House can strongly support the learning and living needs of the modern undergraduate.

  • At 71, he earns his third degree

    Henry Hacker, a lifelong collector, earned his third degree at 71, in museum studies at the Harvard Extension School.

  • Carrying the Harvard flag

    HAA President Catherine A. “Kate” Gellert will pass the torch to Cynthia A. Torres. Both alumnae encourage engagement and connection as they envision Harvard’s future, locally and globally.

  • Eight to receive honorary degrees

    Former New York Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the principal speaker at Afternoon Exercises, will be joined onstage by a former U.S. president, a singer, an economist, and other leading lights.

  • From Tonga to Tercentenary

    Moana ′Ulu′ave, a Tongan-American who is getting her master’s from the Graduate School of Education, is bringing her storytelling culture to a wider world.

  • The community builders

    When the leadership of Harvard College changes hands later this summer from interim Dean Donald Pfister to incoming Dean Rakesh Khurana, undergraduates will find that while the life experiences and research backgrounds of the two couldn’t be more different, their focus on the job of dean is the same.

  • 7,334 degrees, certificates awarded at Harvard’s 363rd Commencement

    A breakdown of degrees and certificates awarded at Harvard’s 363rd Commencement.

  • Motivated by impact

    More than 700 alumni volunteers will ask their peers to give to Harvard in celebration of a reunion or as an annual gift.

  • Going forward, a look back

    The Harvard Campaign, milestones in the arts, and scientific breakthroughs marked 2013-14 at Harvard.

  • A celebration of ideas

    The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study is turning 15, with 900 of its closest friends in attendance. During the ceremonies, the institute will award the Radcliffe Medal to its former dean, Harvard President Drew Faust.

  • In 1914, poised for war

    The Harvard and Radcliffe Classes of 1914 were the University’s final ones before world war. Their brilliant students became players on a stage of vanishing national innocence.

  • Lean in, speak out

    At Class Day ceremonies, Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg urged graduates to confront hard truths and address wrongs they find in the world.

  • GSAS honors four with Centennial Medals

    This year, four prestigious scholars received the Centennial Medal.

  • Moving on to the military

    A Tercentenary Theatre ceremony launches seven ROTC graduates as officers in Marines, Navy, and Air Force.

  • Finnegan new Harvard treasurer

    Paul J. Finnegan, a member of the Harvard Corporation, will become treasurer of the University in July. He will succeed James F. Rothenberg, who will stay on as a member of the Corporation.

  • Their memories and hopes

    A budding mathematician, an international thinker, and a creative achiever are the student speakers at Harvard’s 2014 Morning Exercises.

  • An immigrant triumph

    After leaving Brazil at age 11 for the United States, Eric Westphal ’14 learned English and started climbing life’s ladder, culminating as an honors graduate.

  • A hand up to a better future

    Graduating senior Jesse Sanchez has come a long way from the poor streets of San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood, and now wants to help those struggling toward college.

  • Support on the cutting edge

    Supporter James A. Star ’83 was on hand at a ceremony to honor the inaugural winners in the Star Family Challenge for Promising Scientific Research.

  • Listen for the bells

    In celebration of the city of Cambridge and of the country’s oldest university, a number of neighboring churches and institutions ring their bells at the conclusion of Harvard’s 363rd Commencement Exercises, for the 26th consecutive year.

  • Partners, from grade school to Medical School

    Fraternal twins Rosh and Roshan Sethi have shared much of their lives, including at Yale as undergraduates and sharing an apartment while enrolled at Harvard Medical School. Now preparing to graduate, they’re anticipating diverging careers, with Roshan exploring radiation oncology and Rosh head and neck surgery.

  • The import of ‘Breaking Good’

    Harvard President Drew Faust bid farewell to the graduating seniors of the Class of 2014 on Tuesday during the annual Baccalaureate Service in Harvard’s Memorial Church.

  • Celebrating the intellect

    The traditional Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises featured awards, music, and advice from a poet and a novelist.