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  • Lovejoy new HAA executive director

    Philip W. Lovejoy, the Harvard Alumni Association’s longtime deputy executive director, will succeed Jack Reardon ’60 as executive director effective July 1.

  • Faculty Council meeting held April 30

    On April 30 the members of the Faculty Council approved preliminary versions of the University Extension School courses for 2014-15 and Courses of Instruction for 2014-15.

  • ‘I have always been temperamentally wired to carry on’

    Interview with Professor Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot as part of the Experience series.

    Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot in her home.
  • Hidden spaces: The Class of 1959 Chapel at HBS

    The Class of 1959 Chapel at Harvard Business School has served as a peaceful space of solitude and introspection since its completion in 1992.

  • Q&A with Jameela Pedicini

    Jameela Pedicini is Harvard Management Company’s first vice president for sustainable investing. Working closely with Harvard President Drew Faust and President and CEO of HMC Jane Mendillo, Pedicini was instrumental in the University’s recent decision to sign the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). She spoke with the Gazette about her charge to help the University think in more nuanced ways about environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors in investing.

  • Boston Shines, thanks to many hands

    Volunteers from the Harvard community joined together on April 25 to make the 12th annual Boston Shines a success. With 75 pairs of hands, they did just that.

  • ‘Incognito’ author uncovers biases

    In the third and final installment of this year’s Diversity Dialogues, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences brought Michael Sidney Fosberg of “Incognito” fame to address biases we face every day.

  • Harvard men’s lacrosse secures Ivy title

    The No. 16 Harvard men’s lacrosse team did what no other Crimson team had done in 24 years on Saturday, as it clinched the program’s first Ivy League championship since 1990 with an 11-10 win at No. 13 Yale.

  • Visitas memories

    A sophomore reflects on her Visitas experience, when Harvard welcomed her as an admitted freshman.

  • The poetry of slam

    The Harvard slam poetry group Speak Out Loud will perform during Visitas, the weekend event that welcomes admitted freshmen.

  • American Academy of Arts and Sciences elects 204 new members

    The American Academy of Arts and Sciences today announced the election of 204 new members, including 16 from Harvard University.

  • Double takes

    These layered and complex views can be found in plain sight on Harvard University’s campus.

  • ‘My life was going to have to deal with issues of social injustice’

    Interview with Dean Martha Minow as part of the Experience series.

  • William Cromie, Gazette science writer, dies at 84

    William J. Cromie, a longtime Harvard Gazette science writer who retired in 2007 after 18 years of writing about the latest scientific findings out of Harvard laboratories and field research, has died at his home in Somerville, Mass., at age 84.

  • Cultural Revolution comes to Allston

    When Peter K. Bol was in college, a revolution halfway around the world changed his life. Bol, the Charles H. Carswell Professor of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, explored the history of China at a HarvardX for Allston talk earlier this month at the Harvard Allston Education Portal.

  • Harvard moves beyond a day and into ‘Earth Month’

    Throughout April, Harvard’s Office for Sustainability has coordinated with Schools across campus to create a month worthy of being called “Earth Month.” The highlight will be Earth Day, Tuesday, in the Science Center Plaza.

  • A capstone to learning

    Forty-one students from the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Doctor of Education and Doctor of Education Leadership programs have been presenting their dissertations and capstone projects in front of public audiences since April 11, continuing through April 22.

  • In shared run, a sort of stand

    As Massachusetts and the nation remember the tragic events at last year’s Boston Marathon, Harvard runners are getting ready to move ahead the best way they know: together.

  • Meaningful meal

    Donors and students recently gathered for the Celebration of Scholarships dinner, an annual event that brings together students who benefit from financial aid with donors who support the program.

  • New policy on access to electronic information posted

    Harvard University has posted a new University-wide policy on access to electronic information.

  • The people’s toll

    The Lowell House bells have been a staple at Harvard since 1930.

  • A Q&A forum with the president

    Harvard President Drew Faust answered a wide range of student questions in an open meeting hosted Wednesday by the Harvard Undergraduate Council.

  • Physics Department wins $1M award

    The Harvard University Department of Physics recently won a $1 million award from the Moore Foundation to study quantum systems.

  • House renewal in ‘full swing’

    The renovation of Dunster House, which will be the first full House to undergo renewal, is to begin immediately after Commencement and last 15 months. The Dunster community will be relocated for the next academic year to “swing” facilities, with its temporary hub at the former Inn at Harvard, which is undergoing a complete renovation. Other House communities will also stay at the inn during future renewals.

  • Working toward the Higgs

    François Englert, winner of the Nobel Prize for his work on the Higgs boson, will deliver the David M. Lee Historical Lecture in Physics on April 17 at 8 p.m.

  • Remembering the marathon

    At the Memorial Church on Tuesday, runners, students, and others paid their respects on the anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombings.

  • Richard Barth ’89 named Commencement’s chief marshal

    The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) announced that Richard Barth ’89, chief executive officer of the KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) Foundation, has been chosen to serve as the University’s chief marshal for Commencement 2014.

  • ‘Search until you find a passion and go all out to excel in its expression’

    E.O. Wilson has devoted his life to a better understanding of the workings of the natural world and to sharing his research and insights with Harvard students.

    E.O. Wilson
  • HBS gift establishes entrepreneurship fund

    The Bertarelli Foundation of Switzerland, co-chaired by Ernesto Bertarelli, M.B.A. ’93, has established the Bertarelli Foundation Health and Life Sciences Entrepreneurship Fund with a gift to Harvard Business School.

  • Senior wins Churchill Scholarship

    Harvard Senior Levent Alpoge ’14 will study mathematics at the University of Cambridge on a Churchill Scholarship.