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  • A map for that

    Visual and Environmental Studies students visited the Harvard Map Collection to see the spoils of a scavenger hunt for the longest map, the smallest map, and other cartographic treasures.

  • In the ‘Library Test Kitchen’

    A final class exhibit at the Harvard Graduate School of Design shows off prototypes of things you might find in the library of the future.

  • Shareholder report available Dec. 19

    The 2013 Annual Report of the Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, a subcommittee of the President and Fellows, will be available upon request on Dec. 19.

  • Sharing ‘the wisdom of Boston’

    A town hall meeting with Boston Mayor-elect Marty Walsh, well-supported by Harvard affiliates, broke into 11 idea-generating sessions on Saturday, focusing on various issues facing the city.

  • The Memorial Church community

    Harvard’s Memorial Church has served the community for more than 80 years. More than a beautiful Georgian Revival building, it is a diverse community of students, staff, congregants, and friends.

  • Back in the swing

    The Harvard Cricket Club has made impressive strides since its revival in 2011, and is aiming for a Final Four finish in national competition over spring break.

  • Order restored

    No explosives or suspicious devices were found following the evacuation and sweep of four Harvard University buildings by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.

  • Men on a mission

    The Women’s Student Association at HBS finds some effective new ambassadors to negotiate gender issues on campus — men.

  • Inside the annual ‘Messiah’ sing

    A different noise filled the Dunster House dining hall on Dec. 5. The clinking of silverware, scraping of chairs, and chatter of students was replaced by singing and orchestra music from the 42nd Dunster House “Messiah” Sing.

  • A new community, a new era

    Harvard President Drew Faust, speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Barry’s Corner project in Allston, thanked Boston Mayor Tom Menino for being a “powerful and persistent voice of support” for the city.

  • 992 admitted under Early Action

    Admission notifications have been sent under the Early Action program to 992 prospective members of the Harvard College Class of 2018.

  • Ministry of friendship

    On most days, around noon, Richard Griffin ’51 makes his way from the Malkin Athletic Center to the café at Dudley House. Griffin was once a Jesuit priest, and Harvard’s Roman Catholic chaplain during the tumultuous years 1968 to 1975, a time of campus antiwar protests and social upheaval.

  • Religious life at Harvard

    Take a look at the breadth of religious life at Harvard, where members of the community participate in moments of worship, spirituality, and community across the University. Students can engage…

  • Sustainability, by degrees

    From urban wind farms to school gardens and better rice cultivation, a crush of capstone projects presented this week at Harvard Extension School offer strategies for slowing down environmental ills.

  • Midyear graduates recognized

    Harvard College recognized 111 students who graduated midyear, outside the traditional Commencement cycle.

  • Science and delight, in the blink of an eye

    The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences hosted an annual tradition, a holiday lecture for children on how science works.

  • $10M gift designed to support GSD’s intellectual reach

    The Harvard Graduate School of Design announced Wednesday that John K.F. Irving ’83, M.B.A. ’89, and Anne Irving Oxley have donated $10 million to the School in honor of their father, John E. (Jack) Irving. This leadership gift will kick-start the Graduate School of Design’s campaign efforts.

  • A new jewel along the river

    Harvard Business School dedicates new core building for executive education.

  • Found in translation

    An associate curator at the Woodberry Poetry Room is also a translator who has brought a Chinese poet’s work to life for a widening audience.

  • Grad students have can-do attitude

    Five Harvard graduate Schools challenged each other in a competition to collect cans and other dry goods for the Greater Boston Food Bank. The result: 1,899 cans and enough money to provide 738 meals.

  • How it really happened

    Professor Annette Gordon-Reed was at the Ed Portal to talk about her scholarship on the relationship between Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings.

  • Business School to dedicate Tata Hall

    Harvard Business School will soon have a new home for executive education with the dedication Monday of Tata Hall.

  • Liu named Marshall Scholar

    Brandon Liu has been named one of 36 students nationwide to receive a Marshall Scholarship, which will allow him to study for two years at a university in the United Kingdom.

  • New lifestyles for Stone Hall

    Since students moved back into Quincy House’s Stone Hall in August, after 15 months of construction, they have explored and utilized the new academic, social, and study spaces in creative ways.

  • Harvard announces Evergrande support of three initiatives

    Harvard University announced today that Evergrande Group, an integrated industry leader based in China, has provided Harvard with University-wide, interdisciplinary support for three major initiatives.

  • Gripes between bites

    A Pusey Library exhibit, “Dining and Discontentment,” is just one of many at Harvard that illustrate the power of investigating material artifacts in order to understand the past.

  • A challenge from the deans

    Harvard’s deans and the University’s provost have announced a new competition, challenging students to propose sustainable ideas that would improve urban life by 2030.

  • Tuning into the whistleblower

    Edward Snowden, who leaked classified documents to the press, was the subject of the Ed Portal’s mock trial, as local residents determined his fate.

  • The divine, online

    Harvard Divinity School has created its first online, interactive course, with help from HarvardX, to debut in January.

  • Serving, thanks, and giving

    The annual “Giving Thanks” open house was an opportunity for members of the Harvard community to write notes of gratitude to fellow staff members and provide support for community programs.