Campus & Community
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A walking elegy, tiny gallery, and gentle Brutalism
Photography professor recommends 3 local spots to find beauty, solace
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Faber appointed chief development officer for Faculty of Arts and Sciences
New associate vice president and dean of development for FAS to begin Aug. 25
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IT Summit focuses on balancing AI challenges and opportunities
With the tech here to stay, Michael Smith says professors, students must become sophisticated users
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When the falcons come home to roost
Birds of prey have rebounded since DDT era and returned to Memorial Hall. Now new livestream camera offers online visitors front row seat of storied perch.
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John C.P. Goldberg named Harvard Law School dean
John C.P. Goldberg named Harvard Law School dean Leading scholar in tort law and political philosophy has served as interim leader since March 2024
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Federal judge blocks Trump plan to ban international students at Harvard
Ruling notes administration action raises serious constitutional concerns
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Ulrich Petersen, 89
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Ulrich Petersen was spread upon…
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Call it summer school in public service
Presidential fellowships give students a chance to kick the tires on careers for greater common good
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How they found the work they were ‘meant’ to do
Faculty share the class, mentor, book, experience that changed everything and set them on path to scholarly calling
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Like all true love stories, this one comes with heartache
Scholar’s ‘Harvard Square’ more than an academic pursuit
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Diane Lopez to retire as vice president, general counsel after 30 years
Led through pandemic, admissions lawsuit, fight against Trump-era plan that would have forced out many international students
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Front of mind for Michael Pollan: psychedelics
Author with an experimental side says new generation of researchers will inform medicinal, religious, recreational use
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Jenny Hoffman sets world record through tears and traffic, falls and fertilizer
Physics professor runs across U.S. in 47 days, 12 hours, 35 minutes
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‘I got very lightheaded because it was just so surreal’
10 seniors win Rhodes Scholarships, plan to work on neuroscience and climate change, reproductive legislation and international medicine
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City approves new home for A.R.T. in Allston
Project includes large residential building for Harvard affiliates, will add to vibrancy of emerging hub of creativity, innovation
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Committee to review request to dename Winthrop House
Inquiry led by Professor Sean Kelly will report findings to Gay, Hoekstra
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Stepping toward justice
Repair & Responsibility conference brings together Native, University leaders to advance conversation
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Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery launches first grant program
Seeks proposals from community, Harvard that will address systemic inequities
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10 from Harvard named Rhodes Scholars
Nine U.S. recipients, one international; areas of study include higher education, philosophy, neuroscience
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A minority within a minority — women vets at College
They come from different backgrounds, but all agree on need to put themselves out there and hang in
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Hilary Whitehall Putnam, 89
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Hilary Whitehall Putnam was spread…
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Franco Fido, 88
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Franco Fido was spread upon…
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Oh. My. Gourd.
The stunt was a fundraiser for Harvard OpenBio, a student-run laboratory aimed at democratizing biology.
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Breaking ground on a groundbreaking project
City and University leaders celebrate mixed-use development in Allston
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‘Sharing scholarship in many different registers’
George Aumoithe rings the bell teaching history, exploring electronic music
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147 sworn in as U.S. citizens at Harvard Business School
Dean commends ‘determination, commitment, and courage’ of honorees hailing from 40-plus countries
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Refreshing Harvard’s halls and walls to reflect ‘21st-century ethos’
Campus curator Brenda Tindal discusses plans to update spaces while honoring past
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Capturing curiosity
Harvard labs open their doors to let a photographer record the essence of discovery
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Celebrating Mass STEM Week with astrophysics and AI
“Astronomy Is for All of Us: Celebrating Women Astrophysicists and the History of Cosmic Discovery” recognized Mass STEM week, a statewide effort to boost high schoolers’ interest in and awareness of science, technology, engineering, and math.
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Peabody Museum charts progress on repatriation
NAGPRA project staff doubled to support three-year commitment for consultation, return of all ancestors and associated funerary belongings.
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Graham Blanks can really motor
First-place finishes pile up for rising cross-country star, who talks about team, goals — and that time he passed the lead car.
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Your period started. Of course the tampon dispenser is empty.
All-too-familiar frustration for women sparked campaign to make menstrual products in campus bathrooms as basic an expectation as toilet paper.
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Hearth and home — in Stone Age
Motivating Professor Amy Elizabeth Clark’s interest is what she calls a “feminist approach” to studying human history.
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Using math as bridge within disciplines
Center of Mathematical Sciences and Applications welcomes new director, a Harvard alum who will explore “beautiful, deep” interactions between mathematics and science.
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Funny thing happened on way to med school
Years at College proved formative for the new women’s ice hockey coach. Now she hopes to help her players find their paths.
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Harvard reports strong financial position, yet urges caution
University expenses outpace revenue for fiscal year 2023.