Campus & Community
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Not so much the form, but the function
Brutalist, iconic Gund Hall undergoes 1st major renovation since opening in ’72. Now, hopefully, the roof will stop leaking.
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Updating their 3-word bios
Juniors who talked to us when they first arrived here — and again as sophomores — reflect on how they’ve changed
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Rhodes scholars share their Oxford ambitions
8 students to pursue social, political, computational sciences
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He didn’t come all this way to lose to Yale
Dream job and a winning season for Aurich, but one big test remains: The Game.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson? Present!
Supreme Court justice revisits Michael Sandel’s class, which left her with lessons that lasted long beyond her time in it as first-year
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Harvard, MIT, Mass General form renewable energy collaboration
Group will include higher education, healthcare, and cultural institutions, seek to leverage buying power to advance cost-effective, green production projects
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Purifying body and mind, building community
Muslim chaplains, Dining Services join to create multicultural iftar dinners to mark end of day of fasting, reflection for Ramadan.
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Date set for Claudine Gay’s inauguration
Inauguration events for Claudine Gay, Harvard’s 30th president, will take place on Sept. 29 in Tercentenary Theatre.
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Storied space for women athletes gets upgrade
“There is energy and spirit and tradition and history wrapped up in this boathouse. It has been filled over the years with amazing women.”
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Serving up science on Pi Day
Students from four Boston Public Schools spent March 14 at the Science and Engineering Complex doing hands-on engineering projects and interacting with undergraduate and graduate students studying STEM at Harvard.
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The snappy book talk: ‘When does that happen in academia?’
Harvard scholars had seven minutes to explain their work to an audience. Some actually managed it.
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How student led protests to open College dorms to Black freshmen
A tribute to Edwin Bush Jourdain Jr., who confronted President Lowell over a discriminatory policy in the 1920s, was unveiled in Winthrop House.
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Bringing Legacy of Slavery report to life
Professors find ways to help students engage with findings in meaningful, often unexpected ways — sometimes in places they regularly pass by.
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Harvard further expands financial aid to ease access
Harvard College has offered regular admission to 1,220 applicants for the Class of 2027, with 1,942 admitted in total, including those selected in the early action process.
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Axim Collaborative names Stephanie Khurana CEO
Previously known as the Center for Reimaging Learning, Axim Collaborative is the nonprofit started by Harvard and MIT.
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Innovators compete for $515,000 in prizes
This year’s 25 President’s Innovation Challenge finalists feature ventures from 11 different Harvard Schools, across five tracks.
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Medical School neurobiologist wins prestigious Brain Prize
Michael Greenberg shares The Brain Prize, considered the world’s most significant prize for brain research, with two neuroscientists for their critical insights into brain plasticity.
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Mikhail Lukin named University Professor
A pioneer and leader in quantum science and quantum computing, Mikhail Lukin will hold the Friedman University Professorship.
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Confronting misconduct, strengthening culture
Harvard Chief Diversity Officer Sherri Charleston and Deputy Provost Peggy Newell discuss implementation of new anti-bullying and nondiscrimination policies.
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Tom Hanks named Class of 2023 Commencement speaker
Tom Hanks will be the principal speaker at Harvard’s 372nd Commencement on May 25.
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Sense of being where she’s meant to be
As a prospective college student in 2002, Naree Song received letters of interest from the golf programs at all Ivy League schools — except Harvard. Today she is Harvard’s head coach for the women’s golf team.
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Raising awareness of prison doulas
Senior Chloë LeStage hopes that her thesis dedicated to the work of prison doulas will help others learn of their crucial mission.
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Mayors get personal over coffee and eggs
Michelle Wu, Sumbul Siddiqui were the featured guests at Harvard basketball coach’s monthly power breakfast.
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‘To understand the world but also to change the world’
Arthur Kleinman pays tribute to beloved student with new class that explores wide-ranging intellectual contributions of Partners In Health co-founder Paul Farmer.
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‘One of the best traditions of all time’
First-years are welcomed to their new homes with traditional displays of House pride.
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Anthony Gervin Oettinger, 93
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on March 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Anthony Gervin Oettinger was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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Howard Curtis Berg, 87
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on March 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Howard Curtis Berg was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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Ophelia Dahl to receive 2023 Radcliffe Medal
Ophelia Dahl will receive the Radcliffe Medal on May 26, honoring her work advancing global access to health care and championing rights of the poor.
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HBCU Library Alliance and Harvard team up to expand access to Black history
The HBCU Library Alliance and Harvard Library will work together to deepen capacity for the digitization, discovery, and preservation of African American history collections held in HBCU libraries and archives.
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Random roommates turned best friends
Harvard students who’ve entered housing lottery solo have a reassuring message for first-years: You just might find your best friend.
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Bacow praises Ruth Simmons as towering figure in higher education
Prairie View A&M President Ruth Simmons, who formerly led Smith, Brown, to help carry out key recommendation of Harvard & Legacy of Slavery report.
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When you’re a watercolorist and your day job is at Harvard
Exhibition encompasses hundreds of works in mediums from film to fashion, portraiture to printmaking.
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Ruth Simmons named to senior post advising on HBCU partnerships
Ruth Simmons has been appointed senior adviser to the president of Harvard University, advising on Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery efforts to create meaningful and enduring partnerships with historically Black schools.
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How to make effective climate policy — and policymakers
“Politics of the Environment and Climate Change” challenges students to navigate obstacles and opportunities for effective policymaking at all levels of government.
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Sewell Chan is elected Class of 1998’s chief marshal
A leader in the field of nonprofit news, Sewell Chan ’98 will play a number of ceremonial roles in celebration of the Class of 1998’s 25th reunion.
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Overseer, HAA elected director candidates
Elections will begin on March 31 for new members of the Harvard Board of Overseers and elected directors of the Harvard Alumni Association.