Campus & Community

Jeffrey Schnapp, professor of Romance languages and literatures, is using his academic passions to explore and experiment with the emerging field of digital scholarship.

With the holidays nigh, Lowell House residents celebrated with the Yule Dinner, where they observed some pagan traditions such as “bringing greens into homes at midwinter, kindling lights and fires at the darkest time of year, and feasting at table with loved ones,” according to House Master Diana Eck.

With both the men’s and women’s squash teams still undefeated, the teams look to capitalize on their momentum when the season resumes after winter break.

Student who backs women’s causes aims to make a difference in the next election by working in national politics.

Seven hundred and seventy-two students have been admitted to the Harvard College Class of 2016 through the Early Action program, which was reinstated this year after a four-year absence.

It is sometimes said that youth is wasted on the young. It also could be said that college sometimes is wasted on students, and that only after graduating does a former student come to appreciate learning. For those wishing to revisit the college classroom, or those who never had the opportunity, there is “The Harvard Sampler: Liberal Education for the Twenty-First Century.”

Harvard’s Program in General Education aims to tie what students learn at the College to the lives they will lead after graduation. A hit with both students and faculty, Gen Ed has expanded to more than 400 courses in less than three years, and now includes some of the most popular classes on campus.

Four Harvard students were awarded prizes in Japanese studies by Tazuko Ajiro Monane Memorial Fund and the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies.

As winter break approaches, College officials strongly encourage students to spend time away from campus and to reconnect with friends and family. But those hungry for something to do can return on Jan. 13 for Wintersession 2012, 10 days of innovative programming for students interested in exploring a creative passion, developing a new skill, or delving into an extracurricular or career interest.

On Dec. 9, Katie Lapp, Harvard executive vice president, released a statement regarding HEI Hotels & Resorts.

Susan Landau, a visiting scholar in computing science, and Herchel Smith Professor of Computer Science Margo Seltzer were two of 46 people who were recently named fellows by the Association for Computing Machinery.

Harvard Medical School (HMS) Assistant Professor Louise Ivers was awarded the Bailey K. Ashford Medal by the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.

Harvard has joined forces with the Brighton-based nonprofit Cradles to Crayons (C2C) to collect coats and winter gear for distribution to local children in need this winter.

The Harvard University Library’s senior leadership team is now in place, an important step in the transition process that will set the course for the library’s future.

Singer Lionel Richie visits Harvard to receive the Harvard Foundation’s inaugural Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award, dining with undergraduates and recalling his career.

Paul Doty, the founder of Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, died Dec. 5 at the age of 91.

For the first time in program history, the Harvard men’s basketball team is ranked in the AP and ESPN/USA Today coaches’ national polls. The Crimson appears at No. 25 in the country in the AP rankings and No. 24 in the coaches’ poll.

Harvard Business School Professor Emeritus Abraham Zaleznik, a renowned authority on leadership and social psychology, died in Boston on Nov. 28 at the age of 87.

Fisher Professor of Natural History Emeritus Alfred W. Crompton received the A.S. Romer–G.G. Simpson Medal from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.

Three Graduate School of Arts and Sciences students — Nataly Moran Cabili, Mehmet Fisek, and Le Cong — are among the 48 winners in a new fellowship competition from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.

Harvard senior James McAuley was recently named a Marshall Scholar, a prestigious award that will allow him to study for two years at a university of his choice in the United Kingdom, likely Oxford.

David Rosenthal, who has been director of Harvard University Health Services for 23 years and oversaw both physical and electronic modernization, is stepping down at the end of the academic year.

L. Fred Jewett ’57, former dean of Harvard College and a longtime University administrator, died on Nov. 27. He was 75.

At the Nov. 30 meeting of the Faculty Council, its members approved the Harvard Summer School “Courses of Instruction” for 2012. They also heard reports on advising in the College and on information technology.

Emmy Award-winning screenwriter and producer Agnes Nixon will visit Harvard on Dec. 6 as the Harvard Foundation’s artist-in-residence.

Distinguished singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer Lionel Richie will receive the 2011 Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award from the Harvard Foundation on Dec. 5 at Kirkland House.

A top swimmer with hopes for a national title, Chuck Katis also oversees The Magic of Miracles, a nonprofit that entertains sick children.

Harvard Catalyst, The Harvard Clinical and Translational Research Center has presented unique funding opportunities for faculty, staff, and students.

Marie Dach, an assistant to the provost and a House tutor, organized a crafts circle — for women’s chats and charity.

Quincy House master Deb Gehrke oversees an annual painting salon called Deb’s Paint Bar.