Campus & Community
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Garber installed as Harvard’s 31st president
Friends and family, colleagues honor leader who ‘radiates trustworthiness’
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Corporation strengthens engagement to inform support of research and teaching, presidential search in 2026
Pritzker expresses optimism on efforts to bring community together
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Why I changed my mind
Harvard students describe a time they saw the world in a new light
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Helen Vendler, 90
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 3, 2024, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Helen Vendler was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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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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Obama honors Robert Brustein
The American Repertory Theater’s (A.R.T.) founding director Robert Brustein was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama at a ceremony in the White House on March 2.
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Top-down approach
Efforts to promote sustainability at the Graduate School of Design include composting, freecycle, racks, and a green roof at Gund Hall.
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A look inside: Winthrop House
Winthrop House residents crowded into the House Junior Common Room on a recent Sunday night to attend the inaugural Winthrop Winter Showcase. An impressive array of performances ensued, with dance dominating the evening.
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Leon Eisenberg
Leon Eisenberg was a professor of psychiatry and chief of the Department of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital.
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Stuart T. Hauser
Stuart T. Hauser, M.D., Ph.D., an internationally acclaimed expert in adolescent development, died at age 70 on August 5, 2008, of complications following surgery for esophageal cancer. He was Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Senior Scientist at Judge Baker Children’s Center, and Co-Director of the Clinical Research Training Program in Social and Biological Psychiatry.
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A lift before the move
Low-interest loans, provided by the Harvard University Employees Credit Union through the the Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers, offer University employees an added monetary boost when life hits.
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Not so different after all
Marines in Iraq, students at Harvard are alike in wondering: Where do their lives go next?
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A lifelong love of African art
The Peabody Museum’s Monni Adams, 90, continues to research and publish in her field, now focusing on African masks.
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Sidney R. Coleman
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on February 15, 2011, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Sidney R. Coleman, Donner Professor of Science, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. For much of his career, Professor Coleman was the preeminent teacher of quantum field theory in the world.
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Harvard men drive on to ‘destiny’
Last year, the Harvard men’s basketball team won the most games in its history. This year, despite graduation of their best player and significant injuries, the Crimson are in a position to finish even better.
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Rev. Peter J. Gomes dies at 68
The Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University, died on Feb. 28 from complications arising from a stroke. He was 68 years old.
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GPA SmartTALK Family Math Night February 16, 2011
The North Allston elementary school’s first Math Night, held Feb. 16, brought parents into the school for an Italian dinner and a chance to learn fun ways to practice math with their children. But the evening, sponsored by the Harvard Achievement Support Initiative (HASI), also provided the school’s families with insight into the up-to-date learning tools that Harvard works with the academy to provide.
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Harvard Thinks Big: “It’s the End of the World as We Know it and I Feel Fine” – Daniel Gilbert
Our planet is on the brink of an ecological catastrophe and you are sitting calmly in Sanders Theatre. Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology tells us why.
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Harvard Thinks Big: “Religion in the Age of Pluralism” – Diana Eck
Diana Eck, Fredric Wertham Professor of Law and Psychiatry in Society on what everyone needs to know in a new era of faith and globalization.
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HKS establishes professorship of U.S.-Asia relations
The Harvard Kennedy School has established the S.T. Lee Professorship of U.S.-Asia Relations.
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AAC&U names Skocpol a director
At its recent annual meeting in San Francisco, the Association of American Colleges and Universities named Theda Skocpol, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology, a director.
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University of Macedonia honors Herzfeld
Michael Herzfeld, professor of anthropology and curator of European ethnology in the Peabody Museum at Harvard University, will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Macedonia on Nov. 24.
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New journal launches at GSD
underWRITING: The Harvard Student Journal of Real Estate launched on March 1 at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
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Rev. Peter J. Gomes dies at 68
The Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes, Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church at Harvard University, died from complications arising from a stroke on Feb. 28. He was 68 years old.
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Talking with their mouths full
More than 50 faculty members and guests gathered at the Harvard Faculty Club on Feb. 24 for “Fish Markets and the Art of Sushi Making,” a seminar and demonstration organized by the Office of the Provost.
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Shakira takes the stage
Singer Shakira was at Harvard on Feb. 26 to receive the Harvard Foundation’s 2011 Artist of the Year award.
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New York Times columnist wins Goldsmith
New York Times op-ed columnist Frank Rich will receive the Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism as part of the annual Goldsmith Awards Ceremony.
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Ice time
The 22nd annual Allston-Brighton Family Skating Party drew Allston-Brighton residents of all ages to Harvard’s Bright Hockey Center on Wednesday (Feb. 23) for an evening of free ice skating.
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Early action returns
Harvard College will restore early action and create a new initiative to level the playing field in early admission.
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Harvard financial aid program tops $160M for first time
Harvard College will increase its tuition by 3.8 percent for the upcoming 2011-12 academic year, resulting in a total undergraduate package price of $52,650. More than 60 percent of students to receive need-based scholarships
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HMS instructor wins award for orthopedic research
Young-Min Kwon, an orthopedic surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital and an instructor in orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School, was awarded the 2011 Kappa Delta Young Investigator Award.
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Kuumba Singers host 13th Annual Walter J. Leonard Black Arts Festival
The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College will host the 13th Annual Walter J. Leonard Black Arts Festival: “How It Feels to Be Colored Me” from March 3 to 5.
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Harvard Club of Australia Foundation awards fellowships to three from Harvard
The Harvard Club of Australia Foundation has awarded fellowships to three distinguished Harvard researchers intending collaborative scientific research in Australia during 2011.
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Eccles wins book award
Robert G. Eccles, professor of management practice at Harvard Business School, has been named a winner of a 2010 American Publishers Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence for the book “One Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy.”
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Project success
Project Success, a program operated by the Harvard Medical School Office for Diversity and Community Partnership, targets Boston and Cambridge high school students to participate in mentored summer research internships with Harvard researchers.