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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Faculty Council meeting held April 13
At its twelfth meeting of the year, the Faculty Council heard proposals regarding the description of the Standing Committee on Public Service, study abroad in Freiburg, and the description of the Standing Committee on the Library.
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Grosz leaving Radcliffe deanship
Barbara J. Grosz, dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, will step down at the end of this academic year. She will spend next year at Stanford University before returning to the Harvard faculty.
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Sustaining the momentum
From a Medical School team that switched to reusable materials to trim waste to a Business School move to make its executive education programs sustainable, teams and individuals from around the University were recognized for their efforts to make Harvard greener in the annual Green Carpet Awards.
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More than a game
The Harvard men’s soccer team and the Haitian National Team played to a 0-0 tie before more than 11,000 fans at Harvard Stadium Sunday afternoon. Following regulation, the Crimson and Haiti settled the contest in penalty kicks, with the Haitians winning 4-1.
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Reischauer Institute seeks papers
The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies seeks submissions for its 2011 Noma-Reischauer Prizes in Japanese Studies, given to the undergraduate and graduate students with the best essays on Japan-related topics.
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Creative Foundation honors Shalini Pammal
Shalini Pammal ’13 received the Creativity Foundation’s 2011 Legacy Medal for her exceptional creative promise in public service.
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Two named Truman Scholars
Niha Jain ’12 and classmate Anthony Hernandez have been named Truman Scholars as college juniors who have demonstrated “exceptional leadership potential” and who are “committed to careers in government, the nonprofit or advocacy sectors, education or elsewhere in the public service.”
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Harvard wins big at ECO Awards
The CommuterChoice Program and Harvard Medical School were recently recognized among recipients of the first annual Excellence in Commuter Options (ECO) awards.
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‘Truly inspirational’
The Harvard Foundation has named Maggie Werner-Washburne the 2011 Scientist of the Year.
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‘Arise, My People’
The Kuumba Singers of Harvard College will lift up the voices of black spirituality and creativity at the 41st Annual Dean Archie C. Epps Spring Concert, “Arise, My People,” on April 16.
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HKS appoints Bohnet academic dean
Iris Bohnet, professor of public policy, has been named the new academic dean at Harvard Kennedy School.
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How inviting!
The Common Spaces Chairs Project has returned those colorful chairs to the Yard and booked events through the month of April.
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John J. Collins Jr.
At Harvard Medical School, John J. Collins Jr. was appointed Assistant in Surgery in 1968 and rose steadily through the academic ranks, serving as Professor of Surgery from 1977 until his retirement as Professor of Surgery, Emeritus in 1999.
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Abraham Freedberg
Abraham Freedberg had a long and illustrious medical career at Harvard. He was outstanding in all the metrics of academic excellence. In addition to his research, teaching and patient care, Al (Freedberg preferred to be called Al or A. Stone) had a multidimensional fourth quality that set him apart.
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J. Richard Gaintner
In 1983, J. Richard Gaintner joined the faculty of Harvard Medical School where he rose to Professor of Medicine.
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Planting a research center in the arboretum
With the opening of the Weld Hill facility at Arnold Arboretum, staff members and lab equipment are filling the long-awaited space dedicated to botanical research.
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At college, but almost home
When freshman Anna Kelsey realizes she needs something from home, she just walks seven minutes to get it.
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A look inside: Currier House
The crest of Currier House shows a field of red, representing Harvard, surrounding a simple golden tree. Within their own communal “tree,” Currier residents have been “greening” the way they live.
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On the go
Freshmen Morgan Powell and Mariah Pewarski balance schoolwork with playing two sports — and wouldn’t have it any other way.
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Robert M. Goldwyn
Robert M. Goldwyn graduated from Harvard Medical School and later returned there and became Senior Surgeon at the Peter Bent Brigham and Beth Israel Hospitals.
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A moving tribute
Friends and colleagues offered heartfelt remembrances during a memorial service for the Rev. Peter J. Gomes.
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Long a Harvardian, now an American
For Marina Betancur and 15 other Harvard employees, a celebration dinner with President Drew Faust was a victory lap on a long, arduous, and rewarding path to citizenship.
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Faust named 40th Jefferson Lecturer
Drew Faust, eminent historian and president of Harvard University, will deliver the 2011 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities on May 2.
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Belfer Center hosts 2011 Fisher Fellows
The Future of Diplomacy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, located at the Harvard Kennedy School, announced the spring 2011 Fisher Family Fellows on April 4.
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Learn to sail with the Crimson Sailing Academy
The Crimson Sailing Academy will host an open house for potential summer campers on May 14, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The academy is open to youth ages 10-16, and teaches kids how to sail in a safe, fun environment.
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Poehler express
Comedian Amy Poehler, star of “Parks and Recreation” and a former cast member of the late-night sketch comedy show “Saturday Night Live,” has been selected as the 2011 Senior Class Day speaker.
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PBK inducts Class of 2012 members
The Harvard College chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Iota of Massachusetts, will induct 24 juniors at a formal ceremony at Leverett House on April 25.
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Memorial service for the Rev. Gomes
A memorial service celebrating the life and ministry of the Rev. Professor Peter J. Gomes will be held in the Memorial Church on April 6 at 11 a.m.
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Wynton Marsalis to launch lecture series at Harvard University
Harvard University announced today (April 4) that Wynton Marsalis will launch a two-year performance and lecture series on April 28, with an appearance at Sanders Theatre. Currently the Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center, Marsalis is an accomplished musician, composer, bandleader and educator who has made the promotion of jazz and cultural literacy his hallmark causes.
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Harvard deems April Earth Month
April is Earth Month at Harvard, an inaugural initiative featuring campuswide events and activities to celebrate and raise awareness about environmental issues.