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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Grappling with climate change through deeper learning, real-world action
Harvard committee calls for cross-School approach to climate change, increases in faculty, resources, internships, fellowships.
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A week of firsts, and the first of a last
Classrooms across Harvard College came back to life last week with the start of the new academic year.
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Harvard Grid to help researchers make leap from lab to startup
The new initiative is designed to help speed up the translation of innovations from University labs into startups that bring to market products and services addressing climate change, alternative energy, sustainability, and other global challenges.
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Because past is not even past
Harvard Radcliffe Institute dean details importance of Legacy of Slavery project.
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Planning for a very big year
The Gazette sat down with Larry Bacow to talk about what he looks forward to in his last year as Harvard president.
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Meet the coach who once beat Serena
Head coach Traci Green recalls first meeting and reflects on how star, who is preparing to retire, has changed tennis and American culture.
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At Morning Prayers, Bacow urges listeners to meet the moment
In the annual address during the first Morning Prayers service of the new academic year, President Larry Bacow calls for the Harvard community to argue rigorously with others in defense of Veritas.
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Bacow counsels first-years to be ‘slow to judge, quick to understand’
Harvard President Larry Bacow welcomes the Class of 2026 in his last Convocation address.
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An alphabet soup of programs makes a warm welcome for first-years
From LIFE to FIP, FOP, FAP, and FYRE, there are pre-orientation activities for all interests.
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With a little help from their friends
Harvard’s Class of 2026 arrives on campus.
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‘Boots on the ground’ between City Hall and Mass and Cass
Emily Romero Gonzalez ’21 talks about what she gained as a Presidential City of Boston Fellow — and the personal experiences she brought to her yearlong fellowship.
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Road map for immigrants in new land
Harvard students create resource for immigrants on housing, health care, education, food, wellness, transportation, and more.
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Faculty, staff committees for presidential search named
Archon Fung, Meredith Weenick to serve as chairs.
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Dean of Students Katherine O’Dair named University Marshal
In her new role she will oversee visits of dignitaries and delegations.
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Who Cares? Scotland does — and so does Harvard
Four students from Scotland come to Harvard’s summer Secondary School Program.
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Using designs by Mother Nature, guiding flies, making things glow
Rowland Fellows at the cutting edge of science.
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Learning can be fun. Just ask these ‘Explorers.’
Harvard Ed Portal program offers skill-building activities for Allston-Brighton students in grades 2-8.
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Powerful summers in St. Louis
Students with the Commonwealth Project collaborate on community-led justice, cultural initiatives, and research in a region with longstanding economic and racial woes.
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Harvard gets broad support in admissions case
Support for Harvard’s admissions policy is sent to the Supreme Court.
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The still moment
Gazette photographer Kris Snibbe captures the geometry found in spaces and places on campus.
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Harvard files brief with Supreme Court in admissions case
In a brief filed Monday with the Supreme Court, Harvard defended its interest in pursuing the benefits of student-body diversity and the consideration of race as one factor among many.
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How to move a dragon — fast
Harvard’s Dragon Boat racers find fun, fellowship, and amazing views of Boston.
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Putting access for all first
Harvard’s affinity group for people with disabilities and their allies, Ability+, celebrates two years.
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Green light for first phase of Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus
Allston project wins unanimous approval from Boston Planning and Development Agency.
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Committing to good, for good
Martha Minow, chair of the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery implementation committee, talks about the work begun to fulfill the report’s recommendations.
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A step toward a more gender-inclusive Harvard
Sherri Charleston and Nicole Merhill discuss an expanded set of self-identity options available to Harvard employees in PeopleSoft.
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Harvard begins search for 30th president
Penny Pritzker shares details around the search for the 30th president of Harvard University.
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Class of 2026 yield continues robust trend
Admitted students will benefit from expansion of Harvard Financial Aid Initiative.
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Pritzker on road ahead for Harvard
The Harvard Gazette sat down with Penny Pritzker ’81, who became the Harvard Corporation’s senior fellow on July 1, to talk about her deep ties to Harvard and her views on today’s economic challenges.
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‘You need to take care of your female student athletes’
Harvard’s Director of Athletics Erin McDermott and former Senior Associate Director of Athletics Pat Henry reflect on legacy of Title IX on its 50th anniversary.