Campus & Community
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An Olympics first
First-year fencer makes history as member of all-Harvard squad in Paris
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University Disability Resources celebrates Disability Pride
Investments and realignment of resources creates greater access for Harvard community members
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Brian Lee to step down as VP for alumni affairs and development
‘Champion of Harvard and our mission’ will depart at end of calendar year
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Fiona Coffey named director of the Office for the Arts at Harvard
Innovative and accomplished leader, believes in integrating arts into nontraditional spaces, disciplines
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How an artist discovered a shining star
Exhibit on MBTA Red Line honors work of woman astronomer whose work paved path for modern astrophysics but remained hidden in her lifetime
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Jennifer O’Connor appointed vice president and general counsel
Distinguished legal practitioner, whose career includes public service at White House and with federal agencies, to join Harvard on July 29
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Lewis, Ong named Carnegie Fellows
Sarah Elizabeth Lewis and Jonathan Corpus Ong were named Andrew Carnegie Fellows today.
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Victory of perseverance, vision over more than decade of challenges
Being able to rebound when life throws up obstacles is nothing new for undergraduate Kimberly Woo, whose road to graduation has been filled with challenges.
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Harvard to transition to voluntary COVID testing
Coronavirus Advisory Group cites low campus rates of severe illness, hospitalizations, and a shift in pandemic phase.
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More than just another brick in a wall
The student creators of a new public art installation in Harvard Yard believe their work can drive change.
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How consequential life grew from dying heart
For soon-to-be Harvard graduate, his medical career is personal, and a way to give back to a system that saved his life.
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Four to be honored with Harvard Medal
The Harvard Alumni Association has announced that Avarita L. Hanson ’75, William F. Lee ’72, Dwight D. Miller, Ed.M. ’71, and Tom Reardon ’68 will receive the 2022 Harvard Medal.
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Bringing two worlds together
Harvard Graduate School of Education grad Nolan Altvater ’22 plans to work on changing education policy regarding Wabanaki culture in Maine public schools.
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Library Collections in three dimensions
Librarians tell stories behind three objects: rare 16th-century globe set, Edison lightbulb, and DIY 1960s protest clothing.
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Demystifying Harvard’s admission process
William Lee, University’s lead counsel, discusses the Supreme Court case with Sherri Ann Charleston, chief diversity and inclusion officer.
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Let us not suffer Psets alone
Part study hall, part help desk, part social space, it proves math needn’t be all about solitary scholars racking their brains on Pythagorean theorems.
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Mastering move with high level of difficulty, prize-winning execution
Marissa Sumathipala was an Olympic hopeful, started a company at 17, and is now graduating Harvard.
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Making field to table work regionally
Nina Sayles’ love of gardening is blooming into a drive to provide more nutritious foods for us all.
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Reframing American Studies
Scholar Philip Deloria encourages his students to push boundaries of American Studies.
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Theodore C. Bestor, 69
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 5, 2022, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Theodore C. Bestor, Reischauer Institute Professor of Social Anthropology, was placed upon the records. Professor Bestor was a major force in the emergence of the social anthropology subdiscipline of East Asian ethnography.
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Jerome Kagan, 92
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 5, 2022, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Jerome Kagan, Daniel and Amy Starch Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Kagan Kagan pioneered the integration of biological and psychological methods.
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Robert Duncan Luce, 87
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 5, 2022, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late R. Duncan Luce, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Luce was a renowned mathematical psychologist.
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James Sidanius, 75
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 5, 2022, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late James Sidanius, John Lindsley Professor of Psychology in Memory of William James and Professor of African and African American Studies, was placed upon the records. Professor Sidanius was a widely recognized scholar in the fields of social and political psychology.
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Seeing like anthropologist through camera’s lens
Ryan Christopher Jones brings an anthropologist’s eye to his work as a freelance journalist. After finishing his liberal arts degree at the Extension School, he’ll be pursuing a Ph.D. in anthropology at Harvard this fall.
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Entering a second decade of innovation
The 11th annual President’s Innovation Challenge names 25 finalists.
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Tracy Palandjian elected to Harvard Corporation
Tracy Pun Palandjian ’93, M.B.A. ’97, a Boston-based nonprofit leader, former Harvard Overseer, and recognized expert on impact investing, will become the newest member of the Harvard Corporation, the University announced Monday.
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Taeku Lee joins Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Taeku Lee is a leading scholar on racial and ethnic politics, identity formation, and inequality.
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Harvard to expand financial aid starting with Class of ’26
The change aims to ease the pressures of expenses and remove economic barriers to attending Harvard College.
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Allyson Hobbs is elected Class of 1997’s chief marshal
Allyson Hobbs ’97, whose award-winning writing, scholarship, and teaching tackle the history and lasting impact of race in the U.S., will serve as this year’s chief marshal of alumni.
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Rhapsody in blue
Gazette photographers use the cyanotype printing process to capture Harvard Yard trees.
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Harvard expands ombuds
In December, Harvard expanded and centralized its ombuds services at the Longwood Medical Area and Cambridge. Two ombuds explain how they can best serve the Harvard community.
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What climate education should look like
The Climate Education Committee looks to the Harvard community to help envision what climate education should look like in 2030.
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Finding ways to help Ukraine
Grad student, first-years gather humanitarian aid, create website to pair foreign hosts, fleeing war refugees.
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Puncturing myth of purity of science, technology
Harvard Kennedy School Professor Sheila Jasanoff, winner of the 2022 Holberg Prize, reflects on the long road she’s traveled to develop the field of science and technology studies.
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‘Driven by alumni — and representing our community in a profound way’
Three members of the Harvard alumni nominating committee and the HAA executive director explained the committee’s work, the role alumni play at Harvard in elections, and what it means to get involved and vote.
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Merrick Garland to speak at Commencement for Classes of 2020 and 2021
U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland will be the principal speaker for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 Commencement ceremony at Harvard on May 29.