Campus & Community
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named Class Day speaker
NBA icon, award-winning author, and humanitarian chosen for ‘his lasting efforts to build a more just and compassionate world’
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Harvard files lawsuit against Trump administration
Filing argues freeze of research funding violates First Amendment, laws, procedures
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Endowment offers Harvard flexibility but also risks
Economist speaks of balancing act between immediate needs and long-term planning
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Slave trade database moving to Harvard
Publicly accessible digital tool compiles four decades of scholarship on more than 30,000 voyages and 200,000 people.
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‘This is weakening the United States.’
Scholars react to Trump administration actions against Harvard and other institutions
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The food was good. The conversation was better.
‘Our Harvard’ brings students together to tackle tough issues
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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.
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New institute to unite, advance Harvard efforts to stem tide of climate crisis
Gift from Melanie and Jean Salata to fund Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability.
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Larry Bacow, University’s 29th president, to step down next June
The 29th president of Harvard University announced that he will depart on June 30, 2023.
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9 months in, University CIO sees security, new tech advances ahead
Harvard Vice President and CIO Klara Jelinkova talks about the digital pivot Harvard had to make during the pandemic, lessons learned from it, and the growing threat of cybercrime.
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A new day of celebration
Harvard graduates from around the world return to campus for Harvard Alumni Day.
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Many happy returns
In-person Commencement gives Classes of ’20 and ’21 a chance to reconnect, joyfully, and reflect on years of friendship, growth .
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Triple the joy
Festive rites and poignant moments as Classes of 2022, 2021, and 2020 gather to mark milestone.
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A call to public service
The Classes of 2020 and 2021 finally got their day under the trees of Tercentenary Theatre Sunday morning.
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Time of ‘democracy in crisis’
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund leader urges steps to rescue democracy.