Campus & Community
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Don’t mince words, Radcliffe told scholars. It worked.
Participants in intellectual diversity initiative navigated deep disagreements on path to consensus
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Henry Chu named curator of Nieman Foundation for Journalism
Prize-winning veteran foreign correspondent, editor aims to focus on challenges facing industry, including AI, press freedom, polarization
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University opposes changes to federal-grant guidelines
Letter argues that overhaul would politicize funding process, hamper health and science advances, damage nation’s security, competitiveness
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More than an endowment pioneer, ‘a good man’
Friends, colleagues recall Walter M. Cabot, longtime leader of Harvard Management Co., as modest, thoughtful, ‘with a rare combination of judgment and grace’
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The bear? Nonchalant. Me? More ‘chalant.’
Wooly visitor shakes up already challenging 460-mile summertime solo canoe trip through Yukon wilderness
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Remembering Jack Reardon, ‘the best of the University personified’
‘Amazingly well-lived life’ marked by a gift for instilling in others a sense of their own potential
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Saving Mom a seat in class
Life circumstances put sophomore Elio Kennedy-Yoon and grad student mother in “Queer Nation” course at Harvard Kennedy School.
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Seeing obstacles, remaining undeterred
“I do have worries and fears,” says Oren Rimon Or ’23. “But I have developed the confidence that when you want something, you find a way to do it.”
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Outgoing, incoming Overseers heads reflect on progress made, challenges ahead
The Gazette spoke with Paul Choi and Meredith Hodges about their experiences on the Board of Overseers and their views of the challenges and opportunities facing the University.
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Keeping the plan sustainable
First adopted in 2014, the plan is intended to be a living document that provides flexibility over time as new technologies, strategies, advancements, and challenges emerge.
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After four generations, an emergency focus on climate change
Julia Malits will be the fourth generation of women in her family to go into medicine. She will be the first, though, to focus on emergency medicine and climate change.
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Escaping hurdles in conservative Eastern European homeland
As a middle schooler, Ilinca Mazureac knew two things for certain — she was going to be a scientist, and she was gay.
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Larry Wilmore named Class Day speaker
Celebrated TV producer, actor, comedian, and writer selected by Class of 2023 for “challenging traditional ideas of race and politics.”
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Wonders never cease
Henry Cerbone spent his time at Harvard drawing on many intellectual threads in his effort to explore and understand the world.
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Celebrating cross-University innovation
The Challenge is open to students and alumni from all Harvard Schools, encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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James Joseph McCarthy, 75
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 2, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late James Joseph McCarthy was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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Roy Jay Glauber, 93
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 2, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Roy Jay Glauber was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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Edward Osborne Wilson, 92
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 2, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Edward Osborne Wilson was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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Eduard Franz Sekler, 96
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 2, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Eduard Franz Sekler was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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Henry Rosovsky, 95
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 2, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Henry Rosovsky was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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Broadening access and deepening impact, starting with listening
Axim Collaborative CEO Stephanie Khurana is focused on listening to others in the education industry, and focusing on underrepresented students.
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5 faculty members named Harvard College Professors
They are recognized for excellence in teaching in fields ranging from biophysics to cultural studies.
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President-elect Gay names Katie O’Dair chief of staff
“Ideal partner” brings decades of higher ed experience to the new role.
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As teen, he was embarrassed by his migrant worker mom’s job
Filipino Jeromel Dela Rosa Lara recalls how his mother’s job embarrassed him as a teen and he was “ashamed” to tell classmates and friends, but says he now understands the plight of millions like her around world, and wants to help.
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Eleganza’s style endures
The student event featured fashion design brands, including upcycled, reworked, and thrifted threads.
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Overseers announce new president, vice chair
Meredith “Max” Hodges has been elected president of the Harvard University Board of Overseers for the 2023-24 academic year. Geraldine Acuña-Sunshine will serve as vice chair of the board’s executive committee for the same term.
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Benita Kayembe takes hard look at hidden human cost of electric cars
Studying at Harvard Chan School has helped graduate Benita Kayembe understand the forces that shape the health of people around the world.
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Transforming breath to activism
Theater, Dance & Media course, rooting in issues surrounding death of Eric Garner, blends ritual, meditation, reading, “radical dialogue.”
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‘Working … to give people back their stories’
Richard Cellini discusses how his team is approaching the work of researching individuals of African and Native American descent who were enslaved by Harvard leaders and labored on Harvard’s campus.
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When your office is water, woods, and sky
Students who’ve worked as rangers and interns at national parks and forests share stories about how great the outdoors really is.
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Four to be honored with Harvard Medal
The Harvard Alumni Association has announced that Paula A. Johnson ’80, M.D. ’84, M.P.H. ’85; Philip W. Lovejoy; Antonio Madero, M.B.A. ’61; and Rya W. Zobel ’53, L.L.B. ’56 will receive the 2023 Harvard Medal.
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17 faculty elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
American Academy of Arts & Science named 17 Harvard faculty among its 269 newly elected members.
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Bacow calls for immigration reform, backs policies to aid educational exchange
President says flow of workers, students bolsters U.S. economy, brings innovation, helps export democratic values.
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‘Brotherly-sisterly’ bond keeps Parkland survivors in fight
Jaclyn Corin and David Hogg were exhausted, still somewhat traumatized as first-years, but eventually found their way by different paths.
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Outrunning the past
As a runner and a researcher, Alia Qatarneh seeks “to change things with intention.”
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Harvard Digital Accessibility Policy revised, expanded
As part of its ongoing efforts to ensure the accessibility of its digital systems and communications, Harvard University is revising its Digital Accessibility Policy, which will go into effect June 1.