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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Five alumni join Board of Overseers
Five alumni have been elected as new members of Harvard University’s Board of Overseers and six as directors of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA).
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The double life of Truelian Lee
Concentrating in chemistry and English, Truelian Lee blended art with scientific problem-solving to bring chemistry to wider audiences.
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Finding a call to action in global poverty and blindness
Lawson Ung studied eye disease and the social determinants of where it’s most common
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Honorands awarded for achievements in law, art, education, science
Seven honorary degrees will be awarded to Frances Hamilton Arnold, Martin Baron, Arlie Russell Hochschild, Salman Amin Khan, Margaret Hilary Marshall, Anna Deveare Smith, and Sebastião Salgado.
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Blazing trails for others to follow
Eli Langley graduates as Harvard’s first Coushatta and the youngest Koasati speaker.
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There is more to Jeremy Lin than ‘Linsanity’
NBA star and activist Jeremy Lin ’10 spoke to graduating seniors about how he’s come to see his identity as a barrier-breaking Asian American in a new light.
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Aging matters
Sneha Dutta, Ph.D. ’21, wants to understand why individuals age differently and if there’s a way to counter old age’s harmful effects .
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An instrumental scientist
Jerome Kagan taught at Harvard for 36 years. He died May 10.
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Bacow tells seniors COVID-19 brought losses, but also growth
President Larry Bacow offered poignant reflections during the Baccalaureate Service honoring the Harvard College Class of 2021.
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Four in a million
In a virtual ceremony on May 26, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS) awarded the Centennial Medal to four distinguished alumni who have made fundamental and lasting contributions to knowledge, to their disciplines, to their colleagues, and to society.
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In their own words
DACAmented senior Tania Dominguez-Rangel wants to tell firsthand stories of undocumented immigrants.
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Fueled by a love of education and creativity
Already a teacher and principal, Shahara Jackson came to Harvard hoping to learn how to become a transformational superintendent.
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Scene: College
Actor Ece Hakim, who has appeared in 10 soap-opera-style television series and two movies in Turkey, plans to continue her career after graduation, this time in the U.S. But she values what she has learned from psychology, a discipline she recognized early on offers important insights for her work on the set.
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Fueling a creative spark
Hands-on engineering challenges fuel Daniela Villafuerte to solve problems and help build a better world.
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To support and defend the Constitution
Eleven undergraduates and one student at Harvard’s Extension School will commission as officers in the military during Commencement week.
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A welcome return
Harvard releases plans for fall return to full campus life.
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The cap (and gown) on a most unusual senior year
Harvard Class of ’21 reflects on experiences, gains, and losses during a challenging pandemic year.
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Viewing the pandemic as a turning point away from old inequities, injustice
Three student orators will deliver speeches as Harvard honors the Class of 2021 on May 27.
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Music and theater with a message
Harvard senior Joy Nesbitt has devoted much of her Harvard time to producing theater and music with a message.
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Creating a niche
Harvard Medical School grad Ryoko Hamaguchi tapped her artistic talents as she bridge two worlds, two cultures.
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The business of oral health care
Ashiana Jivraj brings a business background when seeking solutions to equitable dental care.
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When things just add up
Opie Morgan says her years in the Math Department have been a time of validation and self-discovery.
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Rahel Imru wants to bridge the science divide
For Rahel Imru, encouraging more Black students in STEM has been a goal since high school.
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Divine rights
Eboni Nash came to Harvard Divinity School to study Black liberation theology and prepare for a career of activism around issues of racial justice and mass incarceration.
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And how about the time Churchill snuck into Commencement — in September
University archivist Megan Sniffin-Marinoff, who is retiring after almost 20 years at Harvard, shares notable Commencements and Harvard University Archives’ role in preserving each year’s ceremony.
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Daily walks? Baking? Mindfulness? Which pandemic changes are keepers?
The Gazette asked members of the Harvard community what habits they developed during the pandemic and how they plan to keep them after the pandemic is over.
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The quantum storyteller
Sukin “Hannah” Sim develops algorithms and writes the computational stories that dictate how quantum computers tackle problems.
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A literary translator, far from home, feels a tie with an exiled Ovid
Muhua Yang ’21 — living in Cambridge and separated from friends and family by the pandemic — chose the elegies of the five volumes of “Tristia” as the subject of their senior thesis in literary translation.
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Engineering a startup by degrees
When Michael Mancinelli ’15 arrived on campus to begin his journey through the M.S./M.B.A. program, it almost felt like he was coming home.
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Open, wide
Once he graduates from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine’s endodontics program this month, William “Brennan” Arden will return to military service.