Campus & Community
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Harvard amends lawsuit to push back against new funding cuts
Government is seeking to ‘micromanage’ University, complaint says, posing threat to advances in health and science
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David Deming named Harvard College dean
Economist who serves as Kirkland House faculty leader begins in new role July 1
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Walter Jacob Kaiser, 84
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Gloria Ferrari Pinney, 82
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Charles Dacre Parsons, 91
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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New Learning Experience Platform opens doors to innovation in teaching
Flexible, modular platform supports unique pedagogical approaches
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Live, from Harvard Square, it’s spring semester
The new semester brings a return to in-person School.
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Charting the path of a ‘Civil Rights Queen’
In her new book, Radcliffe Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin explores the life of Civil Rights leader Constance Baker Motley.
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Harvard Housing establishes new rents for 2022-23
Harvard University Housing (HUH) manages approximately 3,000 apartments, offering a broad choice of locations, unit types, amenities, and sizes to meet the individual budgets and housing needs of eligible Harvard…
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Two years in, still coping with pandemic stress
Mental Health Services leaders detail continuing challenges and resources.
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Raising awareness about disability amid pandemic
First-year Melissa Shang fears that the challenges of disabled people have yet to be brought fully into focus. To counter this, she helped form a campus group that raises their profile.
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Harvard advisers on Omicron surge, shifting protocols
Leading experts offer insights as case numbers surge to record highs nationwide and new in-person semester nears.
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John H. Shaw named vice provost for research
John H. Shaw, a prominent geologist and applied geophysicist, has been named the University’s next vice provost for research.
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Alumni committee nominates candidates for Overseers, HAA elected directors
Elections for Harvard Overseers, alumni directors will begin April 1, with completed ballots due 5 p.m. (EDT) May 17.
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Making the cosmos accessible
Harvard lab invests in accessibility resources, technology, aims to ensure all who wish to study astronomy have access.
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A trailblazing biologist — and beloved mentor and friend
Friends and colleagues remember E.O. Wilson as shy but down to earth, passionate about his work but generous with his time.
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College accepts 740 under early action program
Harvard College accepted 740 students to the Class of 2026 from a pool of 9,406 who applied under the early action program.
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Maggie Chen ’22, a budding scientist, named Marshall Scholar
Maggie Chen, a dual concentrator in human developmental and regenerative biology and history of science, will study bioengineering at Imperial College London.
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Season of cheer
Photographer captures festive traditions that light way from fall to winter.
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We’re all almost home
Harvard Kuumba singers promote the Black spirit through song.
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The art of the real
The Harvard University Committee on the Arts invites seven visiting artists to create works across campus.
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Eckehard Peter Herbert Simon, 81
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 7, 2021, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Eckehard Simon, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Germanic Languages and Literatures, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Simon was a towering figure in medieval studies.
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Mario Davidovsky, 85
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on December 7, 2021, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Mario Davidovsky, Fanny P. Mason Professor of Music, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Davidovsky was a pioneer of electronic music and a beloved teacher and mentor.
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Arthur Edward Lilley, 92
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on December 7, 2021, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Arthur Edward Lilley, Professor of Astronomy, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Lilley was a pioneer in the development of radio astronomy in the United States.
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Reimagining visual culture on campus
FAS Task Force suggests taking closer look at public art, signs to create more inclusive, welcoming environment.
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Wrapping it up
Harvard Ed Portal’s fifth annual Allston-Brighton Winter Market is back as a virtual market again this year with the online shops of 41 local artisans offering unique gifts.
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A warrior then, a warrior now
After spinal-cord injury left him paralyzed, he returned to Harvard to finish what he started and battle to get back what he lost.
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Dancing on the ceiling — of the world
Nosher Ali Khan, a sophomore economics concentrator from Hunza, Pakistan, set a Guinness world record for Highest Altitude Dance Party on Land.
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How Omicron variant could affect University protocols
Harvard professors and advisory group members detail where things stand and where they might go.
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A chance to focus on an academic passion at Oxford
Seven Rhodes Scholars from Harvard represent sciences, education, and social science fields.
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A growing partnership for 150 years
Clones of a 73-year-old dawn redwood tree were planted at the residence of Harvard’s president to help celebrate the Arnold Arboretum’s 150th anniversary and honor its relationship with Harvard.
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Back to play
After Ivy League COVID shutdown, players return to field with new perspective.
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Already here: mango tofu. Coming soon: Mother Juice.
With offerings both familiar and new, several local food retailers are expanding dining options for the Harvard Community.
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Doors reopen at Harvard Museums of Science & Culture
After having its doors closed for 20 months, Harvard Museums of Science & Culture has announced its in-person reopening Nov. 26.
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4 Harvard seniors awarded U.S. Rhodes Scholarships
Students will pursue degrees in physics, linguistics, social science, public policy at University of Oxford.
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Ideas captured in chalk on slate
They offer windows into the problems, questions, theories, arguments on students’ minds this semester.