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Campus & Community
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Rakesh Khurana shares lessons learned at helm — and as an influencer, off- and online
Danoff Dean of Harvard College to step down at end of academic year after 11-year tenure of advances, innovation, and challenges (including pandemic)
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Nonie Lesaux named HGSE dean
Scholar in literacy development and early learning has served as interim dean since July 2024
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A year into role, Chan School dean focused on driving change amid deep challenges
Andrea Baccarelli has laid out a vision for expanding the School’s impact while navigating a rapidly shifting landscape for federally funded research
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Harvard launches pilot initiative to tackle some of today’s biggest challenges
Harvard Impact Labs will provide funding and support for faculty to conduct solutions-focused research and drive real-world impact
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Panelists look at challenges, opportunities of GAI tools
New initiative advances conversations about role of AI
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Maybe a teacher. Or maybe an education policy reformer.
Andrew Zonneveld believes public service is way to make a real difference in world
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Garber installed as Harvard’s 31st president
Friends and family, colleagues honor leader who ‘radiates trustworthiness’
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Corporation strengthens engagement to inform support of research and teaching, presidential search in 2026
Pritzker expresses optimism on efforts to bring community together
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Why I changed my mind
Harvard students describe a time they saw the world in a new light
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Helen Vendler, 90
At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 3, 2024, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Helen Vendler was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.
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Not so much the form, but the function
Brutalist, iconic Gund Hall undergoes 1st major renovation since opening in ’72. Now, hopefully, the roof will stop leaking.
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Updating their 3-word bios
Juniors who talked to us when they first arrived here — and again as sophomores — reflect on how they’ve changed
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Rhodes scholars share their Oxford ambitions
8 students to pursue social, political, computational sciences
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He didn’t come all this way to lose to Yale
Dream job and a winning season for Aurich, but one big test remains: The Game.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson? Present!
Supreme Court justice revisits Michael Sandel’s class, which left her with lessons that lasted long beyond her time in it as first-year
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Harvard, MIT, Mass General form renewable energy collaboration
Group will include higher education, healthcare, and cultural institutions, seek to leverage buying power to advance cost-effective, green production projects
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Culture Lab Innovation Fund grants awarded to 12 projects
Grant recipients foster a culture of innovation and belonging on Harvard campus
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8 Harvard students named Rhodes Scholars
5 in U.S. class, most for any institution, joined by 3 international recipients
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Dale Weldeau Jorgenson, 89
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Otto Thomas Solbrig, 92
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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When your goal is literally sky-high — and you reach it
Third-generation military, Faith Schmidt ’25 is set to soar
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The long Crimson line
Number of armed services veterans at Harvard on the rise as University ramps up outreach, support
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Time for ‘emergence of a new and better democracy’
Civil rights attorney and Howard professor Sherrilyn Ifill details need for national reckoning, greater civic involvement
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From the forest to a leaf
New Herbaria director studies plants via satellite and microscope for insights on changing planet
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Threads of generosity: A family’s quilted legacy
Robert and Ardis James created a culture of philanthropy within the James family that has spanned generations
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Add some drama to your wardrobe
A.R.T. sells off costumes dating to 1980s, attracting thrifters and theater-lovers alike
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FAS creates new professorships in civil discourse and AI
Gift from business leader Alfred Lin ’94 and artist Rebecca Lin ’94, part of record 30th reunion giving, builds on critical new efforts on dialogue and generative AI
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Significant decline in sexual misconduct at Harvard, survey finds
Most students are aware of reporting mechanisms and support services, but many do not use them
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Ukraine’s first lady shares history with Harvard
Olena Zelenska presents Harvard Library with books, shows appreciation for its contribution to Ukrainian studies
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Seeing them as current events and not really new
Jill Lepore, Maya Jasanoff, Kirsten Weld launch course that views present as wholly connected to the past
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University cites careful planning, stewardship for solid financial position, endowment performance
Finance leaders note investments in key academic, community priorities
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Daniel Albright, 69
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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David Gordon Mitten, 86
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Robert Rosenthal, 90
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Diving into the myths and legends behind sea monsters
New exhibit lets visitors discover sea creatures often more astonishing than the fantastical beings we may have imagined
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Gathering in community
The 26th annual Harvard Powwow was a family affair for renowned American Indian scholar Tink Tinker of Osage County and his great-niece Lena Tinker ’25, Osage Nation. “I so appreciate…
