Campus & Community
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Why we love the Charles
Some go to the river to move; others to write, relax, reflect, or just people-watch
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Harvard launches $150 million research initiative
University plans range of awards in basic and applied science, seeking to meet ‘moment of remarkable opportunity’
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Dustin Tingley named vice provost for advances in learning
He will lead University efforts in pedagogical innovation, digital education, and ways tech can support teaching, lifelong learning, research
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‘Our University is, at its heart, an affirmation of humanity’
Garber reminds faculty, students at Morning Prayers that AI is powerful technology but human intelligence, values remain in charge
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‘Very excited to start this new chapter of my life’
Scenes from the Yard on move-in day
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Hope, joy, heavy lifting
Bittersweet goodbyes and jitters make way for excitement as Class of 2030 settles in on move-in day
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‘Best college tradition anywhere’
Smurf-blue hair, chain-mail suits, vuvuzelas, and bagpipes abound as students flood Yard for annual raucous rite of Housing Day
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‘OK, I get it. This makes sense.’
Grade-inflation panel says updated plan focuses on reining in A’s, restoring integrity of system, freeing students to follow curiosity
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A community-sized Seder plate
Through sculpture’s 6 stories, Hillel seeks to portray ‘a bigger picture of what it means to be Jewish’
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SEAL, doctor, astronaut, Harvard Alumni Day speaker
Jonny Kim will address Harvard’s global alumni community
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Ruth J. Simmons to receive Radcliffe Medal
Recognized for her many roles upholding and advancing foundational ideals of higher education
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You know the author. Meet the typist.
Exhibit celebrates women who labored behind the scenes of masterworks
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Karin Öberg named senior vice provost for faculty
Distinguished astrochemist will shift to University-wide role overseeing faculty affairs and development
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Atlas Hotel opens at the Enterprise Research Campus
Art, food, views help give Allston space local flavor
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Like seeing art of Roman chapels in technicolor for first time
Students create relief sculptures in stucco using centuries-old methods to gain deeper insight into how, why artists made choices
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Conan O’Brien ’85 named Commencement speaker
Comedy legend who once led Lampoon will deliver principal address on May 28
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Singer to step down as senior vice provost for faculty
Education scholar lauded for achievements in overseeing, leading changes in faculty development, support for academics since 2008
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Thomas Noel Bisson, 94
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Wonder served him well
Curiosity ignited Alan Garber’s sense of purpose. Classmates, mentors, and patients helped deepen it.
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Tracing Harvard’s ties to slavery: Recovering names and histories
Researchers delve into probate records, tax lists, and estate inventories to identify enslaved people
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Ballot order set for Overseer and HAA director elections
Candidates finalized ahead of spring voting period
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Kicking back with Rose Byrne
Australian actress feted, roasted as Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
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What’s the greatest love song of all time?
Faculty and administrators tell you theirs
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Of different faiths, but connected by belief
Community members gather to explore identity, spiritual experience at first ‘Across This Table’ interfaith dinner
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Batman returns — to accept his Pudding Pot
Michael Keaton feted as Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year, 30 years after first invite
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Funding innovative approaches to belonging
Supported by grants from the Culture Lab, four projects aim to strengthen belonging through listening, discussion, art, and representation
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Class of 2001 elects Alejandra Casillas as chief marshal of alumni
Physician and health equity leader to serve in time-honored role
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A second shot at Olympic glory
Battle-tested current, former students return to Winter Games
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Journey on ice and water
Former figure skating star Caitlyn Kukulowicz still hits the triple lutz but has found new place at boathouse
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Carter Joel Eckert, 79
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Nikolaas Johannes Van Der Merwe, 85
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Alumni rally to support next generation of researchers
FAS launches match to secure $100M for Ph.D.s
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Michael Keaton and Rose Byrne named Hasty’s Man and Woman of the Year
Actors to be honored with celebratory roasts and Pudding Pots
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Michael McElroy, pioneering atmospheric scientist, dies at 86
Helped build foundation of climate and environmental studies at Harvard
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Gathering medieval French prayerbook, Kabuki in America, Sylvia Plath’s thoughts
New Houghton exhibits highlights breadth of new acquisitions — and of library’s collection
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Harvard University Housing establishes new rents for 2026–2027
Rental rates remain flat for current HUH tenants who extend lease