Zachary Nowak’s fall course, HIST 1852: “The Game: College Sports as History,” had current students interview 99 former Harvard athletes, 96 of whom were women, and used the resulting transcripts as the foundations for their final papers.
Rob Lue was professor of the practice in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, founding faculty director of HarvardX, faculty director of the Harvard Ed Portal, Richard L. Menschel Faculty Director of the Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, UNESCO Chair on Life Sciences and Social Innovation, and faculty director and principal investigator of LabXchange.
The walk/run raises funds to defray medical expenses for Ben Abercrombie, the Harvard undergrad who was paralyzed in his first football game for the Crimson in September 2017.
Scatter across the U.S., Harvard students still found a way to come together with their blocking groups or with friends with common interests for part or all of the semester.
In a one-of-a-kind, University-wide virtual 5K called Harvard Moves, participants will “run, jog, walk, cycle, or roll” to promote wellness, build community, and raise funds for student financial aid.
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on November 3, 2020, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Martin Luther Kilson, Jr., Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Kilson was a pioneering scholar of African and African American politics.
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on November 3, 2020, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Richard Earl Caves, Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Caves was a foundational figure in the study of both international trade and industrial organization
The Gazette interviewed nine Harvard workers who have been laboring on the front lines during the coronavirus pandemic, holding the place together and keeping everybody safe.
When William Rittase photographed Harvard in 1932, many of its iconic buildings were new. We recreated some of those images this fall to see what’s changed.
Harvard President Larry Bacow has launched the Committee to Articulate Principles on Renaming to help guide consideration of questions about renaming campus buildings, spaces, programs, and professorships in view of their association with historical figures whose advocacy or support of activities would today be found abhorrent by members of the Harvard community.
From sunrise to sunset, Harvard photographer Rose Lincoln captured the beauty of autumn as it swept across the University’s campus surrounding community.
The Graduate School of Design has announced a revised master’s degree program that replaces eight concentration areas with four “domains,” all designed to address the interaction of design with landscape, ecology, infrastructure, and other environmental concerns.
Harvard this week released its annual financial report, which details a $10 million deficit due to the sudden and overwhelming financial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Gazette spoke with Harvard Executive Vice President Katie Lapp and Chief Financial Officer Thomas Hollister about the fiscal year that ended June 30.
A new degree program, Master in Religion and Public Life, will welcome its first class in the fall of 2021. The Religion and Public Life initiative kicked off this fall.
Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery is a new research effort that will drive scholarship and dialogue around the history and enduring legacy of slavery at the University.
Brigid Kennedy ’21 knows she’s lucky to be rowing on the Charles River for this year’s virtual Head of the Charles Regatta, Oct. 9-17, and her gratitude shows.
Srikant Datar, the Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean for University affairs at Harvard Business School, will become the School’s next dean, President Larry Bacow announced.