Campus & Community

Incoming lawmakers will be briefed on several national challenges and engage in conversation with Harvard’s faculty and other policy experts during four meetings in December.

The Charles River teems with life from sunrise to sunset, as Gazette photographers witnessed.

Harvard Undergraduate Ethics Bowl, a new student club devoted to analyzing and debating ethical issues, involves a back-and-forth between teams and with their judges.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 1, 2020, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Stanley Louis Cavell, Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Cavell wrote philosophy that was both scholarly and accessible and enlarged the possibilities for philosophical work in the English-speaking world.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 1, 2020, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Gordon Randolph Willey, Bowditch Professor of Central American and Mexican Archaeology and Ethnology, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Willey made enormous contributions to the archaeology of North, Central and South America.

After a successful fall, Harvard College administration had decided that this spring seniors and juniors, students from far time zones, and those who must be on campus to progress academically will be invited back to campus.

Frank H. Duehay ’55, M.A.T. ’58, C.A.S. ’65, Ed.D. ’68, I.O.P. ’82, who was assistant dean and lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, died on Nov. 20. He served 36 years as an elected official in Cambridge and was elected three times as mayor.

Guido Goldman, who spent his life working for trans-Atlantic cooperation, died Nov. 30 at 83.

The Harvard Extension Alumni Association recognized Frederica Williams, C.S.S. ’91, with the 2020 Dean Michael Shinagel Award for Service to Others; and three other alumni with its Emerging Leaders award.

Recent Harvard grads created an educational website featuring a South Asian protagonist for children to assuage worries and answer questions.

Dedicated and beloved Harvard Physics Department staffer Carol Davis retires after five decades.

Six Harvard College seniors have been awarded 2020 Rhodes Scholarships and a senior and recent alum were named George J. Mitchell Scholars.

With more than 15 percent of Harvard College students being the first in their families to pursue a college degree, the University has established the Next Gen Initiative to help first-generation, lower-income students overcome institutional barriers, address shared challenges, and find ways to integrate opportunities.

Data-driven course on election analytics lets students take a deeper dive into elections past and present.

Antiracist scholar Ibram X. Kendi took part in the online discussion about antiracism in higher education.

How the Harvard Votes Challenge initiative helped tens of thousands of voters participate in the 2020 election.

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.

The Harvard Visitor Center debuts a tour that’s all about women.

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.

First-year Caitlin Beirne gives readers a glimpse of life on campus.

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.

Two detail Marine platoon leader course as campus officers-in-training numbers rise.

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.

In late October, even without a game on the roster, Harvard defensive back Garrett Sharp ’24 enjoys a sunrise workout with his team.

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

Harvard students discuss their hopes and fears for the nation on Election Day.

On Oct. 29 a group of powerhouse women gathered to discuss the importance of civic engagement, local participation, and why voting matters.

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.