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  • Harvard announces Committee to Articulate Principles on Renaming

    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.

    A veritas shield decorates a gate that encircles Harvard Yard.
  • Autumnal exposures: Colorful moments in passing

    From sunrise to sunset, Harvard photographer Rose Lincoln captured the beauty of autumn as it swept across the University’s campus surrounding community.

    Overview from the Smith Campus Center.
  • Graduate School of Design revises master’s program

    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.

    Michael Hays.
  • Weathering COVID’s financial storm

    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.

    View of fall foliage and Eliot House.
  • A master class in leadership

    Carlyle Group co-founder David Rubenstein and Harvard President Larry Bacow reflect on the qualities of leadership.

    Zoom screenshot.
  • Advice to students: Learn from diversity

    Broaden your worldview by engaging with diversity in the widest sense, Ali Asani counsels.

    Ali Asani.
  • Where religion and public life meet

    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.

    Andover Hall, Harvard Divinity School.
  • Initiative on legacy of slavery at Harvard picks up steam

    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.

    Royall House.
  • Setting measurable goals

    The Gazette spoke with new Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Sherri Charleston to learn more about her first two months on the job.

    Sherri Charleston.
  • Need advice on civil discourse? Ask someone who argues for a living

    Harvard Law School Professor Joseph William Singer discusses his new book on persuasion and its key role in civil discourse and the rule of law.

    Joseph William Singer, Bussey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.
  • Going head to head

    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.

    Brigid Kennedy '21.
  • Srikant Datar named dean of Business School

    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.

    Srikant Datar.
  • High-Risk, High-Reward grants for nine Harvard researchers

    Harvard scientists receive prestigious grant funding through NIH program.

    Microcentrifuge tubes in a rack.
  • From one Nobel laureate to another

    Via a tweet, Harvard professor and Nobel laureate Jack Szostak congratulated former student Jennifer Doudna, who won the Nobel in chemistry on Wednesday.

    Jennifer Doudna.
  • Pulled to the polls

    The Harvard Votes Challenge has recruited more than 150 affiliates to work the polls as part of its partnership with the Safe Elections Network and Power to the Polls. The Gazette spoke to a handful of students and staff about why they decided to get involved.

    People voting.
  • John Tate, 94

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on October 6, 2020, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late John Torrence Tate, Jr., Perkins Professor of Mathematics, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Tate was a world leader in number theory.

  • Joaquim-Francisco Coelho, 81

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Oct. 6, 2020, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Joaquim-Francisco Coelho, Nancy Clark Smith Professor of the Language and Literature of Portugal and Professor of Comparative Literature, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Coelho was a scholar of Portuguese and Brazilian literatures and a humanist in the grand tradition.

  • Harvard’s Isaiah Andrews awarded a MacArthur

    Harvard Professor Isaiah Andrews is honored with a MacArthur for his work in econometrics.

    Isaiah Andrews.
  • When it comes to online learning, safety first

    The Harvard Ed Portal and Harvard University IT partnered on a free Zoom event meant to address teachers’ and parents’ concerns about how much time in front of a computer is too much, how can people stay engaged while social distancing, and whether we should worry about children’s safety on the internet.

    Child looking at computer.
  • Voting 101: A primer

    More than the presidency must be decided by Nov. 3. To help students get involved, the University offers the Harvard Votes Challenge.

    Massachusetts Information for Voters booklet.
  • Harvard Worldwide Week truly goes global

    Now in its fourth year, Harvard Worldwide Week goes entirely online for the first time, allowing participants to visit affiliates around the world

    Two individuals stand in front of Magellan Mirror.
  • FAS launches task force to examine visual culture and signage

    FAS launches a task force comprised of faculty, students, and staff to examine FAS’s visual culture.

    Dunster House.
  • An uncertain financial road ahead

    The Gazette spoke with Harvard Vice President for Finances Thomas J. Hollister about FY20 and a forecast for FY21. He also outlined the three overriding financial principles the University will maintain during the pandemic.

    John Harvard Statue.
  • Winds of change

    Holmes academic society renamed in honor of physician-scientist William Augustus Hinton.

    William Augustus Hinton.
  • In and out of school: Two siblings’ approach to growth as undergrads

    Two Harvard College siblings share a graduation year and a determination for pursuing their passions.

    Anna and Myungin Lee celebrating their graduation at home in NY in May 2020.
  • Inspired to action, eager to serve

    The global Harvard community participated in the University’s first Global Day of Service.

    Zoom shot.
  • Preparing grad and professional Schools for remote fall

    We look at how the different graduate Schools are handling online learning in the fall.

    Harvard University campus.
  • Richard A. Smith dies at 95

    Richard A. Smith, a former member of both of Harvard’s governing boards, has died at age 95. Smith was a member of the Harvard Corporation from 1991 to 2000, and…

    Richard A. Smith '46.
  • Catherine Dulac wins Breakthrough Prize for Life Sciences

    Catherine Dulac is awarded a 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for her pioneering work identifying the neural circuitry that regulates parenting behavior.

    Catherine Dulac.
  • Serving up job training

    Breaktime Cafe, started by two Harvard students, works to feed vulnerable community members.

    Breaktime team in the kitchen.