Campus & Community

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.

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.

In the battle against systemic racism, Harvard alumni chart different courses for change.

Harvard President Larry Bacow discusses inclusivity at the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching seminar.

With Science Club for Girls, Harvard students and alumnae inspire young female scientists.

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.