Campus & Community
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Origins of Indo-European? Donation to Art Museums?
Have you been paying attention? Test your knowledge of this week’s Gazette in our news quiz.
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A ‘Wicked’ good time
Actor, singer Cynthia Erivo celebrated as Hasty’s 2025 Woman of the Year
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A family at School when home is far away
Program has connected affiliates, new international students for more than 40 years
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Doing College with ball in one hand, bow in the other
Bradford Dickson plays on Crimson water polo team, and as a Harvard-Berklee cellist
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What a Hamm
Film and TV star has some fun as Hasty’s 2025 Man of the Year
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From sending thank-you notes to touching your co-worker’s food, she’s ruled on it all
Business School’s Robin Abrahams — aka Miss Conduct — reflects on 20 years of etiquette trends as she retires Globe advice column
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Finding new ways to learn
Series of life-threatening medical problems changed Saif Kamal — but not his desire to pursue opportunity, help others do so too
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‘You can solve anything’
Priyanka Pillai wants to take on big problems — and has learned how good design can help
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Tracing largely forgotten history of major community
Julia Tellides explored shifts, upheavals of Thessaloniki between two wars
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Roger Ware Brockett, 84
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Providing community support
Harvard Allston Partnership Fund awards grants to 26 Allston-Brighton nonprofits
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A change of mind, heart, and soul
Choosing Harvard took LyLena Estabine down an uncertain path. The former student co-president has no regrets.
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So how do you track spread of disease? By the numbers
Ivan Specht decided to employ his love of math during pandemic, which led to contact-tracing app, papers, future path
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Pop star on one continent, college student on another
Model and musician Kazuma Mitchell managed to (mostly) avoid the spotlight while at Harvard
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Renaming of a neighborhood
For Maya Counter ’24, honoring a notable Black educator, and setting right a historical wrong
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Five faculty named Harvard College Professors
Scholars recognized for sharing with students ‘particular joy of academic inquiry’
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When your meet-cute happens at T.H. Chan
She worked for Pfizer in Turkey; he was neurosurgery resident in Canada. And graduation and wedding are not far off.
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No business like show business — except the law
Nicholas Gonzalez was a child star who felt curiously at home in front of a jury box
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Turning ideas into impact
Startup founders inspire global audience at 2024 Harvard President’s Innovation Challenge Awards ceremony
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Did student or ChatGPT write that paper? Does it matter?
Sam Altman, CEO of firm that developed app, says ethics do matter, but they need to be rethought (and AI isn’t going away)
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Colleagues, students remember Helen Vendler, a ‘titan’ of poetry criticism
Beyond her passion for her work, they say, she was creative and engaged teacher, thoughtful adviser and mentor, trusted friend
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Jeff Lichtman named dean of science
Neuroscientist inspired by ‘great challenge’ of leading life, physical sciences division in era of rapidly growing knowledge
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Bringing personal perspective to homeless care
Soon-to-be Med School grad’s family struggled in U.S. after fleeing war-torn Central America. He hasn’t forgotten.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones on history, rage — and hope
Pulitzer Prize winner delivers keynote at Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative’s 2024 Symposium
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Jeremy M. Weinstein named dean of Harvard Kennedy School
Political scientist, who also served as academic leader and in various roles in Obama administration, to assume post July 1
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‘Unstoppable’ is all in the family
Inspired by quadriplegic father, Callahans sail to championship
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Three will receive 2024 Harvard Medal
In recognition of their extraordinary service
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When math is the dream
Dora Woodruff was drawn to beauty of numbers as child. Next up: Ph.D. at MIT.
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A space for researchers to meet, and AI and natural intelligence to do the same
The Kempner Institute buzzes with new code, numbers, ideas
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A fresh take on must-see TV
Isabella Madrigal has a vision: storytelling that’s compelling, inspires better, more equitable world
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Sean Kelly named dean of Arts & Humanities
Distinguished scholar of philosophy calls work of division ‘the soul of higher education’
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Overseers announce senior officers for 2024-25
Vivian Hunt and Tyler Jacks to assume leadership roles after Commencement
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When your soulmate’s a classmate
Husband and wife — both pursuing master’s degrees at Harvard — merge love for education to help students in India
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From scissors, PFAS everywhere to effects of standardized tests, incarcerated moms
Harvard Horizons Symposium highlights stunning, impactful research of grad students
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Faculty working groups formed on institutional voice, fostering open inquiry
Garber, Manning announce Noah Feldman, Alison Simmons, Tomiko Brown-Nagin, and Eric Beerbohm as chairs
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For the young at heart, and fleet of foot
Harvard runners take on the Boston Marathon