Campus & Community

Twelve Harvard faculty are among the more than 200 individuals elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Harvard students Noah Golowich and Alex Atanasov have been selected to receive the prestigious Hertz Fellowship, joining 199 previous Harvard students who have received the honor since 1964.

MacLean Sarbah, M.A. ’19, hopes to return home to help take on one of Ghana’s biggest social problems: youth unemployment.

Harvard’s new Sustainable Healthful Food Standards, announced today, will challenge University food service to increase healthy options while also considering how the food is produced, taking into account sustainability, pesticide and fertilizer use, food-workers’ conditions, and animal welfare.

The 13th annual Celebration of Scholarship dinner brought together brought together students who have benefited from financial aid and some of the many donors who support the program.

Harvard runners run the Boston Marathon to overcome challenges, be part of a community, and give back

Bruce Donoff, dean of Harvard School of Dental Medicine for 28 years, announced today that he will step down from the position effective Jan. 1, 2020.

At an event marking the 40th anniversary of the WilmerHale Legal Services Center, faculty, students, and clients recall what it has meant to them.

Harvard continues to make progress in its goal to diversify its faculty, with numbers of women and minorities reaching record highs.

The occupation of University Hall in April 1969 and the strike that followed it left its mark on Harvard’s psyche. A daylong event Friday commemorates the 50th anniversary and brings today’s student activists into the conversation.

On a recent afternoon, the Gazette sat down with Susan Carney, current president of the Board of Overseers, and Michael Brown, president-elect for 2019-20, to talk about the Overseers’ role, their…

With mental health issues among young people increasing both at the University and nationwide, Harvard’s Office of the Provost has convened a task force to assess and respond to students’ psychological well-being.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 2, 2019, a tribute to the life and service of the late Per Nykrog was placed upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

Harvard Divinity School Professor Anne Monius’ determination to get to Harvard started on a grammar school field trip. Today she inspires students to love learning as much as she does.

Professor Jelani Nelson develops new algorithms to make computer systems work more efficiently, but also takes his educational efforts beyond Harvard’s walls. He founded AddisCoder, a program that teaches students in Ethiopia how to code.

In conversation with Bridget Terry Long, dean of the Graduate School of Education, President Larry Bacow discusses the role of universities in building economic opportunity.

Actress Laverne Cox, fashion designer Christian Siriano, and fashion blogger Nicolette Mason, talk with culture expert Jess Weiner at Harvard’s first gender equity summit.

Two Harvard Medical School researchers, Vikram Patel and Timothy Springer, have received the prestigious Canada Gairdner Award for transformational work in the fields of biomedicine and global health.

Two Harvard graduate students host an event exploring the experiences of people who have returned to their countries of birth after having lived in the U.S. for many years.

“Keep Adams House ‘weird’” was the message students, faculty deans, and staff residents delivered to architects as they planned work on the Harvard dorm, which is set for a “renewal” that will upgrade its amenities and improve its accessibility in three phases starting this summer.

Kevin Ballen didn’t plan on taking two gap years. But he did intend to live a life less constrained by society’s expectations. “In high school, my goal was to shift…

The 1,950 high school students admitted to Harvard College’s Class of ’23 are diverse and show growing interest in community service. The school is offering generous grants to make going to the College more affordable.

Cultural expert Jess Weiner will be part of “Harvard Hears You: The 2019 Summit for Gender Equity” on April 2. She spoke with the Gazette about the summit and its celebrity panel, the need for gender equity, and her work nudging advertisers in the right direction.

Michael Brown ’83, J.D. ’88, and Lesley Friedman Rosenthal ’86, J.D. ’89, chosen to head Harvard’s Board of Overseers.

The Heights sits on the top floor of the Smith Campus Center, offering sweeping views and familiar favorites with a twist.

The Dean’s Distinction Awards mark a decade of staff recognition in FAS.

An interview with Anthony Jack, a professor at the Graduate School of Education, on his new book “The Privileged Poor,” about the struggles of disadvantaged students at elite schools.

Talia Gillis, a Harvard graduate student is enrolled in two doctoral programs and raising newborn twins.

Harvard welcomes Boston Public School students to speak to staff about their goals and gain perspective about college and career.

A revered, 700-year-old religious relic and the present-day crisis of declining births are just two of the many focuses of some Harvard researchers.