Campus & Community

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.

A history of English course hosts its own March Madness-style tournament for newly coined words in the English lexicon.

A new photo exhibit is on display at Currier House to highlight its namesake, Audrey Bruce Currier ‘56, other Radcliffe alumnae, and the House’s unique history.

When the clock struck noon this third Friday of March, 167 Harvard Medical School students learned where they will spend the next three to seven years of their training, and the specialty in which they’ll work.

Harvard named Diane E. Lopez its next vice president and general counsel, succeeding Robert Iuliano, who is taking over as president of Gettysburg College.

Harvard Law School student Sarah Grant, J.D. ’19, a U.S. Marine captain, is the mind behind some of the most widely discussed legal analyses on the blog Lawfare about the special counsel’s investigation into whether or not the Trump campaign was involved in Russia’s interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections.

Harvard Housing Day, when first-year students learn what House they’ll be living in beginning sophomore year, is a big celebration

With $100 million in initial funding, the health care investment firm Deerfield Management has established a major strategic R&D alliance with Harvard that will support early stage research and invest in the success of preclinical and clinical-stage commercial development.

Colleagues reflect on the legacy of Sidney Verba, an influential political scientist who taught at Harvard for 35 years.

U.S. poet laureate Tracy K. Smith ’94 has been elected by her classmates to serve as chief marshal of the alumni at Harvard’s 368th Commencement on May 30.

In observation of Women’s History Month, the Arnold Arboretum is presenting a seminar March 9 honoring six notable 20th-century New England women in horticulture.

To highlight the range of research being done in Harvard’s science labs, we recently visited students doing hands-on work in fields from quantum science to biology to chemical engineering.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on March 5, 2019, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Pramod Chandra, George P. Bickford Professor of Indian and South Asian Art, 1980-2003, was placed upon the records.

The disabilities that have made Kerry Thompson, Ed.M. ’08, different are the ones that have set her apart.

Harvard University is piloting an unprecedented University-wide survey to measure progress toward inclusion and belonging for all faculty, staff, students, and other members of the Harvard community.

Mysteries and discoveries surround the origins of Harvard’s giant tuba.

A $100 million donation from David E. ’93 and Stacey L. Goel will enable Harvard, in tandem with the American Repertory Theater, to imagine a 21st-century research and performance center on Allston campus.

Romance languages and literature scholar of culture and the built environment, Bruno Carvalho is leading an effort to create a secondary field in urban studies.

Guidelines for Harvard’s 368th Commencement Exercises include additional security measures.

Michael Lichten will retire as associate dean for physical planning and resources this week, after 38 years, countless improvements, and walks through and around all of Harvard’s 267 buildings.

John Fish ’21 started his YouTube channel as part of a technology communications class during his senior year of high school in Waterloo, Ontario. Coincidentally, it was up and running…