Campus & Community
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Faber appointed chief development officer for Faculty of Arts and Sciences
New associate vice president and dean of development for FAS to begin Aug. 25
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IT Summit focuses on balancing AI challenges and opportunities
With the tech here to stay, Michael Smith says professors, students must become sophisticated users
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When the falcons come home to roost
Birds of prey have rebounded since DDT era and returned to Memorial Hall. Now new livestream camera offers online visitors front row seat of storied perch.
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John C.P. Goldberg named Harvard Law School dean
John C.P. Goldberg named Harvard Law School dean Leading scholar in tort law and political philosophy has served as interim leader since March 2024
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Federal judge blocks Trump plan to ban international students at Harvard
Ruling notes administration action raises serious constitutional concerns
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Harvard to advance corporate engagement strategy
Findings by 2 committees highlight opportunities for growth and expansion
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Harvard through Drew Faust’s eyes
The outgoing president reflects on her personal connections to campus in 360-degree video vignettes.
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Documents released in admissions lawsuit
Harvard, plaintiff explain their stances in case likely to go to trial in October.
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Harvard Heroes, including Faust, honored at Sanders Theatre
The 2018 Harvard Heroes ceremony at Sanders Theatre celebrated the efforts of 61 extraordinary employees, including President Drew Faust.
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Court to receive motions in admissions lawsuit
Harvard, plaintiff on Friday will present their competing positions in an admissions lawsuit against the College.
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Soyoung Lee named chief curator at Art Museums
The Harvard Art Museums announced that Metropolitan Museum of Art curator Soyoung Lee will become its new chief curator effective Sept. 24.
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Leveling the playing field
Often, getting into college and paying for it are two very different challenges. That’s where Harvard’s Financial Aid Initiative comes in. By opening the doors to exceptional students regardless of their family income, the initiative has brought more diversity — both racially and economically — to Harvard College.
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Faust to receive Kluge Prize
The Library of Congress announced it will award to Harvard President Drew Faust the John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity.
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Sandel wins Asturias Award
Michael Sandel, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, has won the 2018 Princess of Asturias Award in Social Sciences.
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Young alumni: Exposure to differences spurred growth
Young Harvard alumni explain how exposure to differences among a diverse College cohort broadened them.
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When a House is a bountiful home
Harvard roommates from varied backgrounds say that, in the College’s House system, their differences draw them together.
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STAGE struck
Phillips Brooks House Association’s STAGE worked with Cambridge and Boston youth on the fundamentals of theater, exploring plot, characterization, improvisation, and more.
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Voicing their differences
The student group 21 Colorful Crimson performs a mix of covers and originals, with hopes of eventually recording an album of their own material.
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Take five, like, and share
Instagram series seeks to show Harvard students’ lighter sides, from their favorite music and TV to their quirks and pet peeves.
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Noted Harvard physicist Richard Wilson dies at 92
Richard “Dick” Wilson, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics Emeritus, dies at 92. A memorial service is planned for June 24 at the Harvard Faculty Club.
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Getting comfortable outside their comfort zones
The first installment in a new series on campus diversity as a cornerstone of a Harvard education.
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The myriad moments of Commencement
The weeklong buildup to Commencement Day’s ancient and scripted rites is a feast for the eyes, the ears, the palate, but mostly the heart.
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Vice president of Harvard Library to retire
Sarah E. Thomas will retire from her roles as vice president of the Harvard Library and University librarian and as Roy E. Larsen Librarian of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the end of this year.
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Hillary Clinton receives Radcliffe Medal
Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received the Radcliffe Medal on Friday, an annual award honoring an individual whose life and work have had a “transformative impact on society.”
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Bringing biology and mathematics together
The National Science Foundation and the Simons Foundation have awarded a grant to Harvard scientists to create a research center aimed at bringing biologists and mathematicians together to answer some of the central questions about living systems.
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Facing the future, Lewis and Faust see reason for hope
Harvard Commencement Speaker John Lewis exhorts graduates to get to work in the fight for justice.
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Letter from a father to his graduating daughter
Ian Nicholson has some advice for his daughter Lauren as she graduates from Harvard.
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Kasich urges grads to seek a deeper purpose
Philosophy, not politics, was the subject of Ohio Gov. John Kasich’s Commencement address at the Harvard Kennedy School on Wednesday. “This is not a public policy speech,” the 2016 Republican presidential contender told the graduates, as he challenged them to reach for a deeper purpose.
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Six new Harvard Overseers elected
Six new officers have been elected to Harvard University’s Board of Overseers, and another half dozen as directors of the Harvard Alumni Association.
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The ending as beginning: Commencement ’18
Harvard’s annual Commencement is both a conclusion and a start for those graduating. But the day also is a gathering of the far-flung Crimson clan under tents and trees in…
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Looking back on 2017–18
The Harvard Gazette takes a look back on 2017–18.
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Reflections on Inequality in America Initiative’s first year
In its first nine months, Harvard’s Inequality Initiative pursued a three-pronged effort, beginning with a public symposium last fall.
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Harvard awards 8,042 degrees and certificates
Harvard University awarded a total of 8,042 degrees and certificates over the 2017–18 academic year.
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Orators speak to inspire at Commencement
Three student orators — Pete Davis, Christopher Egi, and Phoebe Lakin — will deliver speeches in both English and Latin during Morning Exercises in Tercentenary Theatre.
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Seven receive honorary degrees
Sallie (Penny) Chisholm, Rita Dove, Harvey Fineberg, Ricardo Lagos Escobar, George Lewis received honorary degrees from Harvard at its 367th Commencement Day ceremony.
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Adichie: ‘Protect and value the truth’
Nigerian novelist Ngozi Adichie, Harvard’s Class Day speaker, urges graduating seniors to ‘protect and value the truth’ in their own lives.