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  • ‘What the hell — why don’t I just go to Harvard and turn my life upside down?’

    Family, history, and the 1960s all helped to shape the higher ed leader, but it was illness that urged her forward.

  • Rite of spring

    Crowds top 15,000 over the festival’s four days.

  • Eugene Rochow, 92

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 1, 2018, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Eugene George Rochow, Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Rochow took on challenging realms of organometallic chemistry and ceramics, nuclear chemistry, and education.

  • Leonard Nash, 95

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 1, 2018, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Leonard Kollender Nash, William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of Chemistry, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Nash conducted research in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics and was a famously inspiring teacher.

  • William Klemperer, 90

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 1, 2018, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late William Aloys Klemperer, Erving Professor of Chemistry Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Klemperer was among the world’s leaders in molecular spectroscopy.

  • Bridget Terry Long to lead Ed School

    Bridget Terry Long will become the new dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education in July.

    Bridget Terry Long
  • Assistant professor named a Carnegie Fellow

    Elizabeth Hinton, assistant professor of history and of African and African American Studies, has been named a 2018 Carnegie Fellow.

  • A thanks-giving meal

    Donors and recipients gathered in the Northwest Science Building to mark the 12th annual Celebration of Scholarships dinner event.

    Mfundo Radebe ‘20
  • Sustainability report marks milestones

    Reductions in trash, water use, and net greenhouse gas emissions are among the highlights of the 2017 Harvard Sustainability Report.

    Illustration of Harvard
  • The Sox beyond Fenway

    As the Boston Red Sox look to build on their strong start this season, the team’s work off the field, including its efforts to support inner city children and to confront racism, took center stage at a panel discussion at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

  • Gates recalls Harvard past, sees problem-solving future

    Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates dropped by Harvard to tour SEAS labs and talk with students about making the most of their time here.

  • A lasting legacy, now on view

    The University unveiled a portrait of the late S. Allen Counter, founder of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations.

  • Brown-Nagin named Radcliffe dean

    Tomiko Brown-Nagin, a leading historian on law and society as well as an authority on constitutional and education law and policy, has been named dean of Harvard’s Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

    Tomiko Brown-Nagin
  • From Visitas participant to chronicler

    Another Visitas prompts a Harvard undergraduate to gauge just how far she has come in a year.

  • How college rocked my world

    The Transcript Project aims “to recognize the curiosity-driven intellectual journey that college is meant to be,” according to Dean Robin Kelsey.

    Paul Lewis '18,
  • Space to learn

    Harvard postdoc Or Graur finds success in the launch of Science Research Mentoring Program, which provides 10 local high school students a year of space research, working with a “real-life” scientist.

  • A new director

    Pierre Berastaín Ojeda has been appointed director of Harvard’s Office of Sexual Assault Prevention and Response.

    Pierre R. Berastain Ojeda
  • At Extension School, a sustainable program grows

    As natural disasters increase in frequency and severity, the Harvard Extension School’s Sustainability Program has grown in exponential increments.

  • Eleven faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

    The American Academy of Arts and Sciences announced the election of 213 new members, including 11 Harvard faculty.

  • President’s Innovation Challenge names finalists

    Fifteen finalists have been selected in the President’s Innovation Challenge, which tackles real-world issues. Winners will be named May 2.

  • Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie named Class Day speaker

    Nigerian-born writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was selected to be Harvard College’s Class Day speaker as part of the University’s 367th Commencement Week celebration. The May 23 event will be streamed live online.

    Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
  • The weight of the ‘eights’ on her shoulders

    What she lacks in size she makes up for in volume as leader of the heavyweight varsity rowers.

  • Bringing a dying language back to life

    Harvard instructor Sunn m’Cheaux worked with 30 Vassal Lane Upper School seventh-graders, teaching them the origin of the Gullah language as part of Harvard’s Project Teach program.

  • Progress on faculty diversity

    Harvard’s faculty is more diverse than ever, with women making up 30 percent of tenured and tenure-track faculty and minorities making up 23 percent.

    Harvard University Faculty development and diversity report.
  • Heart of mettle seeks more than medals

    Divinity School student and former Navy SEAL Daniel Cnossen won six medals as part of the U.S. Nordic skiing team at the 2018 Paralympics.

  • House renewal comes to Adams

    Adams House is the next Harvard residence complex slated for renewal. It includes a building that predates the Revolution, an antique printing press, and a theater crafted from a swimming pool. The renewal will retain such gems, while improving accessibility and providing modern amenities.

  • Harvard’s hand across the bridge to citizenship

    At the annual Citizenship Celebration Dinner, Harvard welcomed its newest Americans.

    Rosa Cernaque
  • FAS stars honored with Dean’s Distinction Awards

    Four teams and 61 employees from across FAS were honored at the annual Dean’s Distinction Awards ceremony.

  • Students provide tax help

    Harvard Law School students are volunteering their time to provide tax help to the community at the Cambridge Public Library.

  • Making a difference 101

    A gift from Jorge Paulo Lemann ’61 will support the creation of new curricular offerings and expanding current courses that focus on innovation and entrepreneurship.

    Jorge Paulo Lemann ’61