Campus & Community
-
Harvard amends lawsuit to push back against new funding cuts
Government is seeking to ‘micromanage’ University, complaint says, posing threat to advances in health and science
-
David Deming named Harvard College dean
Economist who serves as Kirkland House faculty leader begins in new role July 1
-
Walter Jacob Kaiser, 84
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
-
Gloria Ferrari Pinney, 82
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
-
Charles Dacre Parsons, 91
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
-
New Learning Experience Platform opens doors to innovation in teaching
Flexible, modular platform supports unique pedagogical approaches
-
When should Harvard speak out?
Institutional Voice Working Group provides a roadmap in new report
-
Day to remember
One journey behind them, grads pause to reflect before starting the next
-
Choose bravely, Ressa tells Harvard grads
Nobel Peace Prize-winning journalist puts values first in Commencement address focused on threats to democracy
-
‘Be that voice for compassion, learning, understanding, and unity’
Burns and others deliver call to action – and empathy – at Class Day ceremonies
-
A joyful noise
Ringing of bells marks 373rd Commencement
-
Six receive honorary degrees
Harvard recognizes educator, conductor, theoretical physicist, advocate for elderly, writer, and Nobel laureate
-
Ready to serve
New officers ‘join a long crimson line that goes back to the very founding of this country.’
-
Harvard awards 9,262 degrees
Totals reflect the 2023-24 academic year
-
Time to stand up, defend American higher education, Faust says
President emerita invokes spirit of Emerson, pushes back against recent criticisms
-
Maria Ressa will speak her troubled mind
‘Democracy dies quickly,’ warns Nobel laureate ahead of Commencement, where she hopes to find students committed to protecting it
-
‘Seek inspiration in one another’
Garber praises graduates’ resilience, urges them to maintain and cherish lasting bonds
-
Five alumni elected to the Board of Overseers
Six others join Alumni Association board
-
New HAA president brings holistic approach to alumni leadership
Moitri Chowdhury Savard committed to listening deeply, respecting differences, finding common ground in shared values
-
Bridging social distance, embracing uncertainty, fighting for equity
Student Commencement speeches to tap into themes faced by Class of 2024
-
‘I haven’t really had a proper weekend in a long time’
Longtime supporter of grads Kathy Hanley caps 13-year quest with a Commencement of her own
-
Party like it’s 2020
Class of ’24 gets a do-over on high school prom that pandemic took away
-
Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture announces funding recipients
Three major events, including Psychedelics Bootcamp 2024, to be hosted over summer
-
‘I was frustrated, infuriated, because women are just as capable’
Experiences in Uganda and U.S. fuel Ananda Birungi’s passion for empowering others, especially women and girls
-
When the circus called, she took the leap
Extension School allowed trapeze artist Izzy Patrowicz to pursue big-top dreams alongside bachelor’s degree
-
A closer look at new Title IX regulations
More of a ‘slide and a pivot’ than a rollback, Merhill says of rules set to take effect Aug. 1
-
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
-
‘You can solve anything’
Priyanka Pillai wants to take on big problems — and has learned how good design can help
-
Tracing largely forgotten history of major community
Julia Tellides explored shifts, upheavals of Thessaloniki between two wars
-
Roger Ware Brockett, 84
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
-
Providing community support
Harvard Allston Partnership Fund awards grants to 26 Allston-Brighton nonprofits
-
A change of mind, heart, and soul
Choosing Harvard took LyLena Estabine down an uncertain path. The former student co-president has no regrets.
-
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
-
Pop star on one continent, college student on another
Model and musician Kazuma Mitchell managed to (mostly) avoid the spotlight while at Harvard
-
Renaming of a neighborhood
For Maya Counter ’24, honoring a notable Black educator, and setting right a historical wrong
-
Five faculty named Harvard College Professors
Scholars recognized for sharing with students ‘particular joy of academic inquiry’