Campus & Community
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‘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
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Party like it’s 2020
Class of ’24 gets a do-over on high school prom that pandemic took away
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Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture announces funding recipients
Three major events, including Psychedelics Bootcamp 2024, to be hosted over summer
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‘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
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When the circus called, she took the leap
Extension School allowed trapeze artist Izzy Patrowicz to pursue big-top dreams alongside bachelor’s degree
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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
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Minow to step down as Law School dean
Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow announced she will step down at the end of this academic year. With a focus on access to justice, public service, and entrepreneurship, Minow guided the School in new directions to prepare lawyers for challenges and opportunities brought by globalization and a changing legal profession.
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Top stories of 2016
A look back at some of the Gazette’s most popular stories of 2016.
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Style with staying power
The Ivy League style of clothiers such as J. Press and the Andover Shop has stood the test of time.
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Recognition for their discoveries
Harvard physicists Cumrun Vafa and Andrew Strominger have been named winners of the 2017 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics in recognition of their groundbreaking work in a number of areas, including black hole theory, quantum gravity, and string theory.
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Backstage at Harvard’s Oberon Theater
Go behind the scenes of the Harvard-Radcliffe Drama Club’s production of “Into the Woods”
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Delving into ‘belonging’ at Harvard
The Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging, created by President Drew Faust in September, is gathering information through listening sessions and has started subcommittees to examine how to build on Harvard’s commitment to campus diversity and be a university where all feel they belong.
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‘I’m very lucky to represent’ Harvard
Tommy Amaker reflects on becoming the Crimson’s winningest men’s basketball coach after his 179th win.
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Rhodes and Marshall scholars
At this time of year, most Harvard seniors are worrying about job interviews or graduate school applications, but not Dhruva Bhat and Julius Bright Ross. The two seniors will spend the next two years studying in the United Kingdom, Bhat as a Rhodes Scholar and Ross as a Marshall Scholar.
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Harvard Yard to Boston City Hall
Jackie Lender ’16, who is the first Harvard Presidential City of Boston Fellow, shares her experience.
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Thomas Schelling, Nobelist and game theory pioneer, 95
Thomas C. Schelling, a major figure in shaping the modern Harvard Kennedy School and a 2005 Nobel Prize winner in economics, died at 95.
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Seeing Harvard at dawn
In the morning hours before classes start, the Harvard community prepares for the day ahead.
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938 admitted early to College Class of 2021
Harvard admissions officials say 938 students have been admitted early to the College to the Class of 2021, as early action thrives as a “new normal” for undergraduate admissions.
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The ways Boston changed
Students enrolled in the course “Reinventing (and Reimagining) Boston: The Changing American City” examine the city and the many changes it has undergone in recent decades.
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Putting their faith into action
Two comparative study of religion concentrators tell what drew them to their field, and how they plan to use their lessons to make a difference.
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10 Named Schwarzman Fellows
Ten Harvard students and alumni have been selected to attend Tsinghua University in Beijing as Schwarzman Scholars.
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Islamic studies scholar addresses myths and mores behind the veil
Islamic studies scholar Celene Ibrahim discussed the myths and realities of Muslim Feminism at the year’s second Diversity Dialogue.
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Charting a different course
The journey to graduation can take many twists and turns, and for some, it doesn’t fit neatly into the standard four years.
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Richard John O’Connell, 73
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 6, 2016, the following Minute was placed upon the records. Professor Richard O’Connell, who arrived at Harvard as Assistant…
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Stanisław Barańczak, 68
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 6, 2016, the following Minute was placed upon the records. After the dissident Polish poet Stanisław Barańczak accepted a…
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What it takes to make the Harvard choir
“The Chorus Line” documents the process of auditioning for the Harvard University Choir. Those chosen will perform two concerts in December.
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Opening doors, defining dreams
Last year’s Presidential Public Service Fellows spent a summer answering Drew Faust’s questions “What is your responsibility to others? What values guide your work?”
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Geneticist Stephen J. Elledge wins Breakthrough Prize
Harvard Medical School geneticist Stephen Elledge won the 2017 Breakthrough Prize for unraveling the mechanism by which cells sense DNA damage and initiate self-repair.
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Planting the seeds of STEM
Harvard students from the Digital Literacy Project (DLP) are providing computer science curricula to seven local middle schools this year. The DLP outreach model is unusual because lessons are presented during the school day.
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Two Harvard scholars headed across the pond
Two Harvard students were among those selected to receive prestigious Marshall Scholarships, which support up to two years of study in the United Kingdom.
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The archaeology of Harvard Yard
Year after year, the annual archaeological dig in Harvard Yard unearths treasures and insights.
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Faculty Council meeting held Nov. 30
On Nov. 30 the members of the Faculty Council approved the Harvard Summer School course list for 2017. They also approved a proposal to establish a master’s degree in Data Science…
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Using podcasts to capture stories
Gardner Pilot Academy sixth-graders were given the opportunity to tell their stories at PRX’s Podcast Garage, which partners with Harvard University to promote a dynamic, creative community known as the Zone 3 initiative.
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Helping the homeless, in high school and college
The spirit of a Cambridge Rindge and Latin program carries on when its students head for Harvard.
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Support for the undocumented
With changes in U.S. immigration policy possible, Harvard outlines its support network for undocumented students who might be affected.
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Worn railings, wistful thoughts
Intimacy and memory intertwine for undergraduates living in the Dudley Co-op.