Campus & Community

The 42nd annual Harvard Cambridge Senior Luncheon brought nearly 1,000 senior citizens to Harvard Yard for the special event.

The Crimson Summer Academy welcomes 30 new Crimson Scholars to attend its three-summer program. When fully completed, the nearly 100 students have experienced rigorous academic opportunities, with 85 percent later attending a four-year college.

Allston resident and Harvard intern Jose Mendoza is giving back to the Ed Portal, which he credits for shaping him and his community.

The Cambridge-Harvard Summer Academy invites area high school students to participate in a hands-on lab class work at Harvard.

Harvard’s presidential search committee, comprising the 12 members of the University’s Corporation other than the president along with three members of the Board of Overseers, has announced the membership of the faculty and staff advisory committees for the search.

A cross between camp and summer school, the Harvard Ed Portal program lets kids learn by having fun.

Fred Lee Glimp Jr. ’50, Ph.D. ’64, who gave 50 years of service to Harvard, passed away in June at the age of 91.

President Drew Faust and University faculty explore changing times at Your Harvard event in Minnesota.

Grammy-winning jazz star Esperanza Spalding and flutist Claire Chase will be Harvard professors starting in the 2017-2018 academic year.

A Summer Explorations program gives young students a hands-on (and tasty) lesson in science to both engage and inspire.

Year Up graduates reflect on the Harvard-affiliated program that changed their lives.

Acclaimed chemist Charles M. Lieber has been named a University Professor and is the first to receive the Joshua and Beth Friedman University Professorship.

For more than 50 years, Faulkner fans have worked to commemorate a beloved character with a secret memorial on the Anderson Memorial Bridge.

Harvard School of Dental Medicine honored by Boston City Council on its 150th anniversary.

S. Allen Counter, a neurophysiologist, educator, ethnographer, and founding director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, died on July 12.

Provost Alan Garber announced the appointment of George Andreou as director of the Harvard University Press, beginning in September.

The Harvard Corporation has launched the search for a new president of Harvard University, in light of Drew Faust’s recent announcement that she will step down at the end of the 2017–18 academic year.

A collaboration among the Graduate School of Education, Harvard Art Museums, and Cambridge Rindge and Latin School empowers young teachers and high school students to teach and learn from original works of art.

The festival will begin Oct. 10 and feature symposia, lectures, and interactive events examining a wide range of topics.

A collection of scenes from the 2016-2017 school year at Harvard.

An Ed Portal exhibit celebrates an educational initiative between the Ed Portal, Harvard Art Museums, and Gardner Pilot Academy to create an experiential learning program for third-graders.

Nannerl Keohane, stepping down after 12 years on the Harvard Corporation, offers her thoughts on recent changes to the organization and on the challenges facing Harvard and higher education.

Tom Lee, head of Harvard’s Learning from Performers program, is stepping down after 23 years.

An Ed Portal cooking workshop explored the science behind aioli and ice cream.

Khalil Abdur-Rashid, an adjunct professor of Islamic studies at Southern Methodist University and co-founder of the Islamic Seminary of America, has been appointed Harvard’s Muslim chaplain.

Harvard Corporation member explains where the search for Drew Faust’s successor will focus, and how it will work.

The high-end manufacturing and assembly workstations of the Maker Space will be open to all members of the Harvard community.

Harvard President Drew Faust announced that she will step down as president on June 30, 2018. The Gazette looks back on some memorable moments from the last 10 years.

Drew Faust, who became Harvard’s 28th president in 2007, has announced that she will step down on June 30, 2018.

Harvard Business School and the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences have announced a joint master’s program aimed at shaping leadership in tech.