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  • Art of combining chemistry and architecture

    Maille Radford, the first student to graduate with joint degrees in chemistry and history of art and architecture, has her sights set on a museum career.

  • Maura Healey named 2017 chief marshal

    Maura Healey ’92, attorney general for the commonwealth of Massachusetts, has been elected by her Harvard and Radcliffe College classmates to serve as chief marshal at Harvard’s 366th Commencement ceremony on May 25.

  • Nothing common about it

    The Cabot Science Library is reopening as a dynamic student commons and high-tech space for study and research.

  • Gay Marine helps change history

    As the first American to be injured in the Iraq War, Marine Eric Alva shares the story of being gay in the military at Harvard’s final Faculty of Arts and Sciences Diversity Dialogue.

  • Seizing his chance to grow

    Harvard’s Financial Aid Initiative has helped Michael Wingate make the most of his education.

  • John Max Rosenfield, 89

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 4, 2017, the following Minute for John Max Rosenfield, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of East Asian Art, Emeritus, was placed upon the records.

  • Svetlana Boym, 54

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 4, 2017, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

  • Laila Ali hasn’t stopped fighting

    Interview with ex-boxer Laila Ali, set to give the keynote address at a Radcliffe conference on gender in sports.

  • Getting the word out on learning from experience — and failure

    Professor Ronald Heifetz uses experiential teaching methods like student case analysis — in which students develop and collaboratively analyze cases drawn from their own work experiences of failure — to promote deeper engagement and stronger retention of leadership concepts.

  • Harvard names Title IX officer

    Harvard has named a new Title IX officer, as well as a director for the Office for the Dispute Resolution.

  • Toward a more welcoming campus

    Students, academic personnel, and staff from across Harvard will have an opportunity during an Afternoon of Engagement on Inclusion and Belonging to contribute their ideas on how to make the campus a more welcoming place for people from all backgrounds.

  • Remembering Mary Maples Dunn

    Mary Maples Dunn, a historian and advocate for women’s education who presided over Radcliffe during its merger with Harvard, died on March 19 at age 85.

  • Harvard College admits 2,056 to Class of ’21

    Today, 2,056 applicants were invited to join Harvard College’s Class of 2021.

  • ‘Innovative’ teaching is recognized

    Professors Elena Kramer and Martin Nowak have been named the recipients of the 2016 Fannie Cox Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching.

  • Ash Carter to head Belfer Center

    Ash Carter, former U.S. secretary of defense, has been named to head the Kennedy School’s Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and lead a new initiative on technology and global affairs. He succeeds Graham Allison, who will continue to teach at the School.

  • Data science for a new era

    In a Q&A session, the co-directors of the emerging Harvard Data Science Initiative discuss a new era in cooperation.

  • From the ‘Fruit Belt’ to the lab

    A Harvard senior bound for medical school explains how financial aid made Harvard possible, and opened doors to her future.

  • Uncovering Harvard Square’s past

    A restoration at Clover restaurant in Harvard Square saved previously hidden, glass-covered, tiled school pennants from a century ago.

  • Harvard men’s hockey team reaches Frozen Four

    Harvard men’s hockey defeated both Quinnipiac (3 goals by Sean Malone ‘17) and then Cornell (2 goals by Ryan Donato ’19) by identical 4-1 scores to win the ECAC Tournament at Lake Placid, N.Y., this past weekend.

  • Echoes of war, seeds of hope

    Harvard President Drew Faust spoke about war and its painful aftermath during a visit to Ho Chi Minh City University for Social Sciences and Humanities.

  • Turning College dreams into reality

    Shaunte Butler ’14 studied neurobiology as an undergraduate and is now in her first year at Yale Medical School. For the Miami native whose single mother worked two jobs to raise her children, Harvard’s generous financial aid helped make her College dreams a reality.

  • Masquerade Ball puts One Harvard up front

    The 7th Annual Masquerade Ball on March 4 included special guests such as Grammy-nominated R&B singer Karina Pasian and Miss Boston 2017, Gabriela Taveras.

  • Faculty Council meeting held March 22

    On March 22 the members of the Faculty Council heard five-year legislated reviews of the Electrical Engineering concentration and of the Mechanical Engineering concentration. They also voted to endorse a…

  • Problems solved at Harvard’s math lounge

    At almost any time of day, you’ll see students working out problem sets, attacking homework, or chilling with headsets in the revamped Austin and Chilton McDonnell Common Room.

  • David Rockefeller dies at 101

    David Rockefeller, a business leader and prominent member of a storied family who was a generous benefactor to Harvard and once headed the Overseers, dies at 101.

  • Hard work pays off as medical students get to Match Day

    On Match Day 2017, more than 150 Harvard Medical School students learned where they will spend the next three to seven years of their training.

  • FAS staff acknowledged for their contributions

    The dozens of FAS staff who gathered in University Hall on March 9 were honored as Dean’s Distinction award winners, with 59 recipients receiving a total of 61 awards.

  • With Overseers president, interacting is key

    Harvard Board of Overseers President Kenji Yoshino reflects on his six-year term on the board, with a look both backward and forward.

  • In support of international students

    In the wake of the U.S. government’s second travel ban on people from a handful of countries, the University is offering a network of support to its international students who might be affected.

  • Harvard sweeps Yale with 6-4 and 4-3 wins

    With two wins over Yale this past weekend, Harvard men’s ice hockey will move on to the ECAC semifinals in Lake Placid, N.Y.