Campus & Community
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Colleagues, students remember Helen Vendler, a ‘titan’ of poetry criticism
Beyond her passion for her work, they say, she was creative and engaged teacher, thoughtful adviser and mentor, trusted friend
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Jeff Lichtman named dean of science
Neuroscientist inspired by ‘great challenge’ of leading life, physical sciences division in era of rapidly growing knowledge
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Bringing personal perspective to homeless care
Soon-to-be Med School grad’s family struggled in U.S. after fleeing war-torn Central America. He hasn’t forgotten.
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Nikole Hannah-Jones on history, rage — and hope
Pulitzer Prize winner delivers keynote at Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative’s 2024 Symposium
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Jeremy M. Weinstein named dean of Harvard Kennedy School
Political scientist, who also served as academic leader and in various roles in Obama administration, to assume post July 1
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‘Unstoppable’ is all in the family
Inspired by quadriplegic father, Callahans sail to championship
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‘Making Harvard a campus for all’
Citing the harmful impact created by gender discrimination affecting students at Harvard College, administrators announced that beginning in the fall of 2017, new students who join unrecognized single-gender social organizations will not be permitted to hold leadership positions in recognized student organizations and athletic teams.
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Ellen Langer joins group of geniuses
Ellen Langer, professor of psychology, is among the 2016 recipients of the Liberty Science Center Genius Awards.
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A place where startups begin
Harvard Business School, the Ed Portal, and the Harvard i-lab gave 30 local high school students front-row seats to how entrepreneurship works.
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Daniel Aaron, pioneer in American studies, dead at 103
Daniel Aaron, Victor S. Thomas Professor of English and American Literature Emeritus, dies at 103.
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Winthrop House renewal to begin
Renewal work will begin on Winthrop House soon, as plans are detailed.
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Faculty elected to National Academy of Sciences
Five Harvard faculty members were elected to the National Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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HBS Club of NY honors five
The Harvard Business School Club of New York will honor five alumni leaders at its 49th Annual Leadership Dinner on May 18 at the American Museum of Natural History.
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A focus on veterans
Harvard Kennedy School’s Center for Public Leadership hosted a day of service for students to give back to veterans in the community.
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Painting unveiled of College’s first African-American graduate
Officials unveiled a painting of Richard Theodore Greener, Harvard College’s first African-American graduate, in Annenberg Hall.
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My dinner with Dr. Hawking
A day after attending Stephen Hawking’s talk at Harvard, reporter Peter Reuell received an invitation from Cumrun Vafa — would he be interested in attending a dinner party in Hawking’s honor?
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Style by degrees: Harvard Business School
Harvard Business School students, staff, and faculty are known for their sleek, polished style – sometimes with a hint of the unexpected.
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She followed her star
Moiya McTier ’16 blends her loves of space science and writing in a double concentration in astronomy and folklore and mythology, leading to a science fiction senior thesis.
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A monk with one foot in the world
Buddhist monk Tajay Bongsa wants to unite social and economic progress with dual master’s degrees in theology and business.
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Faculty Council meeting held April 27
On April 27, the members of the Faculty Council approved preliminary versions of the University Extension School courses for 2016–2017 and Courses of Instruction for 2016–2017.
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Humanizing the humanities
Leaving a legacy of curriculum innovation and diplomacy, Dean of Arts and Humanities Diana Sorensen steps down after 10 years of elevating the division.
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SurgiBox wins $70,000 President’s Challenge
SurgiBox, a collapsible, safe, and aseptic surgery device, won this year’s $70,000 grand prize in the President’s Challenge.
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On-the-job learning
The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) offers local teenagers the chance to work at Harvard, and offers Harvard departments a way to fill temporary staffing needs while strengthening its connection to the community.
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Nicco Mele named director of Shorenstein Center
Nicco Mele, the Wallis Annenberg Chair in Journalism at the University of Southern California, is the new director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.
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Sharing his creative gifts
South Carolina native Joshuah Campbell, who is graduating with joint degrees in music and French, has discovered the serious side of performing.
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Air Force ROTC returns to Harvard
Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Harvard President Drew Faust signed an agreement Friday to bring the Air Force ROTC program officially to campus.
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Greening starts at home
In myriad ways, Harvard is working across its campus to reduce energy use, curb climate change.
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Toward a path less riddled
Research by doctoral student Anthony Abraham Jack has left a mark on campus life.
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Election of Harvard faculty to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences today announced the election of 213 new members. They include several Harvard faculty members. The new class will be inducted at a ceremony on Oct. 8 in Cambridge, Mass.
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Sandberg named chief marshal
Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook’s chief operating officer, will lead the 25th reunion class at Harvard’s Commencement as chief marshal.
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A focus on what we eat
In Harvard’s Foodbetter program, faculty and administrators join forces to inspire a healthy, sustainable, and just food system at home and abroad.
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Carrie Fisher of ‘Star Wars’ fame continues the battle
Carrie Fisher of “Star Wars” fame shared her battles with addiction and mental illness at the Memorial Church on Monday, where she was honored with an Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism.
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Reinforcement for Harvard-Brazil bridge
The Lemann Foundation, which has supported Harvard University for many years, announced an expansion of financial aid to undergraduate and graduate students from Brazil, among other initiatives.
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The link between art and history
The Harvard Graduate School of Education and Cambridge Rindge and Latin School are collaborating on a program that brings history to life through the Harvard Art Museums’ collections.
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The workings of the Overseers
With an Overseer election underway, the Gazette talked with the incoming and outgoing presidents of the Board of Overseers about the board, its role at the University, and their experiences serving on it.
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Stanley Hoffmann, 86
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 5, 2016, the Memorial Minute honoring the life and service of the late Stanley Hoffmann, Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University, was placed upon the records.