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  • The return of Winthrop House

    When students move back into a renovated Winthrop House this fall, ahead of schedule, they’ll find transformed spaces and modern amenities as well as design touches that celebrate the residence’s rich history.

  • Octavia Spencer named Woman of the Year

    The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theatrical organization in the United States, has named Oscar-winning actress Octavia Spencer as its Woman of the Year.

  • The long Crimson line

    For almost 250 years, the U.S. military and Harvard have shared a deeply interwoven history. A Harvard University Archives exhibition at Pusey Library demonstrates the scope of this relationship.

  • Shareholder report available

    The 2016 Annual Report of the Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility, a subcommittee of the President and Fellows has been released.

  • Ensuring high standards

    The Gazette sat down with Professor Scott Edwards, who chairs Harvard’s reaccreditation steering committee, to discuss the process ahead for the University.

  • Reynolds is Hasty’s Man of the Year

    Versatile actor Ryan Reynolds is chosen as Hasty Pudding Theatricals’ Man of the Year.

  • Español para abogados (Spanish for lawyers)

    Harvard Law School offers a Spanish course for student attorneys who want to polish their skills to deal with clients who speak that language.

  • Director to retire from Harvard University Press

    William Sisler, director of the Harvard University Press, will retire at the end of the academic year. He led the publisher through an era of major transitions in the field.

  • Grading the MOOCs

    A new study examines who’s learning from MOOCs, and how.

  • Getting their hands on science

    With Harvard help, Gardner Pilot Academy celebrates its new, interactive science lab.

  • Candidates announced for Overseers, Alumni Association elected directors

    Harvard alumni will receive ballots to vote for a new group of Harvard Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association elected directors this spring.

  • James Ackerman, historian on Renaissance architecture, dies at 97

    James Ackerman, Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Fine Arts Emeritus, lived a life of service, giving himself fully to his country, his pupils, and his research.

  • 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.

  • Top stories of 2016

    A look back at some of the Gazette’s most popular stories of 2016.

  • Style with staying power

    The Ivy League style of clothiers such as J. Press and the Andover Shop has stood the test of time.

    Denis Black is the general manager emeritus of J. Press Store in Harvard Square. He has been with the store since 1977 and in the clothing business for over 50 years. He is pictured by the shop entrance on Mt. Auburn Street. Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard Staff Photographer
  • 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.

  • Backstage at Harvard’s Oberon Theater

    Go behind the scenes of the Harvard-Radcliffe Drama Club’s production of “Into the Woods”

  • 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.

  • ‘I’m very lucky to represent’ Harvard

    Tommy Amaker reflects on becoming the Crimson’s winningest men’s basketball coach after his 179th win.

  • 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.

  • Harvard Yard to Boston City Hall

    Jackie Lender ’16, who is the first Harvard Presidential City of Boston Fellow, shares her experience.

  • 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.

  • Seeing Harvard at dawn

    In the morning hours before classes start, the Harvard community prepares for the day ahead.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 10 Named Schwarzman Fellows

    Ten Harvard students and alumni have been selected to attend Tsinghua University in Beijing as Schwarzman Scholars.

  • 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.

    Celene Ibrahim leads a Diversity Dialogue titled Muslim Feminism.
  • 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.

  • 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…