Campus & Community

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Thomas C. Schelling, a major figure in shaping the modern Harvard Kennedy School and a 2005 Nobel Prize winner in economics, died at 95.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

Islamic studies scholar Celene Ibrahim discussed the myths and realities of Muslim Feminism at the year’s second Diversity Dialogue.

The journey to graduation can take many twists and turns, and for some, it doesn’t fit neatly into the standard four years.

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…

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…

“The Chorus Line” documents the process of auditioning for the Harvard University Choir. Those chosen will perform two concerts in December.

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?”

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.

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.

Two Harvard students were among those selected to receive prestigious Marshall Scholarships, which support up to two years of study in the United Kingdom.

Year after year, the annual archaeological dig in Harvard Yard unearths treasures and insights.

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…

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.

The spirit of a Cambridge Rindge and Latin program carries on when its students head for Harvard.

With changes in U.S. immigration policy possible, Harvard outlines its support network for undocumented students who might be affected.

Intimacy and memory intertwine for undergraduates living in the Dudley Co-op.

Harvard Extension School and the Perkins School for the Blind have teamed up to create a self-paced edX course that will educate recruiters and hiring managers in best practices when considering a job candidate with a disability.

A design contest driven by student competition and community involvement is leading to a “street-level, rooftop” garden in Longwood Medical area.

FAS Giving Thanks garners more than 4,000 notes of appreciation for faculty and staff.