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  • What it takes to make the Harvard choir

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

  • Opening doors, defining dreams

    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?”

  • Geneticist Stephen J. Elledge wins Breakthrough Prize

    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.

  • Planting the seeds of STEM

    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 scholars headed across the pond

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

  • The archaeology of Harvard Yard

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

  • Faculty Council meeting held Nov. 30

    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…

  • Using podcasts to capture stories

    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.

  • Helping the homeless, in high school and college

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

  • Support for the undocumented

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

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

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

  • Seeing past disabilities in the job search

    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 garden grows at Longwood

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

  • Giving thanks for each other

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

  • Yalies by the dozen

    With The Game at Harvard this year, two campuses merged into one as Yalies poured into Cambridge by the busload to stay in the Houses and get ready for some football. An undergraduate describes the scene.

  • A Wampanoag Thanksgiving

    To expose students to Native American culture, Pforzheimer House invited Wampanoag chef Sherry Pocknett to cook and share Native American food with students.

  • Joining the ranks of Rhodes

    Realizing new dreams, Harvard’s four newest Rhodes Scholars unveil plans for their Oxford years.

  • Worlds of religion at Harvard

    A day in the life of a resident of the Center for the Study of World Relgions

  • Faculty Council meeting held Nov. 16

    On November 16 the Faculty Council heard a proposal to establish a master’s degree in Data Science and a proposal on course scheduling. The Council next meets on November 30.…

  • Stuck between two lives

    Alfredo Garcia, an undocumented student at Harvard Divinity School, is pursuing a master’s in theological studies. He also works to help undocumented youths pursue higher education, and advocates for immigration reform.

  • Embracing varieties of religious experience

    An interview with Dean David Hempton to mark the bicentennial of Harvard Divinity School.

  • Danielle Allen named University Professor

    Danielle Allen has been named a University Professor. The political theorist and classicist has been recognized for her scholarly work on justice and citizenship.

  • The career afterlife

    Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative fellows find new ways to explore life after one career ends and they move into the social sector.

  • Diversifying the arts

    Harvard alumni, faculty describe efforts on and off campus to diversify the arts.

  • Siyani Chambers: Back on point

    Siyani Chambers was looking forward to finishing his senior year as starting point guard for the men’s basketball team until an injury took him off the court and off campus for a year. Now he’s back.

  • Harvard ROTC: Soldiers and Scholars

    Photos from Harvard ROTC’s 100th birthday show the intersection of service and academics through time.

  • Life Lab builds on cross-disciplinary approach

    The opening of the Pagliuca Harvard Life Lab in Allston marks the newest addition to the Innovations Labs cluster, which fosters the cross-disciplinary approach to entrepreneurship.

  • Lessons of self-care, while caring for others

    Cheryl A. Giles, the Francis Greenwood Peabody Senior Lecturer on Pastoral Care and Counseling, has been counseling and educating young people for more than 30 years.

  • Election Day at Harvard

    After a bruising election, voters at Harvard cast their ballots and settled in to watch the results.

  • Harvard women, front and center

    First Harvard Women’s Weekend focuses on what’s been gained, and what’s still to achieve.