Campus & Community
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Dustin Tingley named vice provost for advances in learning
He will lead University efforts in pedagogical innovation, digital education, and ways tech can support teaching, lifelong learning, research
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‘Our University is, at its heart, an affirmation of humanity’
Garber reminds faculty, students at Morning Prayers that AI is powerful technology but human intelligence, values remain in charge
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‘Very excited to start this new chapter of my life’
Scenes from the Yard on move-in day
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Hope, joy, heavy lifting
Bittersweet goodbyes and jitters make way for excitement as Class of 2030 settles in on move-in day
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One answer but with more than one way to get there
Jon Star, professor of teaching and learning, finds flexibility is key to helping students master math
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Don’t mince words, Radcliffe told scholars. It worked.
Participants in intellectual diversity initiative navigated deep disagreements on path to consensus
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Celebrating citizenship
Dinner honors 14 Harvard employees who have worked to become U.S. citizens
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Samantha Power returns to Harvard
The 28th U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations has been named to a joint faculty appointment at the Law School and Kennedy School.
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Funny how the brain works
Brooke Bourgeois has evolved from a science newbie into a senior about to graduate with a degree in neurobiology and her sights set on medical school. Funny thing, though, she’s also a performer and an artist.
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A session to foster inclusion, belonging
More than 750 trade experiences, ideas at Sanders Theatre session to encourage a more inclusive Harvard.
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Harvard boosts on-campus reuse of online course content
HarvardX boosts on-campus reuse of online course content.
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Faculty Council meeting held April 12
On April 12 the members of the Faculty Council heard the five-year legislated review of the rules regarding the awarding of degrees summa cum laude and a report on English honors. They also discussed the Faculty Council election results and potential changes to the Handbook for Students.
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Harvard faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences today announced the election of 228 new members, including 13 Harvard faculty.
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For her, home is the heart of the matter
Dana McKinney, M.Arch ’17, M.UP ’17, hopes to use design creativity to affect social change.
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Biden named Class Day speaker
Joe Biden, recent vice president and six-term U.S. senator, will deliver the annual Class Day address to the graduating Class of 2017 at Harvard.
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From Harvard to stardom and back
“A Celebration of Harvard Artists” marks the 25th anniversary of the University’s annual Arts First festival and Harvard’s ongoing commitment to supporting the study and practice of the arts across campus.
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Strong Pulitzer showing for Harvard
Harvard University was well-represented in this year’s Pulitzer Prizes, announced Monday, with honors for sociologist Matthew Desmond in general nonfiction, David Fahrenthold ’00 in national reporting, Colson Whitehead ’91 in fiction, and composer Du Yun who received a Ph.D.
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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.
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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.
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Nothing common about it
The Cabot Science Library is reopening as a dynamic student commons and high-tech space for study and research.
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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.
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Seizing his chance to grow
Harvard’s Financial Aid Initiative has helped Michael Wingate make the most of his education.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Harvard College admits 2,056 to Class of ’21
Today, 2,056 applicants were invited to join Harvard College’s Class of 2021.
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.