Campus & Community

The Italian word “chiaroscuro” means roughly “light and dark.” As in film noir, visual attributes play a starring role. Blacks are like coal, and shadows are long and dramatic.

When portraits on institutional “walls of fame” are almost exclusively of white men, it sends a message that can have psychological and performance effects, two researchers said at a recent Diversity Dialogue.

Harvard officials unveil a plaque as part of efforts to recognize the lives and contributions that enslaved people have made to the University.

Huntington Lambert, dean of the Harvard Extension School, discusses the highlights of his first three years on the job, the opportunities available to students through the Division of Continuing Education, and the role of digital technology in lifelong learning.

Interview with Michael Sandel, the Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Professor of Government, as part of the Experience series.

When Micaela Connery’s cousin was born with significant physical and developmental disabilities, Connery didn’t realize the full impact it would have on her life. This spring Connery will graduate with an M.P.P. from Harvard Kennedy School.

Kenji Yoshino ’91, the Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at New York University School of Law, has been elected president of Harvard’s Board of Overseers for the academic year 2016-17. Nicole Parent Haughey ’93 has been elected vice chair of the Overseers executive committee for 2016-17.

Rashida Jones ’97, whose professional acting career began the year she graduated from Harvard College, will address the Class of 2016 on May 25 as part of the annual Class Day celebration.

The members of the Harvard Class of 2020 have received their acceptance notifications. The College is admitting 2,037 applicants from a record pool of 39,041.

A portrait of the late Rev. Peter J. Gomes, the Pusey Minister in the Memorial Church for almost 40 years, was unveiled at the Faculty Room in University Hall. It is the first portrait of a non-white person in the iconic, stately room.

Dunster House is the first House to be completely renewed, informed by test projects that transformed Stone Hall at Quincy House and McKinlock Hall at Leverett House.

Harvard has named Steven D. Fessler to lead the real estate development of the Allston enterprise research campus.

As the Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School celebrates its 50th anniversary, alumni reflect on the important influence it had on their lives.

For incoming freshmen to Harvard College’s Class of 2020, ‘start-up’ grants will help ease the pressures of everyday expenses.

Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, will receive the inaugural Elisabeth B. Weintz Humanitarian Award on March 29 at the Harvard Art Museums. Earlier that day, he will deliver a Director’s Seminar at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard. On March 30, he will speak at the Kennedy School.

Catchy slogans, iconic symbols, and striking colors are the makings for memorable political buttons.

Harvard offers myriad programs to alleviate the inequality gap within the University, from neighboring communities to overseas.

Faculty in the arts and humanities meet with students over dinner at the Office of Career Services to share their personal experiences and paths to success.

The Boston Redevelopment Authority gave final approval Thursday to Harvard University’s Life Lab in Allston, which is scheduled to open this fall. As part of the Harvard Innovation Labs, the Life Lab will offer shared laboratory space for high-potential life sciences and biotech startups established by Harvard faculty, alumni, students, and postdoctoral scholars.

Harvard Track and Field put their best foot forward at the Crimson Elite meet on Feb. 6, with the men topping the opposition and the women finishing second out of 10 teams.

This year, Harvard hockey coach Ted Donato ’91 is coaching his son, freshman forward — and future Bruin — Ryan Donato.

The Harvard Corporation has approved Harvard Law School’s recommendation to retire its shield, which includes part of the crest of a slaveholding family that helped to establish the School.

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh joined Harvard President Drew Faust at the Harvard Ed Portal in Allston on Thursday to honor the latest Harvard Allston Partnership Fund (HAPF) grant recipients. Grants totaling $100,000 were awarded to 12 local nonprofits that support programs in the Allston-Brighton community.

Professor Stephen Greenblatt has been honored with the Holberg Prize his extraordinary body of writing and its profound impact on humanities scholarship.

Every House is best: The Class of 2019 learns their housing fate.

Harvard Ed Portal filled its Cultural Connections evening with student groups that performed for an enamored audience in Allston.

Steven Spielberg, one of the most illustrious filmmakers in the history of American motion pictures, will be the featured speaker at the Afternoon Program of Harvard’s 365th Commencement on May 26.

On March 9 the members of the Faculty Council met with Provost Garber to ask and answer questions as representatives of the faculty.

Robin Kelsey, chairman of the Department of History of Art and Architecture, has been named dean of arts and humanities. He will begin July 1.

At an Ed Portal discussion, Harvard Professor Donald Goldmann challenged his audience to be curious about how they do everyday tasks, helping them explore “improvement science.”