Campus & Community
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You know the author. Meet the typist.
Exhibit celebrates women who labored behind the scenes of masterworks
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Karin Öberg named senior vice provost for faculty
Distinguished astrochemist will shift to University-wide role overseeing faculty affairs and development
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Atlas Hotel opens at the Enterprise Research Campus
Art, food, views help give Allston space local flavor
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Like seeing art of Roman chapels in technicolor for first time
Students create relief sculptures in stucco using centuries-old methods to gain deeper insight into how, why artists made choices
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Conan O’Brien ’85 named Commencement speaker
Comedy legend who once led Lampoon will deliver principal address on May 28
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Singer to step down as senior vice provost for faculty
Education scholar lauded for achievements in overseeing, leading changes in faculty development, support for academics since 2008
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He didn’t come all this way to lose to Yale
Dream job and a winning season for Aurich, but one big test remains: The Game.
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Ketanji Brown Jackson? Present!
Supreme Court justice revisits Michael Sandel’s class, which left her with lessons that lasted long beyond her time in it as first-year
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Harvard, MIT, Mass General form renewable energy collaboration
Group will include higher education, healthcare, and cultural institutions, seek to leverage buying power to advance cost-effective, green production projects
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Culture Lab Innovation Fund grants awarded to 12 projects
Grant recipients foster a culture of innovation and belonging on Harvard campus
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8 Harvard students named Rhodes Scholars
5 in U.S. class, most for any institution, joined by 3 international recipients
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Dale Weldeau Jorgenson, 89
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Otto Thomas Solbrig, 92
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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When your goal is literally sky-high — and you reach it
Third-generation military, Faith Schmidt ’25 is set to soar
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The long Crimson line
Number of armed services veterans at Harvard on the rise as University ramps up outreach, support
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Time for ‘emergence of a new and better democracy’
Civil rights attorney and Howard professor Sherrilyn Ifill details need for national reckoning, greater civic involvement
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From the forest to a leaf
New Herbaria director studies plants via satellite and microscope for insights on changing planet
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Threads of generosity: A family’s quilted legacy
Robert and Ardis James created a culture of philanthropy within the James family that has spanned generations
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Add some drama to your wardrobe
A.R.T. sells off costumes dating to 1980s, attracting thrifters and theater-lovers alike
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FAS creates new professorships in civil discourse and AI
Gift from business leader Alfred Lin ’94 and artist Rebecca Lin ’94, part of record 30th reunion giving, builds on critical new efforts on dialogue and generative AI
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Significant decline in sexual misconduct at Harvard, survey finds
Most students are aware of reporting mechanisms and support services, but many do not use them
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Ukraine’s first lady shares history with Harvard
Olena Zelenska presents Harvard Library with books, shows appreciation for its contribution to Ukrainian studies
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Seeing them as current events and not really new
Jill Lepore, Maya Jasanoff, Kirsten Weld launch course that views present as wholly connected to the past
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University cites careful planning, stewardship for solid financial position, endowment performance
Finance leaders note investments in key academic, community priorities
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Daniel Albright, 69
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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David Gordon Mitten, 86
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Robert Rosenthal, 90
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Diving into the myths and legends behind sea monsters
New exhibit lets visitors discover sea creatures often more astonishing than the fantastical beings we may have imagined
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Gathering in community
The 26th annual Harvard Powwow was a family affair for renowned American Indian scholar Tink Tinker of Osage County and his great-niece Lena Tinker ’25, Osage Nation. “I so appreciate…
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Vigil marks anniversary of Oct. 7 attack
Gathering also calls for release of hostages
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What’s next after a Nobel? It’s a surprise.
Harvard scientist Gary Ruvkun awarded medicine prize for microRNA insights. ‘My ignorance is bliss,’ he says.
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Acknowledging achievements, offering optimism
‘Harvard Extension School degree candidates put challenging academics at the center, not the margins, of their lives.’
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A blueprint for better conversations
After months of listening and learning, open inquiry co-chairs detail working group’s recommendations
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Celebrating 25th anniversary of Radcliffe Institute
Three Harvard presidents, two Nobel laureates gather to mark ‘unique legacy and remarkable impact’
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Scruggs describes ‘super surreal moment’ when she made Olympics history
Harvard fencer reflects on path to silver and gold — including facing a childhood idol — and what keeps her balanced, focused
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Why are you so offended?
It’s about status, not hurt feelings, philosopher argues