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Tip of the iceberg
Students from the First Year Seminar “Life of an Iceberg” visit Widener Library and the Harvard Map Collection to get a different view of icebergs and a close look at Harvard Library.

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Healy joins HMC Board of Directors
Harvard Management Company (HMC) announced Thursday that Patrick Healy ’89, M.B.A. ’94 has been elected to join its board of directors.

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Russell Booker appointed Joint Senior Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Education Initiatives
As an EdRedesign Lab and Initiative on Superintendent as Civic Leader Joint Senior Fellow, Booker will share his expertise with the Harvard community and explore how superintendents can strengthen their role as community leaders

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Leaders from Boston, Harvard celebrate Harvard Allston Partnership Fund Grants
Mayor Wu joined Elected Officials and Harvard leaders at the Ed Portal to celebrate the Harvard Allston Partnership Fund’s grant recipients

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HBS launches podcast on founder decision-making, featuring Reese Witherspoon as first guest
The show debuts across YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other major platforms.

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Lowe Art Museum to host two major exhibitions on Afro-Cuban art curated by Alejandro de la Fuente
The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami will present two complementary exhibitions on Afro-Cuban art from May 1 to September 12, 2026, both guest-curated by Alejandro de la Fuente, Director of the Afro-Latin American Research Institute (ALARI) at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. El Pasado Mío/My…

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Recognizing excellence in global health: Student Research Showcase winners
The 2026 Harvard Global Health Student Research Showcase, held in partnership with the Department of Global Health and Population at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, brought together an interdisciplinary community of students, researchers, and faculty committed to addressing some of the world’s most pressing health challenges.

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Faculty Council meeting — April 29, 2026
On April 29 the Faculty Council approved a proposal regarding the nomenclature of the Department of the Classics, the proposed University Extension School courses for 2026–27, and proposed changes to the Handbook for Students for 2026–27.
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Global leaders gather at Harvard to reimagine the future of development
The Harvard Center for International Development’s annual Global Empowerment Meeting (GEM) returns with a focus on reimagining international development for a new era.

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Harvard Business School names Mitt Romney Class Day speaker
HBS announces the 2026 class day speaker.

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Harvard faculty recognized by the National Academy of Sciences
In recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research, 15 Harvard faculty have been elected to join the National Academy of Sciences.

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Music on a mission: The legacy of Randy Weston
Archival collection and exhibit at Loeb Music Library celebrates the life and legacy of jazz pianist and composer.

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New fellowship program for senior, experienced tech and scientific innovators
The Belfer Center is seeking applicants from experienced, senior technology and scientific innovators from the private sector to pursue policy-relevant work aimed at expanding the understanding, potential, use, impact, and governance of emerging technologies.

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Six projects chosen for Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund for Africa
Six projects selected as 2026 awardees for Harvard’s Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund for Africa

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Harvard University named ‘Greenest University’ for 3rd consecutive year
For the third consecutive year, the Green Restaurant Association names Harvard its Greenest University!

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A.R.T.’s ‘Rhinoceros’ to feature three Emmy Award winners
Paul Giamatti, Tatiana Maslany, and John Turturro will appear in A.R.T.’s upcoming production of Rhinoceros directed by Diane Paulus. Performances begin August 12, 2026.

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Eight faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Eight Harvard faculty are among the 252 new members elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the academy announced on Wednesday.

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Thoreau in our time: Film, conversation, and a living legacy
On April 3, the Center for the Study of World Religions (CSWR) hosted a screening of Episode 2 and a panel discussion at Harvard’s Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, bringing together leading Thoreau scholars, directors Erik Ewers and Christopher Loren Ewers, and producer Susan Shumaker.

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Global health forward: Navigating scarcity in a fractured world through solidarity, equity, and shared responsibility
At the 2026 Global Health Symposium, hosted by the Harvard Global Health Institute (HGHI) on April 16, policymakers, practitioners, academics, and students gathered around a central idea: achieving global health equity in an age of scarcity requires moving from fragmented systems to shared responsibility.

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Jessica Whited delivers Rob Lue Memorial Lecture
Annual Rob Lue Memorial Lecture on Axolotls highlights the value of basic scientific research.

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A.R.T. announces first three titles for 2026/27 season
A.R.T.’s 2026/27 Season will include a world premiere rock opera; an award-winning hip-hop musical; and Diane Paulus’ final production at the Loeb Drama Center, a new adaptation of a timely classic.

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Yo‑Yo Ma joins Harvard University Choir for unforgettable recording session
World-renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma ’76 and the Harvard University Choir are releasing a series of four video performances this month—a collaboration that began with a post-service conversation at the Memorial Church and culminated in a magical three-hour recording session last May.

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‘The Gen AI Playbook for Organizations’ wins 2025 HBR Prize
The HBR Prize, judged by an independent panel of business and academic leaders with input from members of HBR’s Advisory Board, spotlights the most outstanding article published each year in Harvard Business Review.

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Noble Lecture features storytelling team behind ‘When We All Get to Heaven’ podcast
The creators of the Peabody Award-nominated podcast “When We All Get to Heaven” will be the focus of this year’s William Belden Noble Lecture at the Memorial Church on April 16 at 6 p.m.

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Harvard forefathers in three acts
Harvard alumni and key figures of the American Revolution, John Adams, Samuel Adams, and John Hancock, all signed the Declaration of Independence.

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Harvard receives first LBC Core certifications for 3 major sustainable renovations
With the recent approval of its first three projects under Living Future’s rigorous Living Building Challenge Core Green Building Certification, Harvard not only received recognition for its restoration efforts, but marked the success of three pilot renovations that emphasized holistic sustainability—paving the way to scale this work to future campus renovations.

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Student Wellbeing Week launches
The third annual Student Wellbeing Week, organized by the Student Wellbeing Council, kicks off Monday.

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What history can teach us about sleep and dreams
In a conversation with Gosia Sklodowska, CSWR executive director, Nicole Bauer reflected on how attitudes toward sleep and dreams have changed over time, why lucid dreaming is drawing new interest, and what may be lost when sleep is reduced to mere maintenance.

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Mychal Threets announced as HGSE Convocation speaker
The Harvard Graduate School of Education announced that Mychal Threets, widely known as “The Internet’s Librarian,” will deliver its 2026 Convocation address.

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Behind the scenes at the Department of Public Health: How a Harvard physician is supporting child well-being
When Harvard Medical School and Mass General Hospital’s Ingrid Bassett, M.D. ’00, M.P.H. ’07, began her public service leave at the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (DPH), she set out to try something new.
