Featured series 
Month: May 2011
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Fairbank Center for Chinese studies aids student research
The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies supports and promotes advanced research and training in all fields of Chinese studies. The center collaborates with the Harvard University Asia Center to offer undergraduate and graduate student grants for Chinese language study and research travel.
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Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics announces fellows
The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics has announced its Edmond J. Safra Lab and Network Fellows and Edmond J. Safra Graduate Fellows in Ethics.
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A school telescope, through the Internet
Astronomy Professor Alyssa Goodman is helping to bring astronomy to area schools, founding an “ambassador” program that combines with new software to provide an interface on the universe for students and researchers alike.
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Not black and white
During a trip to the Museum of Science, Harvard College Dean Evelynn M. Hammonds and students from her freshman seminar revisited many of the issues they explored in her fall class.
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Harvard China Fund offers internship opportunities in China for undergraduates
Established in late 2006, the Harvard China Fund (HCF) is Harvard University’s “academic venture fund” for China. In service of the entire University, it supports teaching and research on China and promotes Harvard’s presence in China.
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Korea Institute offers undergraduates Korean study opportunities
The Korea Institute at Harvard University promotes the study of Korea and brings together faculty, students, distinguished scholars, and visitors to create a leading Korean studies community at Harvard University.
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Bells mark Commencement
For 23 years, they have rung out across Cambridge in Harvard’s honor, marking the conclusion of Morning Exercises.
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Sharing excitement for learning
Undergraduates who are mentors at the Harvard Allston Ed Portal say that in the end they learned as much as the young students they helped.
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Two are Abramson winners
Kevin Eggan, associate professor of stem cell and regenerative biology, and David Elmer, assistant professor of the classics, are the winners of the 2011 Roslyn Abramson Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching.
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Extension School recognizes outstanding grads
Each Commencement, the Harvard Extension School recognizes the notable accomplishments of its top graduates and outstanding faculty with numerous awards and prizes.
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GSAS honors outstanding alumni
This year’s Centennial Medal from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences is being awarded to a leading international scholar in mathematics, a well-traveled space scientist, a former university president who epitomizes grace under fire, and a historian who paints America’s past in vivid strokes.
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Guided by faith
Divinity School student Shauntae Smith will draw from her Harvard studies to lead the youth ministry at her home church in Brooklyn, N.Y.
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Fighting poverty, by design
A young Harvard architect, with an eye to other cultures, challenges his profession to use design to end poverty and spur social justice.
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Racing to find her passion
Setbacks in her ski racing career set Marguerite Thorp on the path to serving her passion for global health and social justice.
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The master distiller
Jason Harrow argued his team to victory in Harvard Law School’s prestigious moot court competition. But his biggest test came in a real federal courtroom, where Harrow took up a high-profile case against the music industry.
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Planning a life for others
Before he was a graduate of Harvard, Jeffrey Lynn Hall Jr. was a graduate of the streets of St. Louis, which taught him to look back and to give back.
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All creatures great and small
Viewing all life as interconnected, Australian equine specialist Mark Schembri will use his degree from the Harvard School of Public Health to help humans and animals live healthier.
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Pianist on the rise
Charlie Albright — “among the most gifted musicians of his generation,” according to The Washington Post — has excelled in Harvard’s joint program with the New England Conservatory and is on track to receive a master’s of music in piano performance next year.
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A Poehler-ized Class Day
Comedian Amy Poehler addressed Harvard’s graduating seniors on Class Day, peppering her remarks with humor and humble words of wisdom.
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Harvard at 375
The University gets ready to celebrate its classic values, as well as its recent innovative momentum in the sciences, public service, diversity, internationalism, and the arts. Oct. 14 will be the launch of the official 375th anniversary.
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Three to join Harvard Corporation
In its first expansion in more than three centuries, the Harvard Corporation will add three new members this July. They are Lawrence S. Bacow, Susan L. Graham, and Joseph J. O’Donnell. The appointments were announced May 25.
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Officers of the day
On the eve of Commencement, three Harvard students become military officers during the annual ROTC commissioning ceremony.
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Underdogs to top dogs
With a victory over heavily favored Notre Dame on May 1 in Pittsburgh, the Radcliffe Rugby Football Club claimed the 2011 USA Rugby Division II National Championship. It was an astonishing success for a team whose future seemed uncertain only a few years ago.
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Baby, it’s been a wild ride
Master’s recipient Lena Eisen proves that having a child and going to graduate school at the same time can make for a workable adventure.
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Pondering a precious life
For the past decade, the Harvard Business School Portrait Project has asked graduating M.B.A.s the question once posed by poet Mary Oliver: “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” The answers are often surprising.
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‘Finish your own sentences’
Invoking the legacy of the late Rev. Peter J. Gomes, Harvard President Drew Faust’s Baccalaureate Address urged graduates to veer from scripts and write their own post-college endings.
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The game ends, and life begins
Once a Harvard and pro football star, Business School grad Isaiah Kacyvenski is ready to tackle fresh challenges.
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A celebration of excellence
The first act of Commencement honored graduating seniors during a Phi Beta Kappa ceremony, with Joyce Carol Oates and Henri Cole as speakers.
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Harvard in the military
Recent graduates commissioned as officers through ROTC are training, traveling, and plunging into combat.
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David Axelrod joins IOP Board
The Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School has added another prominent political practitioner to its Senior Advisory Committee: David Axelrod.
