Year: 2017
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Misty Copeland, offstage
Misty Copeland, the American Ballet Theatre’s first black principal dancer, shares her life story with students.
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Harvard yield highest since 1960s
Nearly 84 percent of students admitted to the Class of 2021 have chosen to matriculate at Harvard College. The last time the yield reached this level was in 1969.
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‘There were just so many things that I was curious about’
Interview with Professor Joseph Nye as part of the Experience series.
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Being ‘smart’ about her education
Amanda Rich found the Harvard Extension School a perfect landing spot for her third degree.
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Sorrow, frustration, hope in opioid crisis
The Ed School and the Harvard Chan School brought together experts to discuss the nation’s opioid crisis in separate panel events.
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Business School Professor David A. Garvin dies at 64
David A. Garvin, Harvard Business School’s C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration, died at his home in Lexington, Mass., on Sunday, April 30, after a long battle with cancer. He was 64 years old.
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JFK speaks from his Harvard past
A new exhibit marking JFK’s centennial includes an audio file believed to be the earliest voice recording of the future president.
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A newly stable France, Europe
Arthur Goldhammer, an analyst of French politics, discusses the impact of France’s presidential election on that nation and on Europe.
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Paving the way to entrepreneurship
Harvard-based program exposes high school students to the excitement and challenges of entrepreneurship.
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Drone’s-eye view
Researchers in recent years have begun applying the emerging technology of the drone aircraft to research efforts, and are now even using them to quickly create 3-D maps of ancient sites in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.
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Abell and Palandjian to lead Overseers
Scott A. Abell ’72 has been elected president of Harvard’s Board of Overseers for the academic year 2017-18. Tracy P. Palandjian ’93, M.B.A. ’97, will serve as vice chair of the Overseers executive committee for 2017-18.
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Harvard faculty named to National Academy of Sciences
Eight Harvard faculty elected as members of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Harvard in Southeast Asia
Harvard President Drew Faust traveled to Vietnam and Singapore in March to speak about the benefits of higher education.
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Ask the undocumented
Amid Trump’s shifting harsh immigration policies, the Gazette talked with four Harvard undocumented students, all protected from deportation under a federal program, about their hopes and concerns.
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The lessons on Russian intelligence
Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and Mike Rogers, former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, discuss Russia’s interference in the 2016 election.
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To age better, eat better
Much of life is beyond our control, but dining smartly can help us live healthier, longer
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5 awarded Harvard College Professorships
The five faculty members named Harvard College Professors this month all share a talent for making their respective subjects come alive in the classroom.
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Lowell House on May Day
In an annual ritual, Lowell House residents rise early to greet May Day by the river.
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Paul C. Martin, 85
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 2, 2017, the following Minute was placed upon the records.
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Star turn for Harvard arts
Diane Paulus honors Harvard’s legacy of artists with an evening of entertainment.
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Two are Abramson winners
David Cox and Lorgia García Peña are winners of the 2017 Roslyn Abramson Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching.
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Carpenter Center appoints new director
Dan Byers has been named as the John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Director of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, effective June 1.
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He set the stage for change
David Coletti is a peer adviser, a PBHA volunteer, and international traveler who says conversations have broken down barriers and fostered connections key to his time at Harvard.
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‘You can’t let your emotions overtake you so much that you can’t do the work’
Interview with Professor Annette Gordon-Reed of Harvard Law School and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as part of the Experience series.
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Instagram takeover: Students highlight the arts on Harvard’s account
Undergrads Samuel Fisch and Lance Oppenheim take over Harvard’s Instagram account to highlight Arts First and the student experience of the arts at Harvard.
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An active role for the Divinity School
A panel at Harvard Divinity School included the deans of the Law School, Business School, and Ed School. The focus was how the Divinity School could be of assistance.
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Fighting words from former EPA leader
Speaking at a Climate Week symposium, former EPA administrator Gina McCarthy urged an audience of climate scientists and health experts to speak out about climate change.
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Me, steal? Impossible
New findings suggest a surprisingly common default in human behavior: the view that immoral actions are impossible.
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A student trip to the Holy Land
A visit by Harvard students to the Holy Land shows everyday life, and many complications.