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Dunster House, the first undergraduate House to be completely renewed, opened its doors to students in August 2015.

Going forward, a look back

The University in 2015-16 saw milestones related to diversity, scientific advances, and the renaming of the John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

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DateMay 26, 2016

Daniel Aaron, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of English and American Literature Emeritus, died at 103 on April 30. Among his friends were literary luminaries such as Robert Frost, Ralph Ellison, and Truman Capote. He was awarded the National Humanities Medal in 2011.

Daniel Aaron, pioneer in American studies, dead at 103

Professor remembered as gifted scholar and avid conversationalist

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DateMay 4, 2016April 2, 2019

For the 224th Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises, President Drew Faust (center) hosted novelist and short story writer Andrea Barrett (left) and poet, translator, and critic Donald Revell (at podium), who read from his collection “Pennyweight Windows.”

Celebrating the intellect

Poet, novelist offer inspirations during Phi Beta Kappa ceremony

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DateMay 27, 2014July 9, 2019

“When I turned 30, I thought it was the end of the world,” said Daniel Aaron, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of English and American Literature Emeritus, who is celebrating his 100th birthday.

Daniel Aaron’s century

Longtime Harvard professor, still working, turns 100

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DateAugust 3, 2012April 15, 2019

To win the Centennial Medal in his 100th year seems just right for a man who “literally embodies the American studies century,” says Professor Werner Sollors of his longtime friend and colleague, the literary historian Daniel Aaron, Ph.D. ’43 (pictured), and the Victor S. Thomas Professor of English and American Literature Emeritus at Harvard University.

GSAS honors its leading alumni

Centennial Medal recognizes lasting impact, vital contributions

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DateMay 24, 2012September 11, 2019

Boston recluse Arthur Crew Inman's 17 million-word diary, housed in Harvard’s Houghton Library, is the inspiration for an upcoming film project by Lorenzo DeStefano. “This film is not a celebration of some heroic character,” he says. “It’s more of a forensic investigation of the complex, surprising, and ultimately fascinating human organism known as Arthur Inman.”

Diary from a darkened room

Hollywood tackles the unbridled musings of recluse Arthur Inman

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DateMarch 10, 2011June 6, 2019

The National Humanities Medal honors individuals or groups whose work has deepened the nation’s understanding of the humanities, broadened citizens’ engagement with the humanities, or helped preserve and expand Americans’ access to important resources in the humanities. Daniel Aaron (left) was recognized for his contributions to American literature and culture, and Bernard Bailyn was recognized for illuminating the nation’s early history and pioneering the field of Atlantic history.

National Humanities Medals awarded

White House recognizes Harvard's Daniel Aaron, Bernard Bailyn

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DateMarch 3, 2011May 15, 2019

Emeritus Professor Daniel Aaron

Scholars venerable

Harvard’s emeritus faculty operate, in many ways, as the University’s living memory

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DateDecember 2, 2010May 30, 2019

Honorary degree recipients and citations, 2007

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DateJune 14, 2007

Honorary degrees awarded at Commencement’s Morning Exercises

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DateJune 7, 2007