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Welcoming the Class of ’17
At the annual Freshman Convocation Monday, Harvard President Drew Faust and other University officials told the Class of ’17 to embrace challenges, reach out to fellow students and others, and keep open minds about what the future should hold.
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Paws to refresh
On the Science Center Plaza for the next several Thursdays, Harvard freshmen and others will be able to spend time lingering at a small petting zoo, part of a new Common Spaces initiative.
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Boxes, bins, and bedding
Harvard Yard began to come alive again Monday morning as the Class of 2017 arrived on campus.
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Deepening ties to Latin America
Harvard’s role in an increasingly connected world includes deep ties to Latin America, where faculty and students are engaged in a range of research projects and initiatives, from climate research in Brazil to disaster relief work in Chile to protecting Maya art and architecture in Honduras.
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A year set to music
Matt Aucoin has been busy since graduating from Harvard last year. The young conductor and composer splits his time among Europe, New York, and Chicago, and is working on a Civil War-themed opera for the American Repertory Theater.
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Affirmative action policies remain
The U.S. Supreme Court returned the question of affirmative action in college admissions to the lower courts for reconsideration.
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A goodbye and hello
Elected officials, Harvard leaders, and community members celebrated and lauded departing Cambridge City Manager Robert Healy, who will become a fellow at the Kennedy School.
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Heroes, day by day
Sixty men and women from across Harvard were honored for their outstanding work and service to the University’s mission at the annual Harvard Heroes event.
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New dean for HGSE
James E. Ryan, one of the nation’s leading scholars of education law and policy, will become the next dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education.
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‘A lifetime of limitless possibility’
Carl F. Muller ’73, J.D. ’76, M.B.A. ’76, is stepping down as president of the Harvard Alumni Association and Catherine A. Gellert ’93 will take his place.
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‘Run toward life’
Harvard President Drew Faust on Tuesday drew on the example of the selfless responders to the Boston Marathon bombing, telling graduating seniors to “run toward” challenges, passions, and places where their help is needed.
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Crime-fighting platform wins President’s Challenge
Today President Drew Faust named Team Nucleik the grand prize winner of the Harvard University President’s Challenge for social entrepreneurship, hosted by the Harvard Innovation Lab (i-lab).
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Hansjörg Wyss doubles his gift
Founding donor Hansjörg Wyss doubled his gift to Harvard’s Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering from $125 million to $250 million to the University to further advance the institute’s pioneering work.
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Q&A with David Barron
Harvard Law School’s David Barron will lead a task force that will develop a set of recommendations regarding Harvard’s email privacy policy.
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Cambridge, Harvard, and MIT sign compact
The city of Cambridge, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have signed a “Community Compact for a Sustainable Future,” aimed at leveraging the intellectual and entrepreneurial capacity of the public-private sectors in Cambridge to build a healthy, livable, and sustainable future.
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Oh, the humanities!
Humanities programs are in trouble in universities across the world — but hope prevails.
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In plaza, ‘remembrance walls’ rise
In the wake of tragedy, people gather to support each other, and to give thanks for family, friends, and community. After the Boston Marathon bombings and the area shutdown during the search for suspects, the Harvard community has been doing just that.
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View from the Porch
Harvard officials dedicated a new common space, called the Porch, in the Yard on Wednesday, and welcomed the reopening of the science plaza after a reconstruction project.
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Matt Damon, on his craft
Actors Matt Damon and John Lithgow met at Sanders Theatre on Thursday for a spirited conversation that kicked off Harvard’s annual Arts First celebration.
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To protect, serve, mourn
The Harvard University Police Department joined thousands of colleagues at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Wednesday to pay tribute to Sean Collier, the officer slain in aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings.
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Strength in numbers
For Harvard’s unusually tight-knit group of faculty, student, and staff runners, the Boston Marathon was meant to be the culmination of months of teamwork and training. After Monday’s bombings, the running community pulled together for a different reason.
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A loss close to home
The Harvard community mourned the loss of Krystle Campbell, daughter of longtime HBS dining staffer Patty Campbell and sister of Cabot House dining services worker Billy Campbell, in the marathon bombings.
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‘Sisterhood of the traveling pantsuit’
This week, Harvard Business School celebrated 50 years of women in its M.B.A. program with a summit that drew hundreds of the School’s female graduates to campus. But as a new alumni survey demonstrates — and as speakers like “Lean In” author Sheryl Sandberg acknowledged — women still have a long way to go to…
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On spirituality at Harvard
Harvard President Drew Faust and Divinity School Dean David N. Hempton discuss the role of religious studies and spiritual life in the 21st century — at Harvard and beyond.
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College admits 2,029
Letters and email notifications of admission were sent today to 2,029 students, 5.8 percent of the record applicant pool of 35,023.
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Statement by President Drew Faust on Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino
Statement by President Drew Faust on Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino.
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Finalists selected in President’s Challenge
Harvard University today announced the selection of 10 teams of finalists in the 2013 President’s Challenge for social entrepreneurship.
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Oxtoby, Chang to lead Overseers
David W. Oxtoby has been elected president of Harvard’s Board of Overseers for 2013-14. Lynn Chang will become vice chair of the board’s executive committee.
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More opportunities for women
Speaking in South Korea at the conclusion of a five-day visit to Asia, Harvard President Drew Faust urged greater educational opportunities for women.
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Harvard’s hand in shaping education
Opening a weeklong visit to Asia, Harvard President Drew Faust on Monday called knowledge “the most important currency of the 21st century,” highlighting faculty research, student engagement, and online learning as central to Harvard’s global strategy.
