Tag: Harvard History
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Nation & World‘Our American compass is still true’MLK Lecture honoree Darren Walker urges hope, courage in fight against inequality, polarization  
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Campus & CommunityHarvard appoints four University ProfessorsDulac, Feldman, Goldin, and Vafa honored with highest faculty distinction  
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Arts & CultureMarking 100 years of Norton LecturesPanelists reflect on ‘incredible value’ of annual series as ‘megaphone’ for artists and scholars  
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Campus & CommunityA homecoming for Adams House alumsTours, talks, tributes to history and community mark celebration of six-year project to refresh space  
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Nation & WorldSardis named a UNESCO World Heritage SiteDesignation comes as Harvard’s decadeslong archaeological dig uncovers new secrets from remains of ancient Turkish city  
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Arts & CultureHer Cambridge iconography made her a local iconBefore New Yorker covers, Barbara Westman created colorful visions of campus as Gazette’s first staff artist  
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Campus & CommunityWhy institutions thrive on disagreementGarber points to value of argument in sustaining communities at first Morning Prayers of school year  
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Campus & Community‘We mark your belonging here’Garber urges Class of 2029 to teach, learn from one another, reject viewing world in simple binaries  
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Nation & WorldWhy Malcolm X matters even more 60 years after his killingNew book by Mark Whitaker examines growth of artistic, political, cultural influence of controversial Civil Rights icon  
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Science & Tech‘Turning information into something physical’Houghton exhibit looks at how punched cards — invented 300 years ago to streamline weaving — led to modern computing  
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Campus & CommunitySlavery researchers seek more detailed picture of pre-Civil War HarvardCareful effort to identify leaders, faculty, and staff is key to descendants probe: ‘This work takes time to do well’  
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Campus & CommunityCommittee recommends maintaining name of Winthrop House, adding historical contextGarber, Hoekstra accept review panel’s proposal  
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Campus & CommunityFinding common humanity, modern lessons in antiquity, a path forwardYurong ‘Luanna’ Jiang, Aidan Scully, Thor Reimann to deliver orations  
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Campus & Community‘There are secrets to unlock’Harvard’s practice of preservation plays key role in future research  
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Arts & CultureHarvard archivists’ favorite findsLibrary staff pick objects that tell story of both University, America for ‘Inside Out’ exhibit  
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Campus & CommunityThe House that will be homeHousing Day — one of Harvard’s most beloved traditions — marks a milestone for first-years  
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Campus & CommunityHouse pride from A to ZHousing Day is more than a tradition, as first-years soon learn  
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HealthDid a socially awkward scientist set back airborne disease control?In talk on new book, Carl Zimmer theorizes key researcher’s discoveries were undercut by his personality  
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Arts & CultureAn archaeological record that doubles as artPainter captured ancient Egyptian tomb’s secrets in vivid brushstrokes  
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Arts & CultureWhy are so many novels set at Harvard?Beth Blum notes campus is beautiful, romantic setting that lends itself to exploring collision of ideals, reality  
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Campus & CommunityReckoning with past, striving for better futureStreet at Arnold Arboretum renamed Flora Way to honor enslaved woman  
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Campus & CommunityCelebrating 25th anniversary of Radcliffe InstituteThree Harvard presidents, two Nobel laureates gather to mark ‘unique legacy and remarkable impact’  
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Campus & CommunityScruggs describes ‘super surreal moment’ when she made Olympics historyHarvard fencer reflects on path to silver and gold — including facing a childhood idol — and what keeps her balanced, focused  
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Campus & CommunityHer gift launched four centuries of Harvard financial aidAs a woman, Anne Radcliffe wouldn’t have been able to attend the University when she donated its first scholarship in 1643  
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Arts & CultureWhere sights and sounds of modern poetry areWoodberry Poetry Room embarks on online preservation project  
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Nation & World‘We have the most motivated people, the best athletes. How far can we take this?’Six members of Team USA train at Newell Boat House for 2024 Paralympics in Paris  
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Campus & CommunitySix receive honorary degreesHarvard recognizes educator, conductor, theoretical physicist, advocate for elderly, writer, and Nobel laureate  
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Campus & CommunityReady to serveNew officers ‘join a long crimson line that goes back to the very founding of this country.’  
 
							