Featured series 
Tag: Harvard History
-
Campus & Community
Scruggs describes ‘super surreal moment’ when she made Olympics history
Harvard fencer reflects on path to silver and gold — including facing a childhood idol — and what keeps her balanced, focused
-
Campus & Community
Her gift launched four centuries of Harvard financial aid
As a woman, Anne Radcliffe wouldn’t have been able to attend the University when she donated its first scholarship in 1643
-
Arts & Culture
Where sights and sounds of modern poetry are
Woodberry Poetry Room embarks on online preservation project
-
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
-
-
Campus & Community
Six receive honorary degrees
Harvard recognizes educator, conductor, theoretical physicist, advocate for elderly, writer, and Nobel laureate
-
Campus & Community
Ready to serve
New officers ‘join a long crimson line that goes back to the very founding of this country.’
-
Campus & Community
Jeff Lichtman named dean of science
Neuroscientist inspired by ‘great challenge’ of leading life, physical sciences division in era of rapidly growing knowledge
-
Campus & Community
Jeremy M. Weinstein named dean of Harvard Kennedy School
Political scientist, who also served as academic leader and in various roles in Obama administration, to assume post July 1
-
Campus & Community
Three will receive 2024 Harvard Medal
In recognition of their extraordinary service
-
Campus & Community
A fresh take on must-see TV
Isabella Madrigal has a vision: storytelling that’s compelling, inspires better, more equitable world
-
Campus & Community
Sean Kelly named dean of Arts & Humanities
Distinguished scholar of philosophy calls work of division ‘the soul of higher education’
-
Campus & Community
Overseers announce senior officers for 2024-25
Vivian Hunt and Tyler Jacks to assume leadership roles after Commencement
-
Campus & Community
When your soulmate’s a classmate
Husband and wife — both pursuing master’s degrees at Harvard — merge love for education to help students in India
-
-
Campus & Community
College accepts 1,937 to Class of 2028
Students represent 94 countries, all 50 states
-
-
Arts & Culture
Courtney B. Vance, Angela Bassett honored as Artists of the Year
Cultural Rhythms’ weeklong celebration highlights student performers, food, and fashion
-
Campus & Community
Initiatives showcase solutions to world problems
President’s Innovation Challenge finalists announced, will vie for share of $515,000 in funding
-
Campus & Community
Presidential task forces announce listening sessions
Task forces to combat antisemitism and anti-Muslim and anti-Arab bias will hear from Harvard College students, with more engagement planned across the University
-
Campus & Community
Maria Ressa named 2024 Commencement speaker
Nobel Prize-winning defender of press freedom will deliver principal address
-
Campus & Community
7 chosen for Motsepe Presidential Research Fund award
Funds will support projects that advance challenges and opportunities facing Africa
-
Campus & Community
Garber emphasizes ‘critical collaboration’ in U.K. visit
Interim president meets with scholars and alumni in first international trip
-
Campus & Community
Sustainability programs’ focus will expand at Harvard Extension
New director brings global perspective as students address international concerns
-
Campus & Community
Professors, mentors, Cherokee Scholars
Harvard colloquium unites Indigenous academics to deepen each other’s work
-
Campus & Community
Living in Leverett next year? That’s what the carrot said.
Warm (if loud) emotions echo across Yard for Housing Day 2024
-
Campus & Community
Harvard Griffin GSAS applications rise nearly 16% over past three years
25,240 applicant pool for master’s, Ph.D. programs
-
Campus & Community
What makes a House a home
HoCo chairs share residential life’s quirks, points of pride
