Tag: Inauguration
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New president, new year, new directions
“Why not?” asked Claudine Gay, Harvard’s 30th president, in her inauguration address, reaffirming the University’s commitment to the hard work of cutting-edge exploration and deep engagement with global challenges. But first, it was time to celebrate.
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Cloudy, wet, and muddy, but mood was sunny, warm
Well-wishers braved weather to share historic moment, excitement, celebrate it all in Harvard Yard.
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Gay sees in Harvard the courage to change the world
Harvard’s 30th president marks her inauguration with thanks to trailblazers who pushed University forward, hope for a future enriched by diversity, debate, and deep engagement with global challenges.
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Taking aim at global solutions
Panels examine challenges ahead: riven democracies, biomedical advances, raging inequity, climate change, harnessing AI, role of academy.
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Date set for Claudine Gay’s inauguration
Inauguration events for Claudine Gay, Harvard’s 30th president, will take place on Sept. 29 in Tercentenary Theatre.
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And now, the way forward
Harvard faculty members reflect on the inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris and the challenges that await them in the months ahead.
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Recognizing pain but seizing hope
Harvard faculty and students reflect on a solemn, powerful presidential inaugural for troubled times.
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A poetic beginning
First U.S. youth poet laureate Amanda Gorman to deliver reading at Biden inauguration.
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A rise through the ranks
At Harvard Medical School, Calixto Sáenz worked his way up to become director of the microfluidics core facility.
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After the inauguration, the celebration
The installation of Larry Bacow was followed by a giant block party in the Old Yard, with the entire Harvard community invited.
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Bacow: ‘I am delighted to begin’
Larry Bacow was inaugurated as Harvard’s 29th president on Friday, the culmination of a two-day celebration that drew together faraway friends, colleagues from other universities, and members of the Harvard community for a range of events that ended with a block party.
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The poetic perspective
Amanda Gorman, the inaugural U.S. youth poet laureate and a Harvard junior, wrote a poem for Harvard President Larry Bacow’s inauguration based on the University’s history, Bacow’s love of running, and his approach to the job that emphasizes the long-term nature of achievement and the importance of working together toward change.
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A pioneering mind for the power of design
As a sophomore at Wellesley College, Adele Fleet Bacow was attracted to architecture and art. Soon, after enrolling in a course on urban sociology, she found a passion that combined…
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Larry Bacow’s listening tour
New Harvard President Larry Bacow has been on a listening tour in advance of his inauguration Oct. 5.
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Special exhibits mark Bacow inauguration
To honor its past and its future, Harvard will offer special exhibits on Oct. 4 and 5 during the inauguration of Larry Bacow, the University’s 29th president.
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Date set for Bacow inauguration
The inauguration of Harvard’s 29th president, Lawrence S. Bacow, will take place on Oct. 5.
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A president next door
Harvard President Drew Faust — with a mischievous gift in tow — helped the Massachusetts Institute of Technology welcome its new president, L. Rafael Reif, at his inauguration on Friday.
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Service of Thanksgiving for Drew Faust
As the clouds cleared, the rain ceased and the sun began to break through, a new day in Harvard history dawned as the University’s first woman president, Drew Faust, was honored at a Service of Thanksgiving at the Memorial Church in Harvard Yard.
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Reception closes festivities
The final event in the inauguration of President Drew Faust took place on Friday (Oct. 12) at Loeb House and its surrounding grounds under two large tents. Cool air did…
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Vibrant robing, moist procession lead to inaugural stage
A half-hour before the procession stepped off, faculty, delegates of other institutions, and other participants in the installation ceremony gathered in the courtyard between Boylston Hall, Memorial Church, and Weld…
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The evening ends on a sweet note
When saxophonist Joshua Redman ’91 played “The Best Is Yet to Come” as one of his closing numbers, the Harvard alumnus joked that the best may indeed be yet to…
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Inequality and justice, why, where, when, who
“Universities are inequality machines,” Christopher Jencks, Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government, said. “Combating inequality works only by leveling up … which often takes…
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How interpretation makes meaning
In 1973, the Supreme Court, in Roe v. Wade, ruled that the U.S. Constitution protects a woman’s right to an abortion. But where did that right come from? The Constitution…
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Harvard science depth, breadth is on display
Five prominent Harvard scientists illuminated the cutting edge of Harvard science, predicting new treatments for old diseases, describing new ways to think about the universe, and hailing advances in our…
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The truths lost and gained in wartime
The symposium “War and Truth” explored the modern resonance of an ancient sentiment: “In war, truth is the first casualty.” It’s attributed to the Greek tragedian Aeschylus (525-456 B.C.) and…
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University inaugurates Drew Faust
It’s happened only 28 times in 371 years, so when a new Harvard president is inaugurated, the occasion is bound to be a memorable one. And the installation of Drew Faust, scheduled for Oct. 12, is shaping up to be one of the most memorable ever.
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Morrison reads at the Memorial Church
The historical two-day celebration of Drew Faust’s inauguration as the president of Harvard began Thursday (Oct. 11) on a literary note. Nobel Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison read from a work-in-progress…