Tag: Larry Bacow
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Harvard postpones Commencement
Harvard’s 369th Commencement ceremony will be indefinitely postponed, a move aimed at stemming the spread of the coronavirus.
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Nohria to remain Business School dean until December
As the University responds to the coronavirus pandemic, including shifting to virtual learning for the rest of the academic year, Harvard Business School Dean Nitin Nohria will stay on the job until the end of the year, Harvard President Larry Bacow today announced.
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An update of changes on campus as pandemic spreads
Changes across Harvard’s campus reflect the need to stem the spread of the novel coronavirus.
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University offers coronavirus resources and help guides
University offers coronavirus resources and help guides for students, professors, and staff.
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Scientists from Harvard, China to unite against coronavirus
With nearly 78,000 cases and more than 2,300 deaths from the novel coronavirus, Harvard University scientists will join forces with colleagues from China to improve diagnostics, develop vaccines to prevent new infections, and antiviral therapies to treat existing ones.
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A century of making society better
A panel on the power of education kicked off the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s centennial festivities.
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Bacow urges high schoolers to pursue their educational dreams
Visiting high school students in Washington state, President Bacow shared lessons from his own journey through higher education.
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The turkeys of Harvard
Like many communities around the state, Harvard has a burgeoning wild turkey population.
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Bacow meets with global alumni
Leaders of Harvard clubs and groups gather in Amsterdam in a first-ever conference
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Hundreds rally to defend DACA
A crowd of 250 students, faculty, and staff gathered on the steps of Harvard’s Memorial Church on Veterans Day for a Defend DACA rally that was part of a nationwide student walkout.
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How I spent my summer serving others
Over the past summer, 15 Harvard students helped communities around the country as part of the Presidential Public Service Fellowship (PPSF). President Larry Bacow honored them at a luncheon this month.
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Stigma of opioids a hurdle to solving crisis
“Can you think of all the tax dollars it’s cost for you to go to detox?” the doctor asked Raina McMahan when she arrived at the clinic in Revere seeking…
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The Muppets come to Harvard
The furry characters of “Sesame Street” came to Harvard’s Sanders Theater to partake in a special celebration that marked the lasting relationship between the College and the PBS children’s television series.
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Judge upholds Harvard’s admissions policy
Federal Judge Allison D. Burroughs found in favor of Harvard in a ruling that upheld its practice of considering race as one among many factors when reviewing applications to the College.
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Global strike comes to Harvard
Harvard students and those from Cambridge public schools joined their voices in a rally calling for climate change action Friday on Harvard’s Science Center Plaza.
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Breaking artistic boundaries
Located on North Harvard Street, the ArtLab is the University’s latest Allston laboratory devoted to creative inquiry, research, and experimentation. Focused on interdisciplinary artistic collaboration, investigation, and connection, the ArtLab will be open to members of the University and the public this week.
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Harvard joins Climate Action 100+
Harvard University announced that its endowment has joined Climate Action 100+, an investor-led initiative to ensure that the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitters take steps to address climate change.
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Facing up to climate change
Harvard President Larry Bacow examines the University’s multifaceted role in the battle against climate change.
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Lending veterans a hand
Harvard has increased efforts in recent years to recruit veterans, working with the Defense Department and conducting outreach via community college centers for former members of the military.
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Bacow urges listeners to welcome civil discourse
Universities should be centers for open debate and discussion, where different opinions and perspectives are welcomed, Harvard President Larry Bacow said during the first Morning Prayers of the fall term.
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The gathering of the first-years
Harvard College’s Class of 2023 assembled for convocation under threatening skies. Harvard President Larry Bacow urged the students to avoid stepping-stones and embrace the unexpected.
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Paulsell named interim Pusey Minister
Harvard President Larry Bacow announced the appointment of Harvard Divinity School Professor Stephanie Paulsell as interim Pusey Minister at the Memorial Church.
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First phase of Bartlett Station opens
Harvard President Larry Bacow joined Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Massachusetts State Rep. Chynah Tyler, Boston City Councilor Kim Janey, and others cut the ribbon on the first phase of the Bartlett Station, mixed-use development in Roxbury.
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Harvard recommits $20M to create local affordable housing
Greater Boston is facing a housing crisis that is hitting lower-income and working-class residents particularly hard. To combat the crisis, Harvard University is recommitting $20 million toward local affordable housing.
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Bacow sits down with lawmakers
Larry Bacow visited the nation’s capital this week to meet with members of Congress to discuss a range of University priorities, including the effects of federal immigration policy on faculty and students at Harvard and at universities across the nation. The visit comes on the heels of a letter Bacow sent to Secretary of State…
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Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative announces third class of mayors
The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative announced the third class of 41 mayors from around the world who will participate in a yearlong education and professional development program.
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Investing in Allston
Harvard President Larry Bacow helped honor 16 local nonprofits at the 11th annual Harvard Allston Partnership Fund ceremony at the Ed Portal in Allston.
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New research campus seeks a developer
The Harvard Allston Land Co. is requesting proposals for the initial phase of an Enterprise Research Campus on 14 acres on Western Avenue in Allston.