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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi holds the gavel.

Impeachment: What this means, where this leads

Harvard experts ponder some of the toughest questions in play for the presidency, Congress, public

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DateDecember 18, 2019December 19, 2019

Alice Hill ’81, Ph.D. ’91, will succeed Margaret Wang ’09 as president of the Harvard Alumni Association for 2019–2020.

Focusing on people and place

Incoming Alumni Association president seeks to deepen engagement with worldwide community of graduates

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DateMay 20, 2019May 20, 2019

Bacow: ‘I am delighted to begin’

Harvard inaugurates its 29th president

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DateOctober 5, 2018January 9, 2019

"[Harvard is] a microcosm of the world ... you will find echoes of the debates that occur elsewhere ... on our campus. We have to push back at times and resist being drawn down to a level of debate in which people cease to listen and understand."

Larry Bacow’s listening tour

On eve of inauguration, Harvard’s new president reflects on what he’s learning, what he’s thinking

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DateOctober 4, 2018October 4, 2018

Margaret Wang ’09 (left) will succeed Susan Morris Novick ’85

Engaging alumni globally and personally

Incoming HAA president to bridge generations, building on predecessor’s efforts

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DateMay 16, 2018May 17, 2018

Harvard President Lawrence S. Bacow

Harvard names Lawrence S. Bacow as 29th president

Widely admired higher education leader, who previously served as Tufts president and MIT chancellor, to become next president in July

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DateFebruary 11, 2018March 4, 2019

Senior Fellow of the Harvard Corporation Bill Lee shared his views on the progress in the search for Harvard’s 29th leader and how the consultative process helps to set the agenda ahead.

Looking for a person, and perspective

Senior Fellow Bill Lee discusses the ongoing search for Harvard’s next president

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DateNovember 14, 2017

During her last year as Harvard president, Drew Faust plans to focus on making the case for the University’s needs and values in Washington, ensuring progress on inclusion and belonging for all, completing The Harvard Campaign, and nurturing development of the emerging Allston campus.

For Faust, the road ahead

She’ll spend her last year as president advocating in Washington and focusing on campus inclusion and belonging, The Harvard Campaign, and the emerging Allston campus

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DateSeptember 11, 2017December 22, 2017

A comprehensive search for a new University president has been launched. Since 1939, the office of the president has been located in Massachusetts Hall.

Harvard launches presidential search

Committees will canvass University and beyond for suggestions on a new leader

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DateJuly 11, 2017July 11, 2017

Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Bill Lee served on the presidential search committee that selected Drew Faust. "[Her] performance and leadership over the last 10 years are a pretty good indication that the process that we used then worked pretty well."

With Faust as template, thoughts on the next president

In Q&A session, Bill Lee, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, outlines the search for a new leader, and the qualities desired

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DateJune 21, 2017June 21, 2017

Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust

Drew Faust to step down as Harvard president

She plans to depart next June after 11 years of University growth, reinvention, inclusion

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DateJune 14, 2017March 20, 2019

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will seek to "not lose" in front of a television audience that is expected to rival the Super Bowl's.

Debating the debates

Harvard analysts ponder the upcoming presidential clashes, how viewers may react, and how the candidates might snare their votes

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DateSeptember 22, 2016March 5, 2019

The fight to end the Ebola epidemic is not just about saving lives, it’s also about heading off a potentially broader humanitarian crisis, according to a Harvard Kennedy School panel, which included (seated from left) moderator Sheila Burke, Michael VanRooyen, director of the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, and Dyann Wirth, Richard Pearson Strong Professor of Infectious Disease at Harvard.

Ebola’s ripple effects

With economy already damaged, food shortages and migration may increase

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DateSeptember 10, 2014

Michael Lewis '93 (left) and Cary Gemmer, assistant director of Classes and Reunions for the Harvard Alumni Association, watched election results at Tommy Doyle's in Harvard Square. Tuesday night’s national elections sent a number of Harvard alumni and affiliates off to Washington.

Harvard goes to Washington

Alumni, faculty win seats in House, Senate

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DateNovember 7, 2012

The challenge for pollsters is that although many people may say they intend to vote, studies suggest that as many as two-thirds of those who do not vote told pollsters that they would.

How Google sees the race

Search data sheds light on likely voters, Ph.D. student finds

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DateNovember 5, 2012April 18, 2019

“Our new polling data clearly shows millennials are growing more concerned over the direction of the country and effectiveness of Washington, D.C., to solve problems,” said IOP Director Trey Grayson.

Harvard poll predicts Obama loss

Millennials view Mitt Romney as strongest Republican

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DateDecember 15, 2011March 6, 2019

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was named the principal speaker for Harvard's 360th Commencement.

A champion of democracy

Faculty look forward to Liberian leader’s Commencement speech

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DateMarch 24, 2011March 6, 2019

Jan. 20, 1961: John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, gives his inaugural address in Washington, D.C.

JFK’s legacy at 50

HKS, IOP mark inauguration with emphasis on public service

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DateJanuary 20, 2011July 19, 2019

Empowering girls, worldwide

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DateDecember 16, 2009February 6, 2018

President’s office hours 2009-10

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DateSeptember 2, 2009

Harvard University Year in Pictures: 2008-2009

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DateJune 10, 2009February 6, 2018

Harvard Commencement 2009

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DateJune 4, 2009February 6, 2018

Harvard: Leadership through service

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DateApril 16, 2009February 6, 2018

Election 2008 excitement

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DateNovember 4, 2008February 6, 2018

Harvard’s green commitment

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DateOctober 15, 2008February 6, 2018

Faust’s first year

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DateJune 5, 2008February 6, 2018

The magic of J.K. Rowling

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DateJune 5, 2008February 6, 2018