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  • Poetry with personages

    For her new TV show, the Harvard professor sits down with the likes of Bono, Bill Clinton, and Shaquille O’Neal for in-depth discussions of one poem in each 24-minute episode.

    Elisa New and Shaquille O’Neal.
  • David Wojnarowicz’s ‘Transgressions’ resurrected

    Harvard Art Museums introduces public to artist and activist David Wojnarowicz with film screenings on June 27.

  • ‘Secular sermons,’ straight to your phone

    A discussion with “Ministry of Ideas” host Zachary Davis, M.T.S. ’19, about the unique power of podcasts and the need for greater religious literacy in America.

  • Early goals for new curator

    When Soyoung Lee takes the reins as the Harvard Art Museums’ chief curator in September, she will be joining the institution at a vibrant time, with some goals already clear.

  • A cast fit for an Egyptian king

    Harvard students have created a replica of the ‘Dream Stela’ that rests between the paws of the Great Sphinx in Giza.

  • ‘Now I am the memory that’s left’

    Patricia J. Williams changed the focus of her fellowship after the death of her mother last fall as she realized, “Now I am the memory that’s left.”

  • The proof is in the print

    “Analog Culture” features approximately 90 prints from the celebrated Manhattan photo lab of Gary Schneider and John Erdman.

    John Schabel, Night Shot 6, 2001.
  • Michael Pollan takes a trip

    Michael Pollan, author, lecturer, and science writer, experimented with psychedelics as part of his new book on the latest research in the field.

  • Material interests

    Susan Kapuscinski Gaylord discusses the process behind her handmade books nested in cradles of wood at Harvard’s Arnold Arboretum.

    "Renewed Wisdom."
  • A year that changed students, and students changed the world

    “Harvard, 1968,” a new exhibition at Pusey Library, explores student and faculty experiences from a time of turbulence.

    Juliana Kuipers, on right and Emily Atkins are the curators of a new
  • From playing a DA on TV to running for Congress

    Former model and “Law & Order: SVU” actress Diane Neal is using what she learned at Harvard to fuel a run for office.

  • An opportunist looking to learn

    Occasionem discere a quovis — “every moment a learning opportunity” — is what Theodore Delwiche ’18 discovered through the Radcliffe Institute Research Partnership Program.

    Theodore Delwiche ’18
  • ‘Jagged Little Pill,’ from songs to musical

    Singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette’s alternative rock album “Jagged Little Pill” is the basis for a new musical adaptation at the American Repertory Theater directed by A.R.T. Artistic Director Diane Paulus.

  • Dancer moves from stage to the study of religion

    Dancer, actor, photographer Benjamin Grimm ’18 widened his focus to the comparative study of religion with a secondary degree in German and Scandinavian studies.

    Benjamin Grimm
  • Emanuel Ax guides listeners from Beethoven to Brahms

    Grammy-winning pianist Emanuel Ax visited Harvard to discuss the influence of Beethoven on Brahms.

  • Vision for ‘Underground Railroad’ brought out the best in Colson Whitehead

    Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Colson Whitehead ’91 was honored with the 2018 Harvard Arts Medal in a ceremony at Sanders Theatre.

    Colson Whitehead laughs with John Lithgow
  • Changing his script to embrace the moments

    Obstacles turned into stepping stones before Casey Khang Moore ’18 found new roles to explore at Harvard.

  • Arts First expands into Allston

    Arts First, the annual Harvard spring festival that begins Thursday, will make its debut on the other side of the river with concerts, exhibitions, and a historic work of theater.

  • Documents of freedom

    The exhibit featured the Emancipation Proclamation, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, and a handwritten note from Frederick Douglass.

  • When the genius is also a symbol of hate, where does that leave us?

    Author and New Yorker music critic Alex Ross ’90 spoke at Harvard on his work in progress, “Wagnerism: Art in the Shadow of Music.”

  • From the Everglades to Tribeca

    Harvard junior Lance Oppenheim will premiere his latest documentary, “The Happiest Guy in the World,” at the Tribeca Film Festival.

    Lance Oppenheim.
  • Getting the record straight

    The Italian actor and director who was one of the first women to accuse Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein of sexual assault criticized the “simplification” of her story by New Yorker journalist Ronan Farrow. During a talk at Harvard Hall, Asia Argento also called for women to unite to end sexual harassment and assault.

  • A museum guide who hopes the group — and the art — talk back

    Marshall Scholar Elizabeth Keto ’18 is looking forward to a career as a curator, with a focus on inclusivity.

  • A shape-shifting design for Radcliffe Yard

    Radcliffe competition awards two Design School students funds to create public art in a garden on Brattle Street.

    Rendering of design showing pine tree atop mound of sand.
  • The artist and her evolution

    Photographer Rosamond Purcell will be at the MCZ on Thursday to talk about the museum’s role in her evolution as an artist.

    Piranha in a jar.
  • A detailed narrative of Rome

    Harvard’s Joseph Connors took listeners on a virtual tour of two of Rome’s most iconic spaces, the Piazza Navona and the Piazza San Pietro, also known as St. Peter’s Square.

  • Unearthing the secrets of the Aztecs

    Prominent Mexican archaeologist Eduardo Matos Moctezuma on April 10 will deliver the first lecture on campus in the series that bears his name and honors his contributions to archaeology.

  • A boozy writer who crossed out the adjective

    Harvard grad Leslie Jamison on her new book, “The Recovering.”

  • A different side of van Gogh

    The 1890 Vincent van Gogh work “Snow-Covered Field with a Harrow (after Millet)” is currently on loan to Harvard Art Museums.

  • Seeing the forest through the trees

    James Reis’ exhibit of photos of the Arnold Arboretum is on display there through May 6.

    Canopy of trees, Arnold Arboretum.