Campus & Community

First-years are welcomed to their new homes with traditional displays of House pride.

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on March 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Anthony Gervin Oettinger was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on March 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Howard Curtis Berg was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

Ophelia Dahl will receive the Radcliffe Medal on May 26, honoring her work advancing global access to health care and championing rights of the poor.

The HBCU Library Alliance and Harvard Library will work together to deepen capacity for the digitization, discovery, and preservation of African American history collections held in HBCU libraries and archives.

Harvard students who’ve entered housing lottery solo have a reassuring message for first-years: You just might find your best friend.

Prairie View A&M President Ruth Simmons, who formerly led Smith, Brown, to help carry out key recommendation of Harvard & Legacy of Slavery report.

Exhibition encompasses hundreds of works in mediums from film to fashion, portraiture to printmaking.

Ruth Simmons has been appointed senior adviser to the president of Harvard University, advising on Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery efforts to create meaningful and enduring partnerships with historically Black schools.

“Politics of the Environment and Climate Change” challenges students to navigate obstacles and opportunities for effective policymaking at all levels of government.

A leader in the field of nonprofit news, Sewell Chan ’98 will play a number of ceremonial roles in celebration of the Class of 1998’s 25th reunion.

Elections will begin on March 31 for new members of the Harvard Board of Overseers and elected directors of the Harvard Alumni Association.

HUNAP Director Kelli Mosteller looks to strengthen ties between Harvard and nation’s Native communities.

Now open in the Smith Campus Center, the Crimson Career Closet is there to provide students with professional attire at no cost.

A conversation with Michael Cappucci on Harvard Management Company’s progress towards becoming net zero in 2050.

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Feb. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Richard Hadley Holm was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Feb. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Edwin Augustus Cranston was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

At a meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Feb. 7, 2023, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Charles Wilson Burnham was spread upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

University names committee to lead Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Memorial Project.

Bob Odenkirk and Jennifer Coolidge were welcomed to Harvard to receive the Hasty Pudding Man and Woman of the Year awards during ceremonies at Farkas Hall.

Civil rights activist honors his father’s legacy with a call to action against poverty, racism, and violence.

James R. “Jamie” R. Houghton, a former member of the Harvard Corporation who had deep Harvard roots, died at age 86 on December 20.

Over a two-day workshop, students created a charcoal drawing of someone important to them.

Brenda Tindal will be the first chief campus curator for Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Claudine Gay, Edgerley Family Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, announced today.…

John Bayley Fox Jr. ’59, who helped open Harvard’s doors to women and people of color from 1967 until he retired in 2007, died Nov. 27, 2022, after a long illness.

Yoshito Kishi was a towering figure in organic chemistry renowned for his syntheses of complex natural products.

With Remy the cat as their model, Graduate School of Design students learned how animal life can encourage empathy in design.

Inaugural Vice Provost for Special Projects Sara Bleich gets started in her role, and discusses what’s ahead for the Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery Initiative.

The rents noted have been reviewed and endorsed by the Faculty Advisory Committee on Harvard University Housing and will take effect for the 2023-2024 leasing season.

Harvard’s Pacific octopus specimen has lived on campus since about 1883. Now, fully restored, the model hangs in the Northwest Labs building.