Campus & Community

On Thursday, Harvard’s President Larry Bacow announced the creation of Harvard and the Legacy of Slavery, an interdisciplinary initiative that will build on the University’s earlier undertakings. Radcliffe Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin will lead the new effort.

Daniel Agbiboa sees free and restricted movement as integral to the development of political, economic, and social systems. His work makes connections between these intersections in West Africa.

Gone are the warm, carefree days of summer; the cool, crisp air of a new season brings with it winds of change, and fall has arrived.

Harvard’s Diversity Dialogue examines mental health and its intersection with ethnicity and the fallout of the daily “thousand little cuts.”

In a new course offered by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, newbies learn the ropes of grad school and how to navigate the world of academia.

Dan Lobo ’14, founder of Harvard College First Generation Student Union — now known as Harvard Primus, and Alejandra Iglesias ’21, president of Primus, discuss the first-gen Red Book.

Leaders of Harvard clubs and groups gather in Amsterdam in a first-ever conference

A perfect fall weekend, and a welcome from Harvard President Larry Bacow, greeted first-years’ family and friends.

Radcliffe Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin reflects on her first year in the job and looks forward to Radcliffe Engaged, her new initiative to connect with Harvard and the community beyond.

Chef Selassie Atadika talks about new African cuisine in a ‘Science and Cooking’ lecture

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.

Photographers capture the Harvard community taking steps toward a more sustainable commute.

Harvard and Boston officials celebrated the reopening of Smith Field in Allston after extensive renovations.

After 15 years in the post, Paul Barreira will step down as director of Harvard University Health Services, effective Nov. 18.

The following is excerpted from Haben Girma’s memoir “Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law.”

Portraits of four veterans who transferred from community college to Harvard.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 5, 2019, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Stanley Lieberson, Abbott Lawrence Lowell Professor of Sociology, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Lieberson made wide-ranging contributions to the study of race and ethnicity, cultural and linguistic change, and research methods.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 5, 2019, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Richard Wilson, Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Wilson, whose research focused on nuclear and elementary particle physics, educated governmental bodies and the public on a wide range of scientific issues.

It is grit and determination that fuel former Navy SEAL and Extension School student Sergio Lopez’s recovery after three heart attacks in succession.

Debut author and Harvard affiliate Elizabeth Ames authored a college novel inspired by Harvard students.

Since 2017, the College Events Board has grown from 10 sponsored events a year to more than 30, bringing a community spirit to student life on campus.

The shuttering of Out of Town News in Harvard Square marks the end of an era.

The organizers of Harvard’s recent Pilot Pulse Survey discuss respondents’ answers across campus on issues of inclusion and belonging.

As All Hallows’ Eve approaches, the Gazette checks in with members of the Harvard community to hear which films they love to fear.

A window Into Harvard’s campus through the lens of a camera.

Harvard closed the 2019 fiscal year last June 30 with a surplus. Harvard officials discuss the details of how the University got there.

Hailing from Montana, Joe Gone is an interdisciplinary social scientist with both theoretical and applied interests and member of the Aaniiih-Gros Ventre tribe. He has spent the last 25 years working with indigenous communities to rethink community-based mental health services, and to harness traditional culture and spirituality for advancing indigenous well-being.

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.

In a discussion at Harvard’s Memorial Church, Atlanta-based preacher Raphael G. Warnock called mass incarceration “a scandal on the soul of America,” and dared his listeners to “imagine a different future.”

Rowing blades feature designs, most often inspired by shields and mascots, distinctive to each School and House at Harvard.