Campus & Community
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5 things we learned this week
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Donald Lee Fanger, 94
Memorial Minute — Faculty of Arts and Sciences
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Atul Gawande named featured speaker for Harvard Alumni Day
Acclaimed surgeon, writer, and public health leader will take the stage at Harvard’s global alumni celebration on June 6
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Sense of isolation, loss amid Gaza war sparks quest to make all feel welcome
Nim Ravid works to end polarization on campus, across multicultural democracies
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4 things we learned this week
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Abraham Verghese, physician and bestselling author, named Commencement speaker
Stanford professor whose novels include ‘Covenant of Water’ to deliver principal address May 29
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Worldwide Week showcases Harvard’s global reach
Harvard’s Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs sponsors Worldwide Week to showcase the University’s global outreach.
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Harvard expands creative vision in Allston
Harvard University on Monday unveiled plans for a new hub of arts innovation in Allston, the ArtLab.
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Learning to navigate the path to college
College & Career Conversations resource fair at the Ed Portal helps parents navigate a realistic path toward college.
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Scroll through Colonial life
After two years and 450,000 documents, the digitized Colonial North American Project will be available online to the public in late October.
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‘Genius’-level honor for Harvard historian
Sunil Amrith, the Mehra Family Professor of South Asian Studies, has been awarded a MacArthur “Genius” Grant.
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Strengthening Harvard’s ties to South Asia
Lakshmi Mittal and his family announced a $25 million gift to establish an endowed fund for the South Asia Institute. The center will be renamed the Lakshmi Mittal South Asia Institute at Harvard University.
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Serving the common good
Harvard’s Presidential Public Service Fellowships allow recipients to give back to communities, agencies, and nonprofits.
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Calls for hope and action
With words of hope and rousing calls to action, the fifth annual W.E.B. Du Bois Medals ceremony brought the stars out at Sanders Theatre.
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Harvard HUBweek programs return
This October, Harvard hosts events during the third annual HUBweek festival.
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A touch of rot
A new exhibit inside the Glass Flowers gallery at the Harvard Museum of Natural History proves that a bad apple doesn’t always spoil the bunch.
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A decade of growth at SEAS
Harvard’s Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences celebrates 10 years of innovative research.
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Renovation of Smith Field marks many improvements
The $6.5 million renovation to William F. Smith Field in Allston makes numerous improvements.
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Lights, camera, Cabot
At the Cabot Science Library camera, multimedia studios require no more than a flash drive and imagination.
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Cohen to step down as Radcliffe Institute dean
Lizabeth Cohen, who has led the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study since 2011, announced she will step down from that post next June. She plans to return to teaching and research in Harvard’s Department of History following a year’s sabbatical.
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In Memoriam: Saying goodbye to the Harvard Foundation’s founding director
Speakers and students shared their memories of S. Allen Counter during a service at the Memorial Church on Sept. 27.
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Harvard Global Institute grants expand scope
The Harvard Global Institute (HGI) will fund eight projects this year, three focusing on topics that are particularly relevant to China, five on issues that are salient to India.
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In the Yard, inside the dorms
A photo gallery of roommates in Harvard’s Class of 2020.
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Runners on a hot streak, for charity
More than 1,500 runners and spectators, a third of them from Harvard, turned out for the 14th annual Brian Honan 5K Run/Walk.
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Freshman finds his footing
Malcolm Reid ’21 finds weeks on campus welcoming and busy.
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New faculty members excited to share, and build, knowledge
New Harvard professors connected with colleagues and learned about resources for teaching and research in an event at the Faculty Club.
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Welcome renewal at Winthrop
After more than a year of renovations at Winthrop House, returning students have discovered a residence that combines neo-Georgian character with 21st-century amenities.
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A garden filled with history
Harvard College alum and GSD student John Wang’s “100+ Years at 73 Brattle” is now installed as the winner of the third Radcliffe Institute Public Art Competition.
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A night at the museums
The fourth annual Student Late Night at the Harvard Art Museums welcomed guests with food, drink, and dance — and, of course, art.
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Range of student voices in search for president
Following the recent announcement of the faculty and staff advisory committees for Harvard’s presidential search, the student advisory committee has now been assembled.
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Plenty to see here
Whether you’re interested in science, history, politics, art, technology, comedy, cooking, or sports, there’s something happening at Harvard this fall for you.
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Ryan to step down as Ed School dean
Dean James Ryan of the Graduate School of Education will depart Harvard at the end of this academic year to become president of the University of Virginia.
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Reaccreditation process advances
Long-term Harvard reaccreditation process advances. A team will visit in late October to examine the University’s self-study process.
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Shaun Donovan named senior strategist for Allston
Shaun Donovan, the former director of the White House Office of Management and Budget, has been named senior strategist and adviser to Harvard President Drew Faust on Allston and campus development.
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For Faust, the road ahead
During her last year as Harvard president, Drew Faust said in an interview that she will 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.
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Learning diversity, one story at a time
Diversity Dialogue panelists discussed how the lack of diversity in children’s literature limits the imaginations of children of all backgrounds.