In recognition of his services in architecture, engineering, and education, Professor Hanif Kara received an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire award (OBE) in the Queen’s New Year Honours List. “I am overwhelmed and grateful to so many people who have supported me over the years,” Kara said in an email.…

Harvard College student Marissa Sumathipala ’22 and Harvard graduate student James Diao are among the 18 recipients selected for the prestigious Churchill Scholarships and Kanders Churchill Scholarship in Science Policy. The scholarships support one year of master’s study at Churchill College in the University of Cambridge, covering full tuition and travel costs while also proving…

Many aspects of education in the United States today were not designed for people with disabilities. Whether it’s a video lecture without captions that deaf students are unable to learn from, or a single-color keyboard that makes typing impossible for students with low vision, just because something is available doesn’t mean it’s accessible. When Harvard…

With landmark voting rights legislation stalled in Congress, calls for eliminating or modifying the filibuster have increased as some states work to tighten restrictions on voting ahead of the 2022 midterm elections. After some initial hesitation, President Biden recently joined the chorus of those calling for an end to the filibuster for voting rights bills…

After six years of service and mentorship, Faculty Directors Guhan Subramanian (HBS) and Helen Clement will be transitioning out of their Graduate Commons Program (GCP) roles. The couple, who reside in Harvard University Housing’s (HUH) 10 Akron St. property, bid farewell to GCP at the conclusion of the 2021-22 academic year. Subramanian’s numerous Case Study…

Harvard University’s Advanced Leadership Initiative (ALI) announced the selection of its 2022 fellowship cohort, which is notable for its significant international representation, professional, and gender diversity.  Nineteen of the group’s fellows are joining the program from 15 countries outside the United States, both records for ALI, which begins its 14th year this month. These extraordinary leaders…

Eight Harvard students and alumni were named Schwarzman Scholars in December 2021 to attend Beijing’s Tsinghua University. The award funds a yearlong master’s degree program in global affairs. This year’s class of 151 scholars comes from 33 countries and 106 universities. “The world needs Schwarzman Scholars now more than ever before,” Stephen A. Schwarzman, the…

Research from Harvard Chan SHINE was chosen as a 2021 Paper of the Year by the American Journal of Health Promotion. In the paper, Character Strengths Involving an Orientation to Promote Good Can Help Your Health and Well-Being. Evidence from Two Longitudinal Studies, authors Dorota Węziak-Białowolska, research scientist, SHINE, Piotr Białowolski, research associate, SHINE, Tyler…

Ph.D. candidate Becca Bassett, was working to support low-income, first-generation college students with weekly check-in calls, individualized academic assistance, and mental health resources through a program she’d founded with the Sunflower County Freedom Project in Mississippi when she realized there were larger, systemic issues standing in the way of her students’ success. “I was frustrated and…

The Growth Lab has over 50 faculty, fellows, research assistants, and staff working on development challenges in more than a dozen countries worldwide. Across its multidisciplinary team, the Growth Lab conducts academic research on the nature of growth as economies build new capabilities, engages in place-based applied research to understand local context-specific growth problems, teaches…

Dean Bridget Long has announced that five faculty members have been awarded named faculty chairs: Susan Dynarski, Heather Hill, Nonie Lesaux, Meira Levinson, and Catherine Snow. Hill’s chair, the Hazen-Nicoli Professorship in Teacher Learning and Leadership, is newly endowed. The appointments for Dynarski and Levinson represent the first named chairs they have held at HGSE. Hill, Lesaux, and Snow had previously held…

Applications are being accepted now for the 2021-22 Climate Change Solutions Fund grants cycle, with a deadline of Feb. 7, 2022. Eligible faculty and students are invited to submit proposals for funding up to $150,000 for projects of one or two years in duration. Applications are accepted through the Harvard University Funding Portal (HUFP). The Harvard University…

The recently issued 2021 “Thinkers50” listing of influential management thinkers includes six Harvard Business School faculty members in its list of honorees. The HBS scholars who were recognized include: Amy Edmondson, a pioneer of psychological safety, was ranked first overall. This is her fourth time appearing on the list. She also won the Thinkers50 2019 Breakthrough Idea…

On Dec. 12, Harvard University President Larry Bacow will formally install the Rev. Matthew Ichihashi Potts as the Pusey Minister and Plummer Professor of Christian Morals in the Memorial Church, an appointment with a storied past and a central role to play in the diverse spiritual life of the Harvard campus. Potts is the 10th…

Earlier this year, Dell Marie Hamilton was named as one of the recipients of the ICA/Boston’s 2021 James and Audrey Foster Prize. While Hamilton has worked in a variety of roles over her many years at the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, she is also a visual artist and curated the acclaimed…

Harvard Business School (HBS) announced the appointment of Elizabeth Clark to the role of chief information officer, effective Jan. 3, 2022. She will oversee a talented group of information technology (IT) professionals committed to helping advance the teaching, learning, research, and administrative mission of HBS. “HBS is a large and complex organization and technology plays…

The Mittal Institute’s Faculty Director, Tarun Khanna, announced the appointment of Hitesh Hathi as executive director. He will join the Institute on Dec. 7, 2021. In his new role, Hathi will lead the Mittal Institute’s efforts to strengthen connections between Harvard and South Asia, providing new and innovative ways for faculty, students, and in-region scholars…

The Harvard Innovation Labs has kicked off the 2022 President’s Innovation Challenge (PIC), a competition designed to harness creativity and ingenuity from across the University to generate solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. For the 2022 PIC, winning teams will receive a portion of $510,000 in prizes, made possible by a generous gift from the Bertarelli Foundation, co-founded by Ernesto…

A SARS-CoV-2 variant with traits similar to that of the Delta variant — enhanced transmissibility and an ability to infect people who had previous infections/vaccination—will cause a more severe pandemic with more infections and breakthrough infections/reinfections than variants with either trait alone, according to a mathematical model created by researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Their…

In October 2021, The Graduate Student Affairs Circle (Grad Circle) held its annual Grad Fest celebration specifically for Harvard graduate student and their families. Grad Circle aims to reinforce Harvard’s commitment to our graduate students by increasing institutional support, showcasing campus resources, and providing a wealth of activities focused on networking and community-building each fall. With the COVID-19…

As the temperature hovered above 40 degrees, Harvard students bundled up in their crimson spirit wear headed to the Yale Bowl for the 137th playing of The Game. But festivities began days before, as the College Events Board (CEB) planned a week of Harvard-Yale themed events leading up to the Saturday game. On Monday, CEB…

The Harvard football team capped the 2021 season on Saturday, Nov. 20 with an epic victory over Yale at the Yale Bowl in New Haven. The Crimson pulled off a thrilling 34 – 31 win in the 137th playing of The Game, scoring the winning touchdown in the last minute of play. With the cancellation…

The Harvard field hockey team concluded a remarkable post-season run on Friday [11/19], falling to Northwestern, 2-1, in overtime, in a thrilling national semifinal game. After winning the Ivy League championship, the underdog Crimson, was seeded No. 12 in the NCAA Tournament. The program earned its first-ever trip to the NCAA Semifinals (held in Ann…

The most recent report of the Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility (CCSR), a committee of the President and Fellows, is now available on the Shareholder Responsibility Committees’ website. The report summarizes the work of the CCSR over the past two academic years. In fulfilling its responsibilities on matters of investor responsibility, the CCSR receives advice…

With a 5-2 victory over Brown on Saturday, Nov. 13, Katey Stone, the Landry Family Head Coach for Harvard Women’s Hockey, achieved the 500th win of her coaching career, the first female head coach to reach the milestone in women’s hockey. Under Stone’s leadership, Harvard has won 11 Beanpot titles, seven ECAC Hockey regular-season championships,…

A spirited team of Harvard football players took the field in Harvard Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 13, but it wasn’t just this year’s squad. As the current roster of Crimson student-athletes concluded their 2021 home schedule with a 23 – 7 victory over Penn, a group of former players from the 2001 Ivy League championship…

While many educators this past year faced computer screens full of silent, black Zoom squares instead of a bustling classroom with enthusiastic raised hands, others — in districts like Nashville, Chattanooga, and Unity Point — found themselves on the phone with families and food banks coordinating meal deliveries or chatting with students about ways to…

The Harvard Graduate School of Education has launched the Teaching and Teacher Leadership (TTL) master’s program — the last leg of its seven-year effort to reimagine how the school will prepare education professionals to attack the complex challenges facing learners of all ages, now and into the future. The launch of the TTL Program embodies the core commitment that…