Campus & Community

Three members of the Harvard alumni nominating committee and the HAA executive director explained the committee’s work, the role alumni play at Harvard in elections, and what it means to get involved and vote.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland will be the principal speaker for the Classes of 2020 and 2021 Commencement ceremony at Harvard on May 29.

Radcliffe Fellow Amy Erdman Farrell is working on a book about the history of the Girl Scouts and its complex internal struggles with race and civil rights.

Robin Batteau wondered if he was up to the challenge, 50 years after family financial trouble disrupted his education. Come May, he’ll hold the proof in his hands.

How one Harvard House has kept residential life humming during pandemic.

After a two-year COVID hiatus, upperclass students return to the Yard to welcome first-years to their future homes.

Task force releases report on how Harvard can create more engaging, equitable learning experiences.

A two-term U.S. Poet Laureate who has used poetry to bridge differences and build community, Tracy K. Smith ’94 will be the featured speaker for Harvard Alumni Day.

Harvard rugby star Cassidy Bargell hopes sharing her story will ease the angst of others with medical conditions.

Inspired and informed by friends and family members, Harvard students with ties to Ukraine have rallied campus support for communities under attack.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on March 1, 2022, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Stephen Williams, Peabody Professor of American Archaeology and Ethnology, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Williams was an expert in the archaeology of the southeastern United States.

Faculty advisory panel members offer progress report on their efforts, along with those of new vice provost Jim Stock.

The Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study will award the Radcliffe Medal to nationally renowned civil rights lawyer, scholar, and public intellectual Sherrilyn Ifill on May 27.

Astrophysics student Xiaohan Wu used dance to explain the physics behind photons in the early universe, winning the “Dance Your Ph.D.” international competition.

Cabot House book club wrestles with complex issue of prison abolition through discussions and “Reading Jam Sessions.”

Beginning April 1, Harvard degree holders will have the opportunity to vote for new members of the Harvard Board of Overseers and elected directors of the Harvard Alumni Association.

Associate Provost for Student Affairs Robin Glover will lead an effort to implement the recommendations of the mental health task force.

Lindi von Mutius graduated in 2005 as Harvard Extension’s first master’s degree candidate in the Environmental Management program. On Feb. 1 she returned as its director for the Sustainability and Global Development Practice programs.

Former U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker ’81 has been named the Harvard Corporation’s senior fellow, succeeding William F. Lee ’72, the University announced today.

Harvard President Larry Bacow cites the New Zealand prime minister’s “compassionate leadership.”

They recall their first dates, first kisses, first impressions, and reveal what makes their relationships last.

Harvard senior Neha Seshadri is competing in the ‘Jeopardy! National College Championship.’

A photographer explores the space and meets the people working inside Harvard’s new complex in Allston.

The University will be well-represented by six athletes at the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, beginning Friday in Beijing. Under the flags of Canada, Switzerland, and the United States, as…

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on February 1, 2022, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Alberto Francesco Alesina, Nathaniel Ropes Professor of Political Economy, was placed upon the records. Professor Alesina was one of the founders of modern political economy.

The new semester brings a return to in-person School.

In her new book, Radcliffe Dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin explores the life of Civil Rights leader Constance Baker Motley.

Harvard University Housing (HUH) manages approximately 3,000 apartments, offering a broad choice of locations, unit types, amenities, and sizes to meet the individual budgets and housing needs of eligible Harvard…

Mental Health Services leaders detail continuing challenges and resources.

First-year Melissa Shang fears that the challenges of disabled people have yet to be brought fully into focus. To counter this, she helped form a campus group that raises their profile.