Campus & Community
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Natural Black hair, and why it matters
With deep significance for identity, choice, even legality, it’s more than just a woman’s crowning glory
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Voice of a generation? Dylan’s is much more than that.
Classics professor who wrote ‘Why Bob Dylan Matters’ on the challenge of capturing a master of creative evasion
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Universal, adaptable, wearable, vulnerable
‘On Display Harvard’ uses performance, zip ties, to bring attention to the UN’s International Day of Persons With Disabilities
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Three Harvard students named Marshall Scholars
‘Chance of a lifetime’ for recipients whose fields include history, genomics, K-12 education
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Seeing is believing
Personal and global history made Jeremy Weinstein want to change the world. As dean of the Kennedy School, he’s found the perfect place to do it.
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Life stories with a beat you can dance to
Renowned actress and tap dancer Ayodele Casel premieres her autobiographical musical at A.R.T.
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895 admitted under early action program
Harvard accepted 895 students to the Class of 2024 today from a pool of 6,424 who applied under the early action program.
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A guide to Harvard’s toasty fireplaces
As the weather outside gets frightful, the Harvard community might find these fires delightful.
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‘Step up, and declare what you stand for’
Nearly 100 graduates gathered to celebrate their accomplishments at Friday’s Midyear Graduates Recognition Ceremony.
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Three lies and lots of truths on campus
We take a tour of Harvard University with Rachel “Rae” Gilchrist ’20, a student who works as tour guide through the College’s Visitor Center.
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A collection of knowledge
Harvard’s Collection of Historical Scientific Instruments has grown to 20,000 objects, making it one of the three largest university collections of its kind.
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On Title IX, goals met, but work will continue
The 2019 annual report from the Title IX Office and the Office for Dispute Resolution showed more in-person training opportunities than in the previous year, and 50 percent increase in the number of individuals who attended these trainings. A wealth of new initiatives was also piloted, including the University’s first Gender Equity Summit.
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‘Integrating oral health and primary care can really help the health of this nation and of the world’
Harvard School of Dental Medicine’s dean of 28 years, Bruce Donoff, steps down in January. He discusses his years in leadership and life lessons learned along the way.
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Peter Rogers, 80
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 3, 2019, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Peter Philip Rogers, Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Rogers contributed broadly to the science of water management.
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Howard Scott Hibbett, 98
At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Dec. 3, 2019, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Howard Scott Hibbett, Victor S. Thomas Professor of Japanese Literature, Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Hibbett was one of the great translators of Japanese literature.
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Drag history comes to Harvard
Drag performer Joey Arias’ archive arrives at Harvard’s Houghton Library.
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Memorial service set for Richard E. Kronauer
Richard E. Kronauer, 94, the Gordon McKay Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Emeritus, at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, passed away in Tucson, Ariz., on Oct. 18, 2019.
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Unionized students go on strike
Recently unionized Harvard student workers went on strike Tuesday, refusing to grade papers, supervise exams, or conduct research unrelated to their academic programs.
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A 40-year road
Minoo Ghoreishi, a single mother of two, earned her bachelor’s degree in government after 40 years from the Harvard Extension School.
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Women in IT gain ground at Harvard
With its initial success in 2018, the Harvard Women in Technology + Allies Mentoring Program is welcoming its second class of mentors and mentees.
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What is an American?
Harvard Ed School grad gave her students a project. They turned it into a national conversation.
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New faculty: Martin Surbeck
A new member of the faculty of the Department of Human and Evolutionary Biology, Martin Surbeck runs one of the few bonobo research sites in the world.
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The turkeys of Harvard
Like many communities around the state, Harvard has a burgeoning wild turkey population.
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Notes of gratitude, gifts of charity
More than 200 Harvard employees wrote over 4,000 notes of appreciation to colleagues while also making donations to the local shelter.
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9 Harvard researchers named AAAS Fellows
Nine Harvard researchers named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, for work ranging from studying neuromuscular control in mammals to the development of vaccine strategies to work in international law.
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Dishing on Thanksgiving
Harvard students talk about their Thanksgiving plans and for what they’ll give thanks.
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7 Harvard seniors named Rhodes Scholars
Seven Harvard undergraduates were named Rhodes Scholars. Two other seniors were awarded Mitchell Scholarships.
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A renewed focus on slavery
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.
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New faculty: Daniel Agbiboa
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.
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The season of the soul
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.
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Big impact of microaggressions
Harvard’s Diversity Dialogue examines mental health and its intersection with ethnicity and the fallout of the daily “thousand little cuts.”
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An insider’s guide to the life academic
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.
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Authors of their own stories
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.
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Bacow meets with global alumni
Leaders of Harvard clubs and groups gather in Amsterdam in a first-ever conference
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‘A perfect fall weekend’
A perfect fall weekend, and a welcome from Harvard President Larry Bacow, greeted first-years’ family and friends.
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Brown-Nagin on her own path and Radcliffe’s
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.