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    Ash Center welcomes new fellows

    Today the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University announced its student and executive fellows to the 2010-2011 academic…

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    Library a hit at Dudley Fest

    Whether graduate students need research guidance, help locating and accessing resources online, materials for teaching classes, or even library materials scanned and delivered to them electronically, Harvard librarians can help.…

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    The Cambridge Harvard Summer Academy: Where everyone learns

    The typical summer school is often considered a one-way street. Teachers teach and students learn. However, as the following video shows, the Cambridge Harvard Summer Academy is a different breed…

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    U.S. hospitals making only modest gains in adoption of electronic health records

    Transforming the U.S. health care system from paper-based to electronic-based may improve health care quality and reduce costs, but a new study in Health Affairs by researchers from the Harvard…

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    Visiting scholar and fellows welcomed at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center

    A former United Nations Assistant Secretary General and a former economic adviser to President Toledo of Peru are among the incoming visitors being welcomed this fall at the Mossavar-Rahmani Center…

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    SEAS faculty to light up the tube

    Faculty from the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) are definitely ready for their close-ups. Researchers will appear on the national cable channel The Food Network, and on…

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    “Cabaret” weekend at the Brattle Theatre

    The American Repertory Theater’s upcoming production of Cabaret has inspired The Brattle Theatre to present a film series this weekend that are connected to the Kander and Ebb musical Cabaret based…

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    Public, teachers divided in support for merit pay, teacher tenure, race to the top

    The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard’s Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader…

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    FSC-Harvard fellows Paravel & Sniadecki win Locarno film awards

    The Film Study Center is pleased to announce that FSC-Harvard fellows Verena Paravel and J.P. Sniadecki have been awarded the Pardo for Best First Feature and the Special CINÉ CINÉMA…

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    Science & Cooking

    The Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) is pleased to present the kick-off event to the Science & Cooking public lectures series on Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The…

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    Adrian Staehli named Loeb Professor of Classical Archaeology

    Archaeologist Adrian Staehli, whose work has challenged conventional interpretations of nudity and the human body in ancient Greek and Roman art, has been named James Loeb Professor of Classical Archaeology…

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    Salvaged papers shed light on Blanchot

    As a novelist, literary theorist, journalist and philosopher, Maurice Blanchot (1907–2003) had a profound impact on the thinking of dozens of philosophers, novelists, and writers. Until recently, however, it remained…

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    The virtual William James

    Artist, scientist, physician, Harvard professor, psychologist, psychic investigator, philosopher — William James explored multiple vocations in his life-long quest for intellectual clarity and spiritual fulfillment. A new online exhibition launched…

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    HKS Professor Archon Fung launches Participedia

    As the Ash Center’s Ford Foundation Professor of Democracy and Citizenship Archon Fung spends his time thinking about the impacts of civic participation, public deliberation, and transparency upon public and…