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Research shows racial bias is real. Are we ready to talk about it?
Harvard Kennedy School faculty member Robert Livingston hopes his book “The Conversation: How Seeking and Speaking the Truth About Racism Can Radically Transform Individuals and Organizations,” will start the discussion.…
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Taliesin Prize given to three seniors
Three graduating seniors — Aditi Chitkara, Christopher Gilmer-Hill, and Ana Luiza Nicolae — received the 2022 Taliesin Prize in the Art of Learning. Chitkara concentrated in applied mathematics with a…
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Hammonds named Visiting Professor of Queer Studies at Spelman College
Evelynn Hammonds, Barbara Gutmann Rosenkrantz Professor of the History of Science and professor of African and African American Studies, and professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, T.…
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Faculty of Arts and Sciences names Walter Channing Cabot Fellows
Thirteen faculty members have been awarded 2022 Walter Channing Cabot Fellowships for their outstanding publications: Dan Carpenter, Allie S. Freed Professor of Government, “Democracy by Petition: Popular Politics in Transformation,…
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George Whitesides receives Kavli Prize
The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters named Harvard chemist George M. Whitesides as one of 11 recipients of the 2022 Kavli Prize in recognition of his contributions to the…
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Harvard’s EdRedesign Lab announces new director and inaugural cohort
The EdRedesign Lab (EdRedesign) at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) has named Tauheedah Jackson (Ed.M. ’22) as the inaugural director of its Institute for Success Planning and has…
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Mossavar-Rahmani Center announces 2022 Dunlop Undergraduate Thesis Prize winner
The Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government (M-RCBG) at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government is pleased to announce the 2022 winner of the John T. Dunlop Undergraduate Thesis Prize in Business…
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HBS professors win Wyss Awards for Excellence in Mentoring
Two Harvard Business School (HBS) faculty members, Professor Francesca Gino and Associate Professor Charles C.Y. Wang, received one of the 14th annual Wyss awards for Excellence in Mentoring for their work with students…
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Four receive Class of 2022 Faculty Teaching Awards at Business School
Students from the Harvard Business School (HBS) graduating Class of 2022 honored four faculty members with Faculty Teaching Awards. Mattias Fibiger, Nori Gerardo Lietz, Emily McComb, and David Moss were recognized for their…
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Harvard University Native American Program announces new executive director
Harvard University Native American Program (HUNAP) Faculty Director Joseph P. Gone has announced Kelli Mosteller (Citizen Potawatomi) as the new executive director of HUNAP. Mosteller is an esteemed leader in…
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CJS announces recipients of 2022 Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize in Jewish Studies
Three Harvard seniors have been named recipients of the 2022 Selma and Lewis Weinstein Prize in Jewish Studies, the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University recently announced. Shoshana F.…
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CJS announces recipients of 2022 Harry and Cecile Starr Prizes in Jewish Studies
The recipients of the 2022 Harry and Cecile Starr Prizes in Jewish Studies were announced by the Center for Jewish Studies at Harvard University. Shoshana F. Boardman, a senior in…
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Healthcare Policy Program announces 2022-2023 Grossman Fellows
The Healthcare Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School is pleased to announce that it has named Mathew Alexander and Brandon Busuito as its 2022-2023 Grossman Fellows. The Jerome H. Grossman…
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GSD shortlists four architects for 2022 Wheelwright Prize
Harvard’s Graduate School of Design (GSD) has announced four shortlisted architects for the 2022 Wheelwright Prize. Now in its 10th cycle, the Wheelwright Prize supports innovative design research, crossing both…
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Visiting scholars, professors announced by DRCLAS
The David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies (DRCLAS) has announced its 2022–2023 Visiting Scholars and Fellows and Robert F. Kennedy Visiting Professors, a group of scholars and practitioners who…
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Harvard GSD announces Master in Real Estate degree
The Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) has announced a new 12-month degree, the Master in Real Estate (M.R.E.), for individuals seeking to acquire core real estate skills while learning…
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Harvard Business School announces Harris Family Fund
Harvard Business School (HBS) has received a $5 million gift from Josh Harris, M.B.A. ’90, co-founder of Apollo Global Management, Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment and Harris Philanthropies, and his…
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‘Painting the Portrait of Jim Cash’
Gale Fulton Ross tells the story of how she created the James I. Cash portrait that now hangs in Cash House. Many months in the making, the oil painting is…
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During Harvard talk, Vietnamese prime minister underscores multilateral ambitions
Reflecting on 27 years of resumed diplomatic relations, Vietnamese Prime Minister Phạm Minh Chính visited Harvard Kennedy School on May 14 for a discussion on the U.S.-Vietnam relationship and the…
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Eve Blau named director of Davis Center
Eve Blau, a renowned scholar of architecture and urbanism, has been named the director of the Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies. Blau, who is the first woman to…
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Sompolinsky receives Gruber Prize
Haim Sompolinsky, visiting professor at the Center for Brain Science and Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology, has been named as one of four recipients of the 2022 Gruber Neuroscience…
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A.R.T. to produce North American premiere of ‘Life of Pi’ theatrical adaptation
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University announced today that it will produce in its 2022/23 season the North American premiere of “Life of Pi,” the acclaimed theatrical adaptation by…
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Just City Mayoral Fellows address racial injustice through design interventions
“Everything we do at the GSD,” Dean Sarah Whiting said, “is affected by or affects cities.” On April 22, the Harvard Graduate School of Design hosted the concluding event of…
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Harvard, QuEra Computing observe quantum speed-up in optimization problems
A collaboration between Harvard University with scientists at QuEra Computing, MIT, University of Innsbruck and other institutions has demonstrated a breakthrough application of neutral-atom quantum processors to solve problems of…
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Motsepe Presidential Research Accelerator Fund for Africa awards announced
The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs, in collaboration with the Harvard Center for African Studies, have announced the…
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Levi Strauss’ ‘Worker Well-being Guidebook’ based on Harvard’s SHINE study
Iconic global brand Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.) has published a “Worker Well-being Guidebook,” which offers new approaches for corporations and factory owners to improve the health and well-being of…
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American Academy of Arts & Sciences elects 16 Harvard affiliates
Sixteen scholars from the Harvard community were among the 261 new members elected to join the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The news was announced April 28. Carolyn Abbate…
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GSD names Danielle Allen 2022 Class Day Speaker
Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design has named Danielle Allen as its 2022 Class Day speaker. Allen will address the GSD’s class and their families during the School’s 2022 Class…
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Faculty Council meeting — April 27, 2022
On April 27 the members of the Faculty Council approved preliminary versions of Courses of Instruction for 2022–23 and of the University Extension School courses for 2022–23. They also approved changes to…
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Three named 2022 Guggenheim Fellows
Three Harvard faculty have received Guggenheim Fellowships, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation announced earlier this month. Stefanie Stantcheva, Professor of Economics: Economic Policies, Voter Understanding, and Political Support. Field:…