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Faculty Council meeting — March 20, 2024
On March 20 the members of the Faculty Council approved a proposal regarding GSAS dissertation advisory committees. They also engaged in discussion with the co-chairs of the Presidential Task Force…
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Harvard Business School announces spring 2024 cohort of Executive Fellows
Harvard Business School has announced a new cohort of Executive Fellows for the 2024 spring semester. The Executive Fellows program seeks to leverage the expertise of outstanding practitioners — many of…
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Importance of play for young chimpanzees and their mothers
When it comes to nurturing their young, mother chimpanzees go the extra mile, according to a new study. Using 10 years of observational data on wild chimpanzees, researchers found that…
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Harvard Business School Rock Center for Entrepreneurship hosts first Demo Day
The Harvard Business School Rock Center for Entrepreneurship recently hosted its first schoolwide Demo Day, a showcase event for early-stage investors. Highlighting an extensive variety of student ventures emerging from the School, the…
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Ursula von Rydingsvard’s sculpture on view at Harvard Business School
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Harvard Business School is delighted to announce the 2023-2025 exhibition supported by the C. Ludens Ringnes Sculpture Collection at Harvard Business School, which features…
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Timeline project documents Harvard’s long history of Islamic studies
When Harry Bastermajian inherited a collection of notes from Sir Hamilton Gibb in 2016, he said it was like viewing a time capsule. He had recently become executive director of…
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Chae appointed to HMC Board of Directors
Harvard Management Company (HMC) announced today that Michael S. Chae ’90 has been elected to join its Board of Directors. Chae’s term will begin at the start of the upcoming…
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Center for International Development transitions to University-wide Interfaculty Initiative
Harvard University is taking a critical step forward in its commitment to international development this year. Effective as of January, the Center for International Development (CID), a research center based…
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Faculty Council meeting — Feb. 28, 2024
On Feb. 28 the Faculty Council voted to hold the April 2 meeting of the Faculty and the May 20 degree meeting in person instead of via Zoom. They also approved…
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Kevin Young ’92 to receive Harvard Arts Medal
Kevin Young ’92, acclaimed poet, scholar and director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will be honored with the 2024 Harvard Arts Medal at a…
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What role can sports teams play in 2024 voter turnout?
In recent years, professional sports teams have ramped up civic engagement initiatives — from voter education to get out the vote drives. These civic engagement efforts took a new turn…
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ at the A.R.T. in September
American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) at Harvard University announced today that it will produce “Romeo and Juliet” in September. The production will will be helmed by A.R.T.’s Tony Award-winning Artistic Director Diane Paulus and feature movement…
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Faculty Council meeting — Feb. 21, 2024
On Feb. 21 the Faculty Council held a special meeting to meet with the Interim President and members of the Harvard Corporation to ask and answer questions as representatives of…
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Inaugural Du Bois Scholars Program accepting applications from HBCU students
The Harvard & the Legacy of Slavery (H&LS) initiative, in partnership with Harvard College, has launched the Du Bois Scholars Program, an intensive, 9-week summer research internship at Harvard College…
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Boston mayor speaks at GSD about urban forests, community resilience, and environmental justice
Describing herself as an avowed “tree hugger” from her childhood as part of an immigrant family, when a beloved tree afforded her a sense of peace, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu…
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Faculty Council meeting — Feb. 14, 2024
On Feb. 14 the Faculty Council approved a proposal regarding an Experiential Study course. They also heard a presentation on plans for the Harvard Library and discussed the sense of community…
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Harvard Innovation Labs and ArtLifting announce mural installation
Today, the Harvard Innovation Labs has unveiled “Invent, Endure, Outlive Them,” the University innovation center’s first permanent mural installation. The mural was created by artist Madison Elyse Rubenstein and sourced through ArtLifting, a…
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Chemistry internship reunion celebrates success of local high schoolers
As a junior at Brighton High School in 2022, Roshaun Knight was unsure about his plans after graduation. An ambitious student, Knight had always wanted to go to college but…
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Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative launches research series to help government solve problems
The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative announced a new email newsletter sharing free resources based on peer-reviewed academic research. Starting this month, the newsletter will share relevant management and leadership…
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Former prime minister of Côte d’Ivoire among CID’s fellows for spring semester
The Center for International Development (CID) at Harvard University is pleased to welcome a new cohort of fellows for the 2024 spring semester. Fellows play an important role at the…
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Ed School’s Rob Watson selected as 2024 Presidential Leadership Scholar
Rob Watson, deputy director of The EdRedesign Lab at Harvard Graduate School of Education is one of 60 scholars who will form the Presidential Leadership Scholars’ (PLS) ninth class. For…
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Louisiana gospel choir to perform at Memorial Church
The Southern University Gospel Choir from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will fill the Memorial Church Sanctuary on Feb. 17 with a chorus of 50 powerful voices singing traditional spiritual music in…
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Study: Ratings bias declined for young doctors after new review system was adopted
Researchers have found that an overhaul of the performance review system for judging young doctors has led to a large reduction in ratings bias against Black, Latino, and Asian medical…
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James Robson appointed new director of Harvard-Yenching Institute
Internationally renowned scholar, educator, and author James Robson has been named the new director of the Harvard-Yenching Institute (HYI). The James C. Kralik and Yunli Lou Professor of East Asian…
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Award-winning scholar appointed Pforzheimer Foundation Faculty Director at Radcliffe’s Schlesinger Library
Erika Lee, one of the nation’s leading immigration and Asian America historians, will become Harvard Radcliffe Institute’s new Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Faculty Director at the Schlesinger Library, the…
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Faculty Council meeting — Jan. 24, 2024
On Jan. 24 the Faculty Council discussed proposals regarding the add/drop and pass/fail deadlines and regarding an experiential study course. They also heard a presentation on civil discourse. Finally, they…
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Study finds immigration detention harms children’s mental, physical health
A groundbreaking investigation conducted by the Massachusetts General Hospital Asylum Clinic at the MGH Center for Global Health, the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights at Harvard University, and the Harvard Global…
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Kempner Institute announces new research programs in intelligence for undergrads
The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard is pleased to announce the launch of academic year and summer research programs to support Harvard College…
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IOP announces spring 2024 fellows
The Institute of Politics at Harvard Kennedy School announced the appointment of seven Resident Fellows and one Visiting Fellow who will join the IOP for the spring 2024 semester. The…
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Top visual insights from the Growth Lab’s 2023 research
The Growth Lab works to push the frontier of economic growth and development policy research, and our multi-disciplinary team extended our pioneering research agenda to five continents in 2023. Our…