Campus & Community

The Gazette asks first-year students to name the most cherished thing in their suitcases.

“Fruits in Decay,” a new exhibit in the Glass Flowers gallery at the Harvard Museum of Natural History, depicts the marvel of rotting fruit.

This summer, Ben Elwy made use of his passion for language in his hometown of Wellesley through a project with Harvard’s Service Starts with Summer Program (3SP). He designed and taught a program to elementary school students called Arabic and Cultural Education (ACE) at the Wellesley Free Library.

No blood, but some sweat and a few tears were on display as first-years moved into their Harvard Yard dorms Tuesday.

Charles Warren Professor of the History of American Education Julie Reuben of the Graduate School of Education has been chosen as the inaugural faculty director, and Travis Lovett has been named assistant dean of civic engagement and service at Phillips Brooks House.

John H. McArthur, a member of the Harvard Business School community for more than six decades, including as dean from 1980 to 1995, died on Aug. 20.

Harvard President Larry Bacow announced the appointment of Harvard Divinity School Professor Stephanie Paulsell as interim Pusey Minister at the Memorial Church.

Harvard College first-year Ezra Feder spends his summer doing public service through Artists For Humanity, a nonprofit that provides employment in art and design to lower-income teens in the city.

Harvard President Larry Bacow joined Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, Massachusetts State Rep. Chynah Tyler, Boston City Councilor Kim Janey, and others cut the ribbon on the first phase of the Bartlett Station, mixed-use development in Roxbury.

For the fourth year, Harvard’s Summer Explorations helped local students stay sharp over the school break while learning in free weeklong workshops at the Ed Portal in Allston.

An interview with Nikita Andersson and Miso Kwak, master’s students at the Graduate School of Education, who launched the first student publication on disability last spring.

Greater Boston is facing a housing crisis that is hitting lower-income and working-class residents particularly hard. To combat the crisis, Harvard University is recommitting $20 million toward local affordable housing.

A photo gallery captures the hard work leading up to Harvard Ballet Company’s recent performance.

Recently, Harvard Law School grad Nisha Vora released her debut cookbook, “The Vegan Instant Pot Cookbook,” which builds on her success as a chronicler of vegan recipes and photos on her popular site, Rainbow Plant Life. 

Anne E. Monius, professor of South Asian religions at Harvard Divinity School, passed away Aug. 3, at the age of 54. An Oct. 11 memorial gathering will be held at Loeb House.

Associate Professor of Physics Cora Dvorkin and Associate Professor of Computer Science Stratos Idreos will each receive at least $150,000 a year for the next five years through the Department of Energy Early Career Research Program.

I. Glenn Cohen explains the dangers of assuming that the way things are is how they should be.

Time and knowledge may be the most powerful fertilizers for the Arnold Arboretum’s Bonsai and Penjing Collection, which houses 43 miniature — and ancient — trees.

Professor of psychology Ellen Langer applies mindfulness to absolute truths.

A preview of a Project Zero Classroom (July 22-26). Teachers from all over the country and the world come to Harvard Graduate School of Education to learn new practices to help students engage and learn at Project Zero Classroom.

Mark Gearan and Mary Herlihy-Gearan have been named interim faculty deans for Winthrop House.

Harvard faculty and staff members share what they’re reading this summer.

A listing of about three dozen suggestions for al fresco dining and drinking around Harvard Square.

New mini-exhibits at the Harvard Museums of Science & Culture feature lunar rocks from the Apollo 12 moon mission.

A total of 160 classes comprise the College’s new program in General Education, which launches this fall.

Students from a first-year think tank led a successful effort to plant a pair of rain gardens on campus.

The Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative announced the third class of 41 mayors from around the world who will participate in a yearlong education and professional development program.

Archon Fung, the Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government, thinks about the major changes that would take place if every person in America voted.

Lisa Randall, the Frank B. Baird Jr. Professor of Science, remembers when one shut-down street brought Harvard’s campus together, and wonders how that could apply to cities.

Phillips Brooks House program brings dogs to a local rehab center to interact with residents.