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  • ‘Everyone is a teacher’

    Students present 30 projects at inaugural Education Innovation Showcase at Harvard.

    Yasmene Mumby (from left), Bonnie Lo, and Charisse Taylor give a flash talk
  • New dean for Graduate School of Design

    Sarah Whiting, former dean of architecture at Rice University, returns to Harvard, where she taught early in her career, as dean of the Graduate School of Design.

    Sarah Whiting
  • Rising to the Challenge

    Twenty would-be companies in four categories have been named finalists in the President’s Innovation Challenge, an annual “call to action, innovation, and entrepreneurship” at Harvard.

    finalists celebrate
  • 12 faculty honored for ‘compelling achievements’

    Twelve Harvard faculty are among the more than 200 individuals elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

    Academy of arts and sciences induction 2018
  • Two from Harvard win prestigious fellowship

    Harvard students Noah Golowich and Alex Atanasov have been selected to receive the prestigious Hertz Fellowship, joining 199 previous Harvard students who have received the honor since 1964.

  • Rising to the challenge

    MacLean Sarbah, M.A. ’19, hopes to return home to help take on one of Ghana’s biggest social problems: youth unemployment.

    GSD student Maclean Sarbah He is seen at Adolphus Busch Hall
  • A healthy twofer

    Harvard’s new Sustainable Healthful Food Standards, announced today, will challenge University food service to increase healthy options while also considering how the food is produced, taking into account sustainability, pesticide and fertilizer use, food-workers’ conditions, and animal welfare.

    Illustration of two plates, one filled with components of a healthy diet and one filled with planet.
  • A leg up

    The 13th annual Celebration of Scholarship dinner brought together brought together students who have benefited from financial aid and some of the many donors who support the program.

    Three people sitting at a dinner table
  • Running for a purpose

    Harvard runners run the Boston Marathon to overcome challenges, be part of a community, and give back

    Jenn Greiner (from left), Alison Steinbach, Bjarni Atlason, and Bob Surette are part of the Harvard College Marathon Challenge.
  • Donoff to step down as dean of School of Dental Medicine

    Bruce Donoff, dean of Harvard School of Dental Medicine for 28 years, announced today that he will step down from the position effective Jan. 1, 2020.

    Dean Bruce Donoff
  • Putting compassion into action

    At an event marking the 40th anniversary of the WilmerHale Legal Services Center, faculty, students, and clients recall what it has meant to them.

  • Faculty diversity continues to grow

    Harvard continues to make progress in its goal to diversify its faculty, with numbers of women and minorities reaching record highs.

    Cover of the annual report of the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity.
  • Striking lessons from the 1960s

    The occupation of University Hall in April 1969 and the strike that followed it left its mark on Harvard’s psyche. A daylong event Friday commemorates the 50th anniversary and brings today’s student activists into the conversation.

    Closeup of a fist raised during 1969 strike.
  • Overseeing progress

    On a recent afternoon, the Gazette sat down with Susan Carney, current president of the Board of Overseers, and Michael Brown, president-elect for 2019-20, to talk about the Overseers’ role, their…

    Overseers president Susan L. Carney ’73, J.D. ’77, and incoming Overseers president Michael Brown ’83, J.D. ’88
  • Provost convenes task force to address students’ psychological well-being

    With mental health issues among young people increasing both at the University and nationwide, Harvard’s Office of the Provost has convened a task force to assess and respond to students’ psychological well-being.

    Mario Small, Emma Dench, Matt NockS
  • Per Nykrog, 88

    At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on April 2, 2019, a tribute to the life and service of the late Per Nykrog was placed upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

  • Divinity School professor retains her grade-school wonder

    Harvard Divinity School Professor Anne Monius’ determination to get to Harvard started on a grammar school field trip. Today she inspires students to love learning as much as she does.

    Anne Monius at the Center for the Study of World Religions at Harvard University.
  • Coding for a cause

    Professor Jelani Nelson develops new algorithms to make computer systems work more efficiently, but also takes his educational efforts beyond Harvard’s walls. He founded AddisCoder, a program that teaches students in Ethiopia how to code.

    Jelani Nelson sitting in front of a laptop
  • Bringing back hope

    In conversation with Bridget Terry Long, dean of the Graduate School of Education, President Larry Bacow discusses the role of universities in building economic opportunity.

    Larry Bacow speaking
  • ‘If we’re not including trans people, we’re not really having conversations’

    Actress Laverne Cox, fashion designer Christian Siriano, and fashion blogger Nicolette Mason, talk with culture expert Jess Weiner at Harvard’s first gender equity summit.

    Laverne Cox speaks at a gender conference.
  • Harvard scientists receive Canada Gairdner Awards

    Two Harvard Medical School researchers, Vikram Patel and Timothy Springer, have received the prestigious Canada Gairdner Award for transformational work in the fields of biomedicine and global health.

  • Telling the untold stories

    Two Harvard graduate students host an event exploring the experiences of people who have returned to their countries of birth after having lived in the U.S. for many years.

    Illustration of globe overlaid with thumbprint and migration lines.
  • A new day for Adams House

    “Keep Adams House ‘weird’” was the message students, faculty deans, and staff residents delivered to architects as they planned work on the Harvard dorm, which is set for a “renewal” that will upgrade its amenities and improve its accessibility in three phases starting this summer.

    Artist's rendering of Adams House Westmorly Pool Theater.
  • A life in service

    Kevin Ballen didn’t plan on taking two gap years. But he did intend to live a life less constrained by society’s expectations. “In high school, my goal was to shift…

    Kevin Ballen is a first-year student at Harvard.
  • Harvard College admits 1,950 to Class of ’23

    The 1,950 high school students admitted to Harvard College’s Class of ’23 are diverse and show growing interest in community service. The school is offering generous grants to make going to the College more affordable.

    Autumn features of gates and the Barker Center.
  • Listen up

    Cultural expert Jess Weiner will be part of “Harvard Hears You: The 2019 Summit for Gender Equity” on April 2. She spoke with the Gazette about the summit and its celebrity panel, the need for gender equity, and her work nudging advertisers in the right direction.

    Barbie Dolls showing different body shapes.
  • Two named to lead Overseers

    Michael Brown ’83, J.D. ’88, and Lesley Friedman Rosenthal ’86, J.D. ’89, chosen to head Harvard’s Board of Overseers.

    Michael Brown on left and Lesley Rosenthal
  • Reaching new heights

    The Heights sits on the top floor of the Smith Campus Center, offering sweeping views and familiar favorites with a twist.

    Chefs, Vanessa Portiza Acosta, from left, Corrine Gaucherin and Luz Restrepo Rincon work on the line in the kitchen at The Heights
  • A distinct honor

    The Dean’s Distinction Awards mark a decade of staff recognition in FAS.

    A woman holds her toddler.
  • Rethinking inclusion

    An interview with Anthony Jack, a professor at the Graduate School of Education, on his new book “The Privileged Poor,” about the struggles of disadvantaged students at elite schools.

    Anthony Jack portrait