Campus & Community
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A blueprint for better conversations
After months of listening and learning, open inquiry co-chairs detail working group’s recommendations
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Celebrating 25th anniversary of Radcliffe Institute
Three Harvard presidents, two Nobel laureates gather to mark ‘unique legacy and remarkable impact’
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Scruggs describes ‘super surreal moment’ when she made Olympics history
Harvard fencer reflects on path to silver and gold — including facing a childhood idol — and what keeps her balanced, focused
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Why are you so offended?
It’s about status, not hurt feelings, philosopher argues
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Goodheart to step down as University secretary in May
Will continue to advise Garber and other campus leaders
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A snapshot of belonging at Harvard
University launches Pulse survey
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Coed Hasty Pudding makes its debut
This year marked the first in the group’s 171-year history that women took the stage as part of the Hasty Pudding cast. Six men and six women make up this year’s onstage talent in the original student musical “France France Revolution!”
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Harvard ponders its symbols and spaces
Harvard College has announced creation of Working Group on Symbols and Spaces of Engagement at Harvard College, fulfilling one of the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging. Professor Ali Asani will lead the group, which will examine how well the University is fulfilling its mission to make every student feel like a full member of the Harvard community.
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A studio to re-create reality
Harvard College senior Connor Doyle manages the coolest and least-known high-tech playground on campus: the Augmented Reality/Virtual Reality studio at the Harvard Innovation Lab in Allston.
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A ‘Meet the Scholar’ lineup
Harvard Graduate Commons Program celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special speaker series, including former Massachusetts Port Authority CEO Thomas Glynn and political activist and social critic Cornel West.
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Unwinding and connecting at WinterFest
Harvard’s WinterFest gives students and others a time and place to chill out and warm up.
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Matchmaker, make me a match
The Gazette talked to founders of three matchmaking companies that cater to a driven, cultured, well-traveled clientele: Ivy League graduates who have achieved success in their careers and are looking for life partners.
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New leader for Harvard Library
Martha Whitehead, Queen’s University’s vice provost and librarian, has been named to lead Harvard Library beginning in June.
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Government Department’s climate survey finds satisfaction varies
The Harvard Government Department’s Committee on Climate Change, formed last March in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations, has released its climate survey report.
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Two elected to Harvard Corporation
Timothy R. Barakett ’87, M.B.A. ’93, and Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar ’93 have been elected to become members of the Harvard Corporation. Both will assume their roles on July 1.
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Milo Ventimiglia is feted (and roasted)
Veteran actor Milo Ventimiglia gets a campus tour and a pudding pot as Hasty Pudding’s Man of the Year.
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Embracing motion and stillness
Harvard staff photographer Rose Lincoln finds moments of motion and stillness, giving you a reason to pause.
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Dolores Huerta to receive Radcliffe Medal
Dolores Huerta, the civil rights icon who fought to build a nationwide coalition protecting farm workers, will receive the Radcliffe Medal on May 31. A webcast will be available during the event.
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Low temps, high spirits greet Woman of the Year
Actress and director Bryce Dallas Howard is the 2019 winner of the theatrical company’s annual award.
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Leadership lessons from Harvard’s president
Harvard President Larry Bacow talks about his leadership journey and the lessons along the way.
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Winter warm-up
Harvard Wintersession students picked up new skills during the break with classes that ranged from joke-writing to synthetic biology.
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Hasty Pudding names Milo Ventimiglia Man of the Year
Milo Ventimiglia has been named Hasty Pudding’s 2019 Man of the Year.
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Iuliano to lead Gettysburg College
Robert W. Iuliano, Harvard’s senior vice president, general counsel, and deputy to the president, has been selected as Gettysburg College’s 15th president.
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To do good in the world
On Feb. 2, the Phillips Brooks House Center for Public Service and Engaged Scholarship will host the eighth annual Public Interested Conference, a daylong program that brings students and alumni together.
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Tracy K. Smith ’94 to receive Arts Medal
U.S. poet laureate Tracy K. Smith ’94 will be awarded the 2019 Harvard Arts Medal by Harvard President Larry Bacow in a May 2 ceremony.
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Bryce Dallas Howard named Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year
The Hasty Pudding Theatricals, the oldest theatrical organization in the United States, has named Bryce Dallas Howard as its Woman of the Year.
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Nobel physics laureate Roy Glauber dies at 93
Roy Glauber, the pioneering theoretical physicist who received the 2005 Nobel Prize in physics, died on Dec. 26. He was 93.
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Harvard Housing establishes new rents for 2019–20
Harvard University Housing (HUH) manages approximately 3,000 apartments, offering a broad choice of locations, unit types, amenities, and sizes to meet the individual budgets and housing needs of eligible Harvard…
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Henry B. Reiling, HBS professor emeritus, dies at 80
Henry (Hank) B. Reiling, Harvard Business School’s Eli Goldston Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, was an authority in law, taxation, and finance. Reiling died on Jan. 21. Services to be held Jan. 26.
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Mixing it up musically
Dual-degree students from Harvard and Berklee find ways to harmonize.
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For Harvard hoops, an off-court education
Harvard’s men’s basketball team takes advantage of a day off in Atlanta, meets former president Jimmy Carter, and tours Civil Rights sites.
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Theda Skocpol, superfan
Theda Skocpol, the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Government and Sociology at Harvard, is passionate about comparative and American politics and social policy. For close to two decades, her second passion has been football.
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Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility releases report
The 2018 Annual Report of the Corporation Committee on Shareholder Responsibility has been released. New topics addressed included digital media content management and fair tax policy.
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A new vision for Houghton Library
Renovation of Harvard’s rare books library will improve research and teaching facilities, expand exhibition spaces, and improve accessibility.
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Candidates announced
This spring, alumni can vote for a new group of Harvard Overseers and Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) elected directors.
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Three earn international Rhodes Scholarships
Three international Harvard College students have won Rhodes Scholarships to attend Oxford in the fall.