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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Champion of equity and social justice
For almost three decades, Joan Reede has made diversity and inclusion part of Harvard Medical School’s mission.
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New faculty: Lauren Williams
The Gazette sits down with Lauren Williams, the second woman to be tenured in Harvard’s Math Department and the Seaver Professor at the Radcliffe Institute.
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Harvard’s sacred spaces
New and old sacred spaces at Harvard encourage pause and reflection, for religious and mindful communities alike.
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After the inauguration, the celebration
The installation of Larry Bacow was followed by a giant block party in the Old Yard, with the entire Harvard community invited.
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Bacow: ‘I am delighted to begin’
Larry Bacow was inaugurated as Harvard’s 29th president on Friday, the culmination of a two-day celebration that drew together faraway friends, colleagues from other universities, and members of the Harvard community for a range of events that ended with a block party.
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HUBweek returns with fresh ideas
Harvard University, The Boston Globe, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology are partnering again to present HUBweek, an idea festival. HUBweek brings together individuals and groups pushing the bounds of innovation in their industries.
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Welcoming No. 29
Larry Bacow will be officially installed as Harvard’s 29th president on Friday.
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A pioneering mind for the power of design
As a sophomore at Wellesley College, Adele Fleet Bacow was attracted to architecture and art. Soon, after enrolling in a course on urban sociology, she found a passion that combined…
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Larry Bacow’s listening tour
New Harvard President Larry Bacow has been on a listening tour in advance of his inauguration Oct. 5.
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400 students make Harvard history
Harvard Extension School’s inaugural convocation filled a need to honor all students, particularly the online and distance learners, for their academic milestone after being admitted to a degree program.
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Joseph John Harrington, 69
Professor Harrington helped improve the quality of life in communities with problems with clean drinking water and sanitation.
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Don Craig Wiley, 57
Professor Wiley was one of the most influential molecular-structural biologists of the late 20th century.
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Art of chess
Players bond and battle during Community Chess Weekend at Harvard’s Smith Campus Center.
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Expanded Counseling and Mental Health Services
Paul Barreira and Barbara Lewis discuss the expansion of Counseling and Mental Health Services in the Smith Center, and how it broadens their mission.
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An update on Harvard’s diversity, inclusion efforts
In a Q&A session, presidential adviser and strategist John Silvanus Wilson discusses progress implementing the recommendations of the Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging.
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A celebration of diversity
Harvard Yard performances highlight, embrace the complexity of diversity.
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Harvard adds to Title IX initiatives
Harvard University continues to expand on its commitment to prevent and respond to instances of sexual and gender-based harassment, including sexual assault, introducing several new initiatives this fall to serve students, faculty, and staff.
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Undergrads fill the gap
Six Harvard College students taught English as a second language to new residents of Boston as part of the inaugural Phillips Brooks House Association Adult ESOL program.
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A Nobel incubator
Professor Richard Losick shares the story of a single floor in a single building on Divinity Avenue that served as a scientific home to three Nobel laureates and a training ground for six future laureates. A 10th researcher followed the same path, though he was on the floor above.
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University community discovers special bond in unique setting
Marking its 10th anniversary, Harvard Housing’s Graduate Commons Program offers housing that brings together graduate students, faculty, staff, and their families through integrative events and programming that fosters community.
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The center in the crossroads
Harvard’s redesigned Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Campus Center officially opened Sept. 20 with a dedication ceremony attended by Harvard President Larry Bacow, President Emerita Drew Faust, and members of the Harvard and Cambridge communities.
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Harvard Schools vote to take on challenge
Harvard Votes Challenge provides push to register eligible students, with TurboVote making it even easier.
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New VP for alumni affairs and development
Brian K. Lee has been appointed Harvard’s vice president for alumni affairs and development, President Larry Bacow announced.
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Harvard files motion backing student testimony at trial
Harvard files court motion supporting student testimony at admissions trial. Students and alumni hope to offer their perspectives on the importance of diversity.
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Eight to be honored as W.E.B. Du Bois medalists
Athlete and activist Colin Kaepernick and comedian Dave Chappelle are among the eight people who will receive the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at Harvard University on Oct. 11.
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Harvard Campaign ends, providing enduring investment
The Harvard Campaign, which concluded on July 1, will help “shape and secure Harvard’s future by investing in both the enduring and emerging …”
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New faculty: Shawon Kinew
Q&A with Shawon Kinew as part of a series introducing new faculty members.
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Young, female, Native American, scientist
Six female Native Americans took part in the Summer Research Experience for Undergraduates at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
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Bobo named dean of social science
A scholar whose research probes inequality, politics, and race, Lawrence D. Bobo has been appointed dean of social science at Harvard. He takes the helm Oct. 1.
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First-week impressions
The fall semester is off to a busy start, with Harvard students scrambling to sample a variety of classes before settling on their course load.