Campus & Community

“Dream big and act boldly,” 138 Harvard winter grads were urged in a midyear recognition ceremony.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Evon Zartman Vogt Jr., Professor of Social Anthropology Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Vogt was a prolific social anthropologist who began the 35-year Harvard Chiapas Project.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Minute honoring the life and service of the late Lee Rainwater, Professor of Sociology Emeritus, was placed upon the records. Professor Rainwater engaged in scholarship concerned with the nature and consequences of poverty and economic inequality and co-founded the Luxembourg Income Study (LIS), the primary database for international comparative research on household and individual economic well-being.

Harvard President Drew Faust announced at a faculty meeting that the Harvard Corporation has voted to keep the policy on unrecognized single-gender social organizations in place.

Harvard senior Elizabeth Keto has won a Marshall Scholarship. She’ll study art history and museum curation in Britain next year.

The Harvard Kennedy School celebrates the culmination of its campus renewal project.

The Gazette asked six Harvard professors for their thoughts on why few students attend office hours, ways to improve attendance, and what students are missing when they skip office hours.

Three members of Harvard College’s Class of 2018 have been selected to represent their respective countries, Zimbabwe, Trinidad, and Zambia as Rhodes Scholars.

As his final year at Harvard begins its cycle, Matthew DeShaw ’18 finds more questions to be answered, more lessons to be learned.

Being “Principal for a Day” teaches a Harvard executive lessons in partnership’s positive impact on local schools.

Harvard celebrates “topping-off” the Science and Engineering Complex in Allston.

Michèle Lamont, Harvard’s Robert I. Goldman Professor of European Studies, professor of sociology, professor of African and African-American studies, and director of the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, has been awarded the Erasmus Prize.

Harvard scientists are all for collaborating when it comes to research, but challenge them to save energy in their labs and the competition can get fierce.

The University donates an average of 2,600 pounds of food each month to help feed the area’s hungry. Much of it comes as meals prepared by Harvard students.

A closer look at the four Harvard undergrads selected with 28 other students as 2018 U.S. Rhodes Scholars.

Faculty and staff at Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences sent appreciative notes and dropped off donations to the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter at a pre-Thanksgiving celebration.

In Washington, D.C., gathering, Faust and faculty discuss closing the education gap through equity.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2017, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Samuel Huntington was placed upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Nov. 7, 2017, the following tribute to the life and service of the late Adam Marian Dziewoński was placed upon the permanent records of the Faculty.

Harvard’s Chief Information Security Officer Christian Hamer offers best-practice guidelines to guard against phishing attacks.

Bill Lee, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation and chair of Harvard’s presidential search committee, shared his views on the progress so far in the search for Harvard’s 29th leader and how the consultative process can help set the agenda ahead.

Harvard men’s basketball has received positive preseason attention, including a 2-0 start.

Harvard scientists and Cambridge Public Schools educators are collaborating on a special-thinking program that clears up misconceptions and teaches eighth-graders the hard science behind the changing seasons.

Harvard College announced a $12.1 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to boost the College’s efforts to develop the next generation of public service leaders.

A Veterans Day ceremony at the Memorial Church included the announcement of Harvard’s partnership with Service to School’s VetLink.

In honor of Veterans Day, Harvard Law School profiled four students who were leaders in the military. Among them is Steven Kerns of the U.S. Army.

Jamie Bernstein remembered her father by heart during a visit to Harvard to discuss centennial celebrations of the legendary maestro’s life and legacy.

The Big 6, a cover band formed at the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, is planning a concert to aid communities recovering from Hurricanes Harvey, Irene, and Maria.

In a visit to Harvard, musician and activist Sir Elton John accepted the Harvard Foundation’s Peter J. Gomes Humanitarian Award. In his remarks, John celebrated the power of the human spirit.

Student residents find a tranquil retreat, scenic backdrop for celebrations.