Campus & Community

An impressive range of orators have used the opportunity of delivering seminal speeches at Harvard, reaching not only those in attendance but the nation and sometimes the world.

Eduard Franz Sekler, an architecture historian and first director of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, has died. He was 96.

Bennett Capozzi ’17, a History & Literature concentrator with a Language Citation in Arabic, will travel to Jordan to master the language he learned at Harvard.  

In an interview with the Gazette, Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow reflects on her eight years leading the School.

In her last piece before graduating, student correspondent Amanda Beattie ’17 reflects on the lessons she and her friends have learned in their four years as Harvard undergraduates.

Joshua R. Sanes, the Jeff C. Tarr Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology and founding director of the Center for Brain Science, has been named recipient of the 2017 Gruber Neuroscience Prize.

The Presidential Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging’s campus-wide event provided questions, answers, and insight.

Interview with Professor Pamela Silver as part of the Experience series.

Obasi Shaw ’17, an English concentrator with a secondary on computer science, wrote a rap album for his senior creative writing thesis, a first at the Department of English.

Will Butler of the indie rock band Arcade Fire will graduate from Harvard Kennedy School’s midcareer master’s program with a goal of helping others.

Julia Grotto ’17 combines art, science, and public service to paint a complete picture of her life at Harvard.

The annual Celebration of Scholarships dinner brought together students who benefit from financial aid and donors who support the program.

A graduate of West Point, David E. White Jr., J.D. ’17, came to Harvard Law School after a tour in Afghanistan as a lieutenant and platoon leader. At the Law School, he honed his passions for leadership, public service, and justice.

Three student ventures have been recognized with 2017 President’s Innovation Challenge awards, and three runners-up also won awards.

Misty Copeland, the American Ballet Theatre’s first black principal dancer, shares her life story with students.

Nearly 84 percent of students admitted to the Class of 2021 have chosen to matriculate at Harvard College. The last time the yield reached this level was in 1969.

Interview with Professor Joseph Nye as part of the Experience series.

Amanda Rich found the Harvard Extension School a perfect landing spot for her third degree.

David A. Garvin, Harvard Business School’s C. Roland Christensen Professor of Business Administration, died at his home in Lexington, Mass., on Sunday, April 30, after a long battle with cancer. He was 64 years old.

Harvard-based program exposes high school students to the excitement and challenges of entrepreneurship.

Scott A. Abell ’72 has been elected president of Harvard’s Board of Overseers for the academic year 2017-18. Tracy P. Palandjian ’93, M.B.A. ’97, will serve as vice chair of the Overseers executive committee for 2017-18.

Eight Harvard faculty elected as members of the National Academy of Sciences.

The five faculty members named Harvard College Professors this month all share a talent for making their respective subjects come alive in the classroom.

In an annual ritual, Lowell House residents rise early to greet May Day by the river.

At a Meeting of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences on May 2, 2017, the following Minute was placed upon the records.

David Cox and Lorgia García Peña are winners of the 2017 Roslyn Abramson Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching.

Dan Byers has been named as the John R. and Barbara Robinson Family Director of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, effective June 1.

David Coletti is a peer adviser, a PBHA volunteer, and international traveler who says conversations have broken down barriers and fostered connections key to his time at Harvard.

Interview with Professor Annette Gordon-Reed of Harvard Law School and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as part of the Experience series.

Undergrads Samuel Fisch and Lance Oppenheim take over Harvard’s Instagram account to highlight Arts First and the student experience of the arts at Harvard.