June 4, 2007

Computer Scientist Named Arts and Sciences Dean

Read the article published by the Harvard Gazette about Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Michael D. Smith.

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Harvard Discloses Top Earners’ Compensation

The University files its annual report for tax-exempt organizations.

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Harvard Holds a Symposium on Antisemitism and Universities

Scholars discuss the paradoxes and challenges that Jews navigate on college campuses.

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Harvard Releases Database of 1,613 People Enslaved by University Affiliates

Research continues to track down living descendants.

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Harvard Celebrates America’s 250th

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How the Revolution reshaped indigenous New England

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Darby Vassall, an enslaved child freed after the Battle of Bunker Hill, dedicated his life to fighting for liberty.

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This Harvard Graduate Brings Women of the Revolution to Life

Historical reenactor Lauren Shear reveals tricks of the trade for playing Tory loyalists, Revolutionary poets, and more.