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At Harvard, Rowan Williams lectures on the paradoxes of empathy
Former archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams lectures on the paradoxes of empathy.
Havard alumna Megan Marshall ’77 wins Pulitzer Prize for Biography
Damrosch, O’Brien, and Adams named finalists.
Pershing Squares Ackman funds Harvard initiative
Hedge-fund manager Bill Ackman and Karen Ackman donate $26 million.
Harvard's fundraising details
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Distance runner Maksim Korolev has set Harvard and Ivy records.
Distance runner Maksim Korolev has set Harvard and Ivy League records in cross-country and track.
Harvard instructors experiment with hands-on learning
Instructors experiment with hands-on learning.
Bob Childs makes world-class violins
Bob Childs makes world-class violins.
by Laura Levis
Class notes and obituaries for May-June 2014
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Maya Jasanoff sees uses of fiction in study of history
Historian Maya Jasanoff says fiction can capture the subjective experience of the past.
Shared Interest Group events during Commencement week
Shared Interest Group events during Commencement week
New Harvard Corporation members, College tuition and admission, more
Two new Corporation members, College tuition and admissions, Allston teaching spaces, and more
![The inscription below this bust of Vidyasagar quotes Rabindranath Tagore: “The chief glories of [his] character were neither his compassion nor his learning, but his invincible manliness and imperishable humanity.” The presence of a garland speaks to the reverence many still feel for the man.](/sites/default/files/styles/homepage_main_featured_720x405/public/img/article/0414/mj14_page_051_01.jpg.webp?itok=9NYpghxI "Photograph by Brian A. Hatcher")
Brief life of Indian reformer Ishvarchandra Vidyasagar, by Brian A. Hatcher
Brief life of an Indian reformer: 1820-1891