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Tracking Omicron on Campuses
For many members of the Harvard University community during the pandemic, dropping off a COVID-19 test a few times a week was just an item on their to-do list. If a testing date was missed, a test-tracking app would even send an alert directly to an …
News in Brief
Decanal Duo… A professor returning to Harvard and one in continuing service have been appointed to lead Harvard Divinity School (HDS) and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS, part of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, FAS). President …
Issue: November-December 2023
Fond Farewell
In 1966, John T. Bethell ’54 became the editor of the Harvard Alumni Bulletin —then a competent, if staid, small-circulation magazine published 17 times annually. In an efflorescence of editorial vision and talent, he and a small cohort of superb …
Issue: May-June 2025
To the Rescue
On the day Kabul fell to the Taliban—August 15, 2021—Omaid Sharifi was in his usual place: on the street with a team of artists, painting a mural on one of the concrete blast walls that litter the city. An Afghan activist and artist, Sharifi had …
Issue: January-February 2023
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The Legacy of Slavery As a substantive matter, reparations for slavery are probably merited but unfortunately competing against the legion of other horrific historical crimes crying out for compensation (“ Acting on Slavery’s Legacy ,” May-June, page 13). …
Issue: July-August 2023
Radcliffe Day: Gender Equity, Melinda French Gates
After the University staged virtual Baccalaureate and graduation celebrations , hosted diverse class days and commissioned its ROTC cohort , conferred degrees on students and honorands , and finally, invited the wisdom of distinguished guest speakers , …
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Harvard Articulates Principles for “Denaming”
The Committee to Articulate Principles on Renaming , appointed by President Lawrence S. Bacow in October 2020 and led by president emerita Drew Faust, today released its report on the circumstances under which individuals’ names or representations might …
Football: Brown 31-Harvard 28
For all rookie coaches, there is a baptism by fire. Andrew Aurich, Harvard’s first-year coach , experienced his baptism last Saturday at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium against lightly regarded Brown. There, in the Ivy opener for both teams, the …
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Spotlight on Slavery On April 6—drawing on research conducted by the student-inspired Harvard and Slavery Project—Corporation Senior Fellow William F. Lee , President Drew Faust , and U.S. Representative John R. Lewis , LL.D. ’12, spoke to an audience at …
Issue: July-August 2016
Caring for Your Heart
Heart disease kills more Americans every year than all cancers combined. Yet a cancer diagnosis prompts immediate action and mobilizes families, said Ami Bhatt ’96, one of a panel of heart disease experts who spoke at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of …
Harvard Students form Pro-Palestine Encampment
UPDATE: May 10, 12:15 P.M. This morning , Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine (HOOP) announced on Instagram that “Harvard has started sending out suspension notices” to students in the pro-Palestine encampment in Harvard Yard. Involuntary leave prevents …
Harvard Square under Pandemic Pressure
In normal times, Harvard Square looms large in the memory of alumni and serves as a magnet for visitors from around the world. But with the coronavirus pandemic sending students home from campus, curtailing tourist traffic globally, and restricting …
Five Harvardians win MacArthur Fellowships
Historian and writer Imani Perry is among five Harvardians named among the 2023 MacArthur fellows , announced today. The fellowship recognizes individuals across disciplines who have “shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative …
“I Want to Hear About You”
President Lawrence S. Bacow opened last Friday’s Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) conference —convened this year over Zoom—by talking about vulnerability, human connection, and the coronavirus’s disruptions of everyday routines. …
Advancing the Allston Enterprise Campus
The University announced today that Steven D. Fessler will become head of enterprise real estate, effective April 18. The appointment to this new position signals progress toward developing a 36-acre Allston parcel designated for development of an …