University News
Filmmaker Robert Gardner Dies at 88
The anthropological filmmaker founded the Harvard Film Study Center.
On Doing Nothing
Overcoming the Harvard zeal to be “productive”
by Ben Sobel
The Humanities Village People
Harvard undergraduates delve deep into summer humanistic research.
by Francesca Annic...
A New University for Vietnam
Harvard-affiliated Fulbright University approved by prime minister
John Adams’s “Klinghoffer” Stirs Controversy at Metropolitan Opera
The Metropolitan Opera cancelled plans to broadcast the opera The Death of Klinghoffer, by John Adams.
An Honorand’s Passing
Art historian Seymour Slive, Ar.D. ’14, dies at 93.
Memorial Church Gets New Bell
After a two-foot crack appeared in 2011, the old bell is finally replaced.
Global-Health Learning in Rural Mexico
Harvard Global Health Institute introduces a unique study-abroad opportunity, melding coursework with field experience.
by Francesca Annic...
Graduating, Briskly
The University’s 363rd Commencement, featuring George H. W. Bush, Aretha Franklin, Michael R. Bloomberg, and more
Treasurer Transition
The Corporation’s senior financial leadership changes.