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Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.

Freddy Guevara, a Venezuelan opposition leader and a visiting fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation

Harvard Scholars Discuss Venezuela After Maduro

A Harvard Kennedy School panel unpacks the nation’s oil sector, economy, and democratic hopes.

by Olivia Farrar

George H. W. Bush

Harvard honorary degrees George H. W. Bush, Aretha Franklin, Isabel Allende

At the 363rd Commencement, honorary degrees for George H. W. Bush, Michael R. Bloomberg, Aretha Franklin, Isabel Allende, Joseph Stiglitz, and more

Jill Abramson

Former New York Times editor Jill Abramson to teach at Harvard

Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson will teach narrative nonfiction to undergraduates.

Jane Mendillo

Harvard Management Company's Mendillo Departs

The endowment manager's president and CEO to step down

Joan Lambert among the 2014 graduates

Dean Huntington Lambert give mother Joan an Extension diploma

Extension dean Huntington Lambert gave his mother, Joan, her 1973 diploma.

Located in Harvard Square, the Tibetan Buddhist Resource Center hosts shelves of traditional Tibetan volumes, which the organization scans, catalogues, and returns to their owners.

Harvard library stores Tibetan digital archive

Ten million pages of Tibetan literature will be stored in the library’s Digital Repository Services.

by Francesca Annic...

Seth Klarman gives Harvard Business School naming gift for new building

Gift from Seth Klarman, M.B.A. ’82, and Beth Klarman funds project.

Discussing the science and ethics of engineering life are (from left) Eric S. Lander, Linda Griffith, David Liu, Pamela Silver, and I. Glenn Cohen.

Radcliffe Institute panel discusses the science and ethics of engineering life

A Radcliffe Institute panel discusses the science and ethics of engineering life.

Tiananmen Square on May 28, with the student-made Goddess of Democracy statue facing the portrait of Mao Zedong, China’s revolutionary founder

Harvard scholars recall the Tiananmen era and ponder its continuing impact

Harvard scholars recall the Tiananmen era and ponder its continuing impact

Discussing women writers were (from left) novelist Gish Jen, editor Elisabeth Schmitz, editor Ann Hulbert, and novelist Claire Messud.

Radcliffe Institute panel discusses the place of women writers

Radcliffe Institute panel discusses the place of women writers.

Radcliffe Institute Dean Lizabeth Cohen (left) awarded the Radcliffe Medal to Harvard president Drew Faust at the annual Radcliffe Day luncheon.

Harvard president Drew Faust awarded Radcliffe Medal

Harvard’s president, this year’s Radcliffe Medalist, reflects on women’s rights past, present, and future.