John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Gate in background with "Welcome Harvard First Year" red banner and in the foreground the Class of 2027 Class Book and Convocation program

University News |

Convocation 2023: The New Crew

Welcoming the class of 2027—and several first-year Harvard leaders

Claudine Gay and her husband, Christopher Afendulis, outside Houghton Library, June 13, 2023

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A “Scholar’s Scholar”

A profile of Harvard’s thirtieth president

Hopi Hoekstra

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Hopi Hoekstra Appointed Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean

President-elect Claudine Gay names a life scientist as her successor—and fills a crucial leadership position.

Harvard Art Museums, view of the galleries and conservation labs that surround the Calderwood Courtyard.

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Harvard Art Museums Now Admission-Free

The new policy includes all visitors, effective immediately.  

Ritu Kalra

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Harvard Appoints Ritu Kalra as New CFO

University finance executive succeeds Thomas Hollister as vice president.  

President Larry Bacow and Adele Fleet Bacow, photographed at Elmwood, April 2023

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Short and Sweet

Larry Bacow’s Harvard presidency, beyond the pandemic

Graduate School students celebrating Commencement

Commencement |

Sunlight and Shadow

The 372nd Commencement was perfect, as the University prepares for a leadership transition.

Commencement |

Continuity and Change

Harvard’s 372nd Commencement exercises—with Tom Hanks on defending the American way, and President Bacow’s farewell

Commencement |

Harvard Confers Six Honorary Degrees

Nobel laureate Jennifer Doudna, Oscar-winner Tom Hanks, Admiral Michael Mullins among those recognized

Paul J. Finnegan and Timothy R. Barakett

University Finances |

The Changing of the (Financial) Guard

With the naming of a new University treasurer, a successful Harvard team begins to turn over—plus a Corporation departure.

FAS Dean and President-elect Claudine Gay

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A Dean’s Adieu

Claudine Gay’s perspective on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, shortly before she becomes Harvard’s president

Memorial Church

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Henry Rosovsky Memorial Service May 31

President Bacow invites the community to remember a Harvard giant.