Laurel M. Shugart

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Harvard College |

Harvard’s Rising Scholars Program Doubles in Size

A summer program helps students from under-resourced high schools close a hidden academic gap.

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Hockey |

Rob Rassey Named Head Coach of Harvard Men’s Hockey

Rassey returns to Cambridge from Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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University News |

Harvard and City Leaders Celebrate ERC Opening

Phase A of the Allston project includes a hotel, residences, and a two-acre greenway.

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Faculty |

Tarek Masoud Wins Honor For Exploring Disagreements

The Harvard Kennedy School professor has led inquiries into the polarizing conflicts in the Middle East.

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Campus Construction |

Construction Proceeds on Harvard’s New Economics Building

Pritzker Hall, designed for collaboration, should be complete in 2027.

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Performing Arts |

Cambridge Once Fought Harvard’s DNA Research. Now There’s a Play About It.

A theatrical reenactment explores a 1976 clash between science and democracy.

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Commencement |

Harvard Honors Its Oldest Alumni

At 97 and 101, Linda Cabot Black ’51 and William “Bill” Dubey ’46 led the way on Alumni Day.

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University News |

Harvard College Dean Deming Launches Podcast

In interviews, he traces his guests’ circuitous routes to success.

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Commencement |

Affinity Celebrations Continue Outside of Harvard’s Gates

At unofficial ceremonies for minority groups and veterans, speakers comment on politics. 

Harvard President Alan Garber in academic robes speaks at a podium outdoors, with a blurred audience behind him.

Commencement |

‘Effort Still Matters’ in AI Age, Garber Tells Harvard Graduates

In his Baccalaureate address, the University president urged a mindful—yet open—approach to the technology.