Current Events and Campus Life
Harvard House honors namesake Audrey Bruce Currier with a photo exhibit
March 19, 2019
A new photo exhibit is on display at Currier House to highlight its namesake, Audrey Bruce Currier ‘56, other Radcliffe alumnae, and the House’s unique history. Continue reading
Harvard fellow examines rise — and roots — of white supremacy
March 18, 2019
Adam Serwer, a staff writer for The Atlantic and a Shorenstein fellow, discusses the lasting appeal of white supremacist ideology in light of an avowed white supremacist’s attack on two mosques in... Continue reading
Harvard researcher, colleagues: Student achievement gap unchanged in nearly 50 years
March 18, 2019
Disadvantaged students today are doing no better compared to their advantaged peers than they were in 1954, despite countless programs to bridge this gap. The blame, say researchers, lies in a... Continue reading
Harvard-China connection highlighted by President Bacow visit
March 15, 2019
Harvard scholar Nara Dillon is seeking lessons on poverty reduction from China’s success, part of Harvard’s long-running, broad engagement with the world’s most populous nation that continues over... Continue reading
Harvard students learn where they’ll spend their residencies
March 15, 2019
When the clock struck noon this third Friday of March, 167 Harvard Medical School students learned where they will spend the next three to seven years of their training, and the specialty in which... Continue reading
Yo-Yo Ma, speaking at Harvard: ‘It’s never art for art’s sake’
March 15, 2019
Yo-Yo Ma and Deborah Borda of the New York Philharmonic discuss music as a force for social justice. Continue reading
Harvard Deputy General Counsel Diane E. Lopez will succeed Iuliano in June
March 15, 2019
Harvard named Diane E. Lopez its next vice president and general counsel, succeeding Robert Iuliano, who is taking over as president of Gettysburg College. Continue reading
HLS student’s blog posts on Trump are must-reads
March 15, 2019
Harvard Law School student Sarah Grant, J.D. ’19, a U.S. Marine captain, is the mind behind some of the most widely discussed legal analyses on the blog Lawfare about the special counsel’s... Continue reading
Harvard students celebrate their ‘sorting day’
March 14, 2019
Harvard Housing Day, when first-year students learn what House they’ll be living in beginning sophomore year, is a big celebration Continue reading
Radcliffe writer Lauren Groff: Failure can breed success
March 14, 2019
Best-selling author Lauren Groff spoke at Radcliffe about her process and her current work, telling her listeners the only way she succeeds with her writing is by failing multiple times before she... Continue reading