15 from FAS hailed as ‘Harvard Heroes’
Annual program celebrated staff members for work ethic, service to students, dedication to mission
Campus & Community
Where people, places, and experiences come together to shape life at the FAS
Naomi Weiss to lead Center for Hellenic Studies
Weiss, professor of the classics and an expert on ancient Greek culture plans, to prioritize the expansion of educational resources.
How modern life compounds the ancient struggle to belong
Why do so many people feel lonely in a world designed for connection? As Ian Corbin sees it, Americans are experiencing a crisis of belonging, which he attributes to some fundamental misunderstandings about what humans need to flourish.
Childhood passion becomes bioengineering success
Find Jiani Johnson’s fifth-grade yearbook, and you’ll find a surprising response to the question of what she wanted to be when she grows up: a bioengineer. She liked tinkering and building things, and she always wanted to help people, making bioengineering the ideal interdisciplinary collaboration.
Henry Louis Gates Jr. accepts medal named for Thomas Jefferson
Henry Louis Gates Jr. was awarded the 2026 Thomas Jefferson Foundation Medal, a recognition for public figures who excel at pursuits held in high regard by the founding father.
How psychedelics link 1960s liberation, laboratories
Researchers detail connections between mid-20th-century America’s drug culture and covert CIA experiments
Artifacts, accounts from 1770s Siege of Boston
Retelling 11-month occupation as America readies to celebrate its 250th
Faculty continue grading debate in April Faculty Meeting
The much-anticipated vote on undergraduate grading policy was postponed at Tuesday’s Meeting of the Faculty, though several amendments related to the proposal were debated and then added to the motion, which will be discussed for a final time at the May Faculty Meeting.
At Harvard, Flavor Flav weighs place in hip-hop history
The Public Enemy icon discussed his career, his influences, and the power of music as political commentary.
Where rural America tops the agenda
The Harvard Undergraduate Rural League hosts a first-of-its-kind forum to address small-town America’s most urgent issues, while confronting the urban-rural divide.
Renovated pool theater debuts with ‘Rent’
A student production of the 1994 musical showcases the Adams House venue’s best features
Faculty to vote on new multidisciplinary climate concentration
If approved, ENCE would become the first new concentration for Harvard College students since 2018.
Bolstered Dean’s Competitive Fund awards promising research
Awardees include faculty studying infection, Atlantic slave trade, and South Asia artisan practices
Kate McNamara named new director of Carpenter Center
The curator, author, and educator had been interim director for the past year.