Where undergrads grow into scientists
Deep in the woods of Petersham, Mass., the Harvard Forest Summer Research Program in Ecology is cultivating a renewable resource — future generations of scientists.
Campus & Community
Where people, places, and experiences come together to shape life at the FAS
At age 101, alum gifts ‘big, geometric, colorful’ artwork to the FAS
When David Bakalar first set foot at Harvard, he was a 17-year-old child of immigrants commuting by bus from Lynn, Mass., his $500 “nonresident scholarship” covering tuition and a study space at Leverett House but not room and board.
Sean Ono Lennon talks human empathy, AI with Harvard fellows
The singer-songwriter, who recently released a concept album threaded with AI skepticism, appeared with two Harvard-affiliated researchers on the Singing for Science podcast.
Five Harvard faculty named Harvard College Professors
Awards for excellence in undergraduate teaching announced by FAS Dean Hopi Hoekstra at the May Meeting of the Faculty.
Former German Chancellor Olaf Scholz addresses Harvard Kennedy School on peace and order in a new era of multipolarity
With sharp words about U.S. global affairs, Scholz emphasized social justice as the way to earn back the trust of the international community.
A palpable shift in academic culture
The Classroom Social Compact report provided detailed blueprints for creating “a transformative educational experience.”
Theater director Bill Rauch ’84 awarded Harvard Arts Medal
The visionary behind “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” was honored in a ceremony celebrating his contributions to the arts.
Interloper or interlocutor? Debating AI’s impact on social interactions
A recent event, hosted by the Edmond & Lily Safra Center for Ethics, interrogated the technology’s role in human relationships.
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.