Class of 2026 student-athletes celebrated as ‘stars that shine brightly’
Annual Senior Letterwinners’ Dinner honored seniors for athletic achievements, championships, and grit
Awards and Honors
Phi Beta Kappa speakers urge grads to build character
“The scholar’s basic task is a form of bravery.”
Winners of Taliesin Prize selected by Division of Arts & Humanities
The honor is given annually to College seniors who demonstrate ‘intellectual adventure’
Harvard Radcliffe Institute awards 2026 Fay Prizes for outstanding theses
A big data study of New Zealand households on how where you live can determine how you live, solving a widespread gastrointestinal mystery, and how to analyze and incorporate the role of luck when it comes to bad decisions
Faculty establish language pilot, continue grading debate in May Faculty Meeting ahead of vote
Faculty discussed at length proposed changes to the undergraduate grading policy for a final time at Tuesday’s Meeting of the Faculty, a week before voting begins.
Hills, Mundy receive Abramson Award
The annual award for teaching excellence, which includes a monetary prize, was established three decades ago with a gift from Edward Abramson ’57 in honor of his mother.
Jill Lepore on her Pulitzer Prize-winning ‘We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution’
In an interview, the veteran professor sees “a real hunger” for history about the document.
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.
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.
Harvard faculty recognized by the National Academy of Sciences
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.