Drew Faust
I-Lab's First Year Hailed a Success
The Innovation’s Lab first academic year has been deemed a success by Harvard administrators and Allston residents alike.
I-Lab Showcases President's Challenge Projects
Ten finalists for the President’s Challenge showed demos of their social entrepreneurship projects to a large crowd at the Innovation Lab on Friday evening.
Tommy Lee Jones '69 Wins Harvard Arts Medal
Oscar-winning actor Tommy Lee Jones ’69 was awarded the 18th annual Harvard Arts Medal at a ceremony on Thursday that highlighted his time at Harvard as well as his distinguished acting career.
It's Complicated
Historian Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz recounts tales of origin and exclusion, tradition and privilege, access and invisibility, innovation and progress, as she explores Harvard’s complicated 375 year history with women.
Lecture Highlights History of Harvard Women
Members of the Harvard community gathered on Monday afternoon to discuss the University’s evolving relationship with female affiliates throughout the course of its history during the Dean’s Lecture on the History of Women at Harvard, delivered by former Radcliffe Fellow Helen H. Horowitz.
Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus Visits HBS
Muhammad Yunus, who won the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize for founding the micro-lending institution Grameen Bank, spoke at HBS Thursday.
President's Challenge Finalists Selected
Ten finalist teams have been selected from more than 170 applicants to the President’s Challenge for social entrepreneurship, the University announced Thursday.
Dr. Henry Kissinger speaks to an at-capacity crowd in Sanders Theatre. Dr. Kissinger, a world-renowned political thinker, Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Secretary of State under Presidents Reagan and Ford, discussed many topics, ranging from the political relations between the U.S. and China to his life as a Harvard student under the GI Bill.
Controversial Conversations with Kissinger
Members of the Cambridge community protest Dr. Kissinger's political record at his speech in Sanders Theatre. These protesters, taking fault in decisions made under Dr. Kissinger's guidance during the Vietnam War, distributed flyers accusing Dr. Kissinger of war crimes. One protester was escorted from the premises at the beginning of the event when he attempted to make a citizen's arrest.
Faust Discusses Civil War at Boston Public Library
Speaking before a crowd of more than 400 people, University President Drew G. Faust discussed the evolving perceptions of the Civil War and the ties between war and the humanities at the Boston Public Library Tuesday evening.
President Faust at Boston Public Library
President Drew G. Faust delivered the lecture "Remembering the Civil War" to a packed auditorium at the Boston Public Library, discussing the changing narratives and interpretations of the Civil War during its sesquicentennial and the broader implications of studying and depicting war.
Faust Nominated to Staples Board of Directors
University President Drew G. Faust has been nominated to serve on the Board of Directors of office supply store chain Staples, the company announced this week.
More Than 170 Teams Apply For President's Challenge
Over 170 teams submitted applications for the President’s Challenge, a university-wide competition that encourages students to develop entrepreneurial solutions to the world’s social problems.
Harvard Will Launch Historic Capital Campaign in 2013
Harvard hopes to publicly launch its University-wide capital campaign in 2013. The campaign will likely aim to raise at least $6 billion, according to senior administrators and people with knowledge of the situation, which would likely make it the largest capital campaign ever run by an institution of higher education.
With Ceremony, Army ROTC Moves In to the Quad
Harvard welcomed the Army SROTC back to campus Wednesday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Army’s new office in the SOCH.
After 43 Years, Army Welcomed in Harvard Yard Once More
Harvard University announced Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with the U.S. Army to formally recognize the Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.
Radcliffe Institute Appoints New Dean
History professor Lizabeth Cohen will serve as the next dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, the University announced Thursday.
Faculty Notebook: FAS Shows Some Love
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting Tuesday night featured expressions of mutual love, in stark contrast to the contentious ...
Harvard Awards Allston Grants
Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and University President Drew G. Faust joined Allston-Brighton residents and local nonprofit leaders to recognize the nine recipients of Harvard Allston Partnership Fund grants on Friday.
Students and Alumni Protest HKS Conference on Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
A conference considering a one-state solution to the Israeli and Palestinian conflict at the Harvard Kennedy School next week has provoked strong reactions from supporters and detractors alike.
President's Challenge Kicks Off at I-Lab Mixer
The President’s Challenge, a competition meant to encourage social entrepreneurship across the University, kicked off with an introductory meeting attended by almost 250 people at the Harvard Innovation Lab Wednesday night.
Faust Announces $100,000 Social Entrepreneurship Prize
University President Drew G. Faust announced the launch of a University-wide contest to encourage student social entrepreneurship in an email to the Harvard community on Wednesday.
Faust and Garber Send Community Messages on Library Restructuring
After weeks of silence from top administrators about their plans to restructure the University’s library system, University President Drew G. Faust and Provost Alan M. Garber ’76 sent emails to the Harvard community that provided some details on future plans but left questions on staff reorganization unanswered.
Corporation Welcomes Outside Members to New Bodies
The Harvard Corporation has created four new bodies, some of which will incorporate people who are not formally members of the Corporation, as part of the ongoing restructuring of the University’s highest governing body.