John T. Hamilton has the studied look of the stereotypical Harvard professor. But for Hamilton, academia was an afterthought—during the first fifteen years of his adult life, he wrote, performed, and recorded rock music.

After a writing career that spanned more than six decades, feminist poet and activist Adrienne C. Rich ’51­ died Tuesday at the age of 82.

The self-styled “hottest star from China” extended Harvard men an offer of marriage on Monday—but the choosy husband-hunter said that Asians and those without a Masters degree need not apply.

Harvard’s Music Department celebrated the recent renovation of Paine Hall Friday with a performance by a string quartet of a ...

Harvard affiliates took home three of the nine National Humanities Medals awarded for 2011, in a ceremony earlier this week at the White House.

The 2011 concentration satisfaction scores for history and literature edged past those of the English department, which had the highest satisfaction score among large concentrations in 2010, according to the FAS records of the 2011 Exit Surveys.

Harvard professor Homi K. Bhabha won a Padma Bhushan, one of India’s highest civilian honors this week, according to an announcement made last Wednesday by the Indian government.

Former University vice president Edward C. Forst ’82 will retire from his position as co-head of investment management at Goldman ...

The “pool party,” which coincided with World AIDS Day, urged Merck to join the program that is designed to reduce the costs of AIDS drugs in developing countries.

Creative individuals are more likely to rationalize their behavior through ethical shortcuts, according to a new study by Harvard Business School Associate Professor Francesca Gino.