Obituary
Tom Conley, Kirkland House Faculty Dean for Two Decades, Remembered for ‘Sheer Joy in Living’
Tom Conley, who led Kirkland House alongside his wife Verena, for two decades and taught in Harvard’s Art, Film, and Visual Studies and Romance Languages and Literatures departments, was remembered by students and colleagues as a polymath of boundless generosity.
Harvard Management Company Founder Walter M. Cabot ’55 Remembered as Endowment Pioneer
Walter M. Cabot ’55, the founder and first president of Harvard Management Company who helped pioneer a new model for university endowment management, died in June at 93.
Jack Reardon ’60, ‘Mr. Harvard’ Who Guided Presidents and Generations of Alumni, Dies at 88
Across six decades at Harvard, Reardon shaped admissions, transformed athletics, and led alumni affairs while serving as a trusted adviser to presidents and a steady hand through the University’s moments of crisis.
‘Lean In and Lead’: Agribusiness Pioneer Ray Goldberg Dies at 99
Ray A. Goldberg, the Harvard Business School professor widely credited with popularizing the concept of agribusiness and reframing agriculture as an integrated global food system, died at 99.
Former College Dean Benedict H. Gross Remembered as ‘One of the Kindest People in All of Academia’
Remembered as a transformative College dean and pioneering number theorist, Benedict H. Gross ’71 died in December at 75 after a long illness.
‘A Towering Intellect’: Michael McElroy, Giant of Harvard Environmental Sciences, Dies at 86
Remembered as a pioneering atmospheric scientist who bridged planetary science, climate policy, and undergraduate education, Michael B. McElroy, 86, died earlier this month from cancer.
Nobel-Winning DNA Scholar James Watson, Dead at 97, Leaves Famed but Fraught Legacy at Harvard
James “Jim” D. Watson, who helped discover the structure of DNA at age 25 and went on to spend 21 years as a Harvard biology professor, died last Thursday at 97.
‘We Need More Setti Warrens’: IOP Director and Newton Mayor Remembered for Rare Drive to Serve
Remembered as a lifelong public servant who dedicated the end of his career to mentorship at the IOP, Setti D. Warren, 55, died of natural causes on Sunday morning, according to his wife, Tassy Warren.
HBS Professor Arthur Schleifer Jr. Remembered for Innovative Teaching Programs, Appreciation for the Arts
While most knew Harvard Business School Professor Arthur Schleifer, Jr. for his data-driven business strategies and his innovative teaching curriculum, Schleifer was also immersed in literature and had a love for solving crossword puzzles.
Harvard Law School Student Josh Friedman Remembered for Kindness, Love of Learning
Yehoshua “Josh” Friedman, a rising third-year student at Harvard Law School, died in August. He was in his mid-twenties.
AAAS Professor Marcyliena Morgan Remembered for Dedication to Truth, Hip-Hop Scholarship
A professor of African and African American Studies, Morgan was known for pioneering the study of hip-hop as an intellectual endeavor. She died in September due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was 75.
HBS Professor Kent Bowen Remembered for Academic Achievements, Commitment to Family and Faith
Harvard Business School Professor H. Kent Bowen, who taught at HBS for 15 years before his retirement in 2008, died on July 17 at the age of 83.
‘Blown Away by Her Kindness’: HGSE Lecturer Jacqueline Zeller Remembered for Her Warmth
Longtime Harvard Graduate School of Education lecturer Jacqueline Zeller died at 47 this summer. Her friends and colleagues remembered her for warmth and dedication to her classroom.
HDS Theologian Francis Schüssler Fiorenza Remembered for Intellect, Dedication to Social Justice
Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, a leading Roman Catholic theologian who taught at Harvard for nearly four decades, died in July at the age of 84.
Colombian Presidential Candidate and HKS Grad Miguel Uribe Dies at 39 After Campaign Shooting
Miguel Uribe Turbay, a Colombian senator and presidential candidate with a 2022 degree from the Harvard Kennedy School, died Monday of injuries sustained from a June shooting at a campaign event. He was 39.
Harvard Professor Thomas Bisson, ‘Exceptional’ Medievalist, Remembered for Dedication to Scholarship
Thomas N. Bisson, a professor emeritus in medieval history at Harvard, died on June 28 at the age of 94. His family and colleagues remembered him as a meticulous scholar with an eye for his subjects’ humanity, and as a “caring presence” in students’ lives.
Tom Lehrer ’47, Mathematician and Musician Who Set Wicked Satire to Cheery Tunes, Dies at 97
Thomas A. Lehrer ’47 — a beloved musician and mathematics instructor who set sardonic commentary to upbeat piano melodies — died on July 26. He was 97.
Harvard Law School Professor Richard Fallon Remembered as Lucid Scholar, Committed Instructor
Harvard Law School professor Richard H. Fallon Jr. died earlier this month at age 73. His students and colleagues remembered him as a clear-eyed scholar, dedicated to students and possessed of a quiet but ready wit.
Harvard Law School Professor Richard Fallon Dies at 73
Harvard Law School professor and internationally renowned constitutional law scholar Richard H. Fallon Jr. died on Sunday. He was 73.
HKS Professor David Gergen Remembered as Adept Washington Insider, Dedicated Public Servant
Harvard Kennedy School professor David Gergen — who advised four United States presidents and served as a prominent political commentator — died on Saturday. He was 83.
‘The Bravest Among Us’: HKS Peers and Instructors Remember Melissa Hortman, Slain Minnesota Representative
Minnesota state representative Melissa A. Hortman graduated from a Harvard Kennedy School program in 2018. Former instructors and classmates were left grieving when she was killed by an assassin’s bullets on Saturday.
Former Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter ’61 Remembered as ‘the Model of a Justice’
Former Supreme Court Associate Justice David H. Souter ’61 died earlier this month at his home in New Hampshire. He was 85.
Former HKS Dean Joseph Nye Remembered as a Preeminent Scholar of International Relations
Nye, a towering scholar and policymaker who spent the last 60 years at the center of international security debates in Washington and Cambridge, died Tuesday. He was 88.
Former HKS Dean, Leading International Relations Scholar Joseph Nye Dead at 88
Former Harvard Kennedy School dean Joseph S. Nye Sr. died at 88 on Tuesday. Nye, who served as assistant secretary of defense for international security affairs under President Bill Clinton, was one of the most influential thinkers in contemporary international relations theory.
Dennis Thompson, Founder of the Safra Center for Ethics, Remembered as Revolutionary Thinker
Thompson, the founding director of the Harvard Edmond and Lily Safra Center for Ethics who had taught at Harvard since 1986, died March 30 in Peterborough, New Hampshire. He was 84.
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