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Feb 27, 2013
100 Years of Harvard University Press
This year marks the 100th anniversary of Harvard University Press (HUP). Houghton Library is hosting an exhibition of HUP publications, correspondence, and other materials as part of a yearlong celebration. Read More
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Feb 8, 2013
Matt Damon COL '92 to Receive Arts Medal
Actor, writer, producer, and humanitarian Matt Damon is the recipient of the 2013 Harvard Arts Medal, which will be awarded by Harvard President Drew Faust at a ceremony on April 25 at 4 p.m. at Sanders Theatre. Read More
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Sep 19, 2012
The Art of Giving Back: Suzanne McCullagh, PhD '81
Suzanne McCullagh always knew she wanted to work in museums. Now, after thirty-seven years at the Art Institute of Chicago, she describes how Harvard helped her reach that goal. Read More
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Mar 8, 2012
Theater Reimagined
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Diane Paulus, the American Repertory Theater is seeking out new ways to redefine and reimagine theater for the Harvard community and beyond. Read More
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Mar 8, 2012
On the Cutting Edge of History
Jeremy Geidt recounts a few memorable moments in Harvard’s history. Read More
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Feb 8, 2012
Strengthening a Global Harvard
Shiya Wang ’13 knew only basic English when she left Wuhan, China, at age 15 to study piano at the acclaimed Juilliard School. Seven years later, Wang has not only overcome the language barrier, but she has become an English concentrator at Harvard College with a passion for 19th- and 20th-century American and British literature. Read More
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Oct 14, 2011
Jennifer Perini ’85 and Jim Cunningham
As a film producer, Jennifer Perini ’85 understands the power of stories to make people laugh, cry, and learn. She and her husband, Jim Cunningham, hope their recent gift to Harvard will enable talented students from the developing world to share their stories and cultures with others on campus. Read More
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Aug 18, 2011
Turning “Blue Sky” Ideas into Reality
This may sound futuristic, but bags-as-detergent are a real-time invention being developed by Harvard students and recent graduates. The concept grew out of a Faculty of Arts and Sciences course last spring called Engineering Sciences 20: “How to Create Things and Have Them Matter.” Read More
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Jul 6, 2011
Mia Riverton AB ’99
Hollywood is only 3,000 miles from Cambridge. But when Mia Riverton AB ’99 was a student, Tinseltown might as well have been on another planet. Read More
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Apr 4, 2011
Amy Poehler Will Be Class Day Speaker
Massachusetts native Amy Poehler has been selected as Class Day speaker. "We wanted someone people would recognize, who could give a funny and engaging speech,” said Senior Class Marshal Toby Stein ’11. Read More
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Mar 3, 2011
Hooray for Harvardwood
Whether working in front of the cameras or behind them, University alumni thrive in the entertainment industry.
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Dec 15, 2010
Hyman To Step Down As Provost
Provost Steven E. Hyman, who spurred an expansion of interdisciplinary research at Harvard and has overseen the revitalization of the University’s libraries and many of its museums and cultural institutions, plans to leave his post at the end of the academic year. Read More
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May 20, 2010
Photo Collection Preserves the Past and Helps Donors Prepare for Their Future
For renowned photographer Rodger P. Kingston EdM ’78, “the camera is really nothing more than a save button for your mind’s eye.” It was with this archivist quality in mind that Rodger and his wife Carolyn recently converted a collection of vintage photographs that Rodger built over four decades into a Harvard trust and accompanying scholarship. Read More
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May 3, 2010
Catherine Lord '70 Receives Harvard Arts Medal
Visual artist, writer, and curator Catherine Lord ’70 received the 2010 Harvard Arts Medal, kicking off Harvard’s annual Arts First Festival. Read More
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Apr 29, 2010
Classical Literature of India ‘Unlocked’
The Murty family's endowed series will bring the classical literature of India, much of which remains locked in its original language, to a global audience. Read More
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Apr 22, 2010
From Class to Cannes
“Shelley,” a film by Andrew Wesman ’10, has been chosen to screen next month at the Cannes Film Festival. It will be screened this week as part of the "VES Thesis Exhibition 2010." Read More
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Apr 13, 2010
A March Toward the Arts
Harvard President Drew Faust and Silk Road Project founder Yo-Yo Ma ’76 announced April 13 that the Silk Road Project would move its headquarters from Rhode Island to Allston this summer. Read More
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Mar 11, 2010
“Because of Harvard…”
In talking with Jordan Reddout ’10, it is easy to imagine that she might break into song, like a character in her much-beloved musicals. Her love of performing and music is a resonant theme to her days at Harvard. Read More
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Jan 28, 2010
Pudding Pot Princess
She’s played a princess, a dowdy journalist turned Vogue fashionista, and a secret agent. She’s been nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and a Screen Actors Guild Award, but Brooklyn-born actress Anne Hathaway won acclaim of another caliber: the Hasty Pudding’s highest honor, and with it a Pudding Pot. Read More
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Jan 1, 2010
Dreams Take Center Stage
When the opportunity arose to teach Shakespeare in a novel way as part of a revitalized undergraduate curriculum, Marjorie Garber, William R. Kenan, Jr., Professor of English and of Visual and Environmental Studies, seized the chance. Read More
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