Campus & Community

The Harvard Alumni Association has announced that Scott A. Abell ’72, Katherine N. Lapp, and M. Lee Pelton, Ph.D. ’84, will receive the 2024 Harvard Medal.

James J. "Jim" Husson, currently the vice president for development and alumni relations at the University of Pennsylvania, will officially assume his Harvard role on April 1. 

The actress will receive her Pudding Pot from the Hasty Pudding Theatricals at a celebratory roast on February 5.

The actor will receive his Pudding Pot from the Hasty Pudding Theatricals at a celebratory roast on January 31.

Starting April 1, eligible Harvard alumni can vote online or by paper ballot for five expected vacancies on the Board of Overseers and six available positions among the HAA Elected Directors.

New faculty appointed to Harvard Chan School’s Department of Environmental Health are studying how a variety of environmental factors—including an individual’s total environmental exposures to toxins over the course of their life, the microbes in engineered water systems, and climate-related extreme weather events—can impact health.

Harvard has hired eight new climate faculty—with more to come—across the University and across disciplines.

Sambuddha Chattopadhyay ’21 believes small conversations build and grow into a culture of intellectual vitality. 

Alan M. Garber AB '77, PhD '82, who was named Harvard's president in August after serving as interim leader since January, was officially installed in a celebration at the Harvard Art Museums.

Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow Penny Pritzker AB '81 discusses efforts to boost community engagement and to prepare for the 2026 presidential search.