Stories

As a trailblazer for women in business, Sandy Moose PhD ’68 credits the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences for giving her the foundation to succeed—though perhaps not in the way you'd expect.

Srikant Datar, Arthur Lowes Dickinson Professor of Business Administration and senior associate dean at Harvard Business School, will become the School’s next dean on January 1, succeeding current dean Nitin Nohria.

Peter Kyunghwan Kim ’91 and his wife, Sarah, have always wanted to give back to Harvard. The Office of Gift Planning helped them decide how.

The Harvard Art Museums have announced a gift of nearly 50 works by major figures in postwar German art from the collector Dorette Hildebrand-Staab, a member of the German Friends of the Busch-Reisinger Museum.

Philanthropist and longtime Harvard Corporation member Richard A. Smith SB '46, LLD '01 has died at age 95.

A decade ago, Majla Custo ’10 embarked on an unlikely journey from Bosnia to Harvard. Learn how she set her sights on Mars and changed her life’s trajectory.

The Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has announced the recipients of the 2020 HAA Awards, which are presented annually to recognize alumni for their outstanding service to the University through leadership and engagement activities.

Harvard alumni across the country have mobilized to help tackle issues worsened by the COVID-19 crisis, including domestic violence, clinical trial recruitment, and food insecurity.

Provost Alan M. Garber and Executive Director of Harvard University Health Services Giang Nguyen share what protocols and resources are available for students living on campus.

John West MBA '95 aims to bolster relationships across the alumni community as president of the Harvard Alumni Association.

Harvard faculty are adapting their fall courses to bring students together in the absence of in-person learning.

More than 100 incoming first-year students spent a month implementing public service projects in their hometowns through Harvard College's SPARK program.

Harvard ornithologist Scott V. Edwards AB '86 shares stories from his adventure cycling across the country to raise awareness for Black Lives Matter and Black Birders Week.

Founded in 2000 with a gift from Paul Weissman AB '52 and his wife, Harriet, Harvard's Weissman Preservation Center is celebrating its 20th anniversary.

Former Overseer Tracy Palandjian AB '93, MBA '97 and HAA Executive Director Philip Lovejoy discuss the role of the Harvard Board of Overseers and the alumni nominating committee process.

Tom Hollister, vice president for finance and chief financial officer, shares why philanthropy is crucial to Harvard’s future, perhaps now more than ever.

By creating a 3D map of the Milky Way, astronomer João Alves, whose fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study was made possible through a planned gift, made a discovery that overturned the common conception of how stars are born and compelled scientists to rethink the framework of our galaxy.

Doris Cole AB ’59, MArch ’63 and the late Harold Goyette MArch ’54 shared love and also modeled gender equity in their architectural careers, choosing to support it through their shared Cambridge-based firm and through gifts to the Frances Loeb Library at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design (GSD).

Meet the new faculty deans for Eliot, Winthrop, Kirkland, Quincy, and Cabot.

When Bryan Barnhill ’08 left Detroit for Harvard, he never thought he would choose to go back so soon. But he knew he had to help rebuild the community that supported him.