Arts First

This weekend, the Arts First festival will celebrate Harvard’s creative spirit both inside and out of the classroom

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Class Day speaker

Former Vice President Al Gore has been invited by the Harvard College Class of 2019 to be the Class Day speaker

Solutions for social issues

Harvard innovators were awarded $410,000 in the eighth annual President’s Innovation Challenge Showcase and Awards Ceremony

More than laughs

The Harvard improv troupe helps students built skills like the ability to adapt and problem-solve

Cities’ wealth gap

A study that shows in recent decades the number of people living in communities at the extreme ends of the income scale has increased threefold

Events

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Women make their stage debut in Harvard's Hasty Pudding

Steeped in 171 years of history, 2019 marks the first year women take the stage as part of the Hasty Pudding cast.

A writer’s journey, a poem by a Harvard student

Ruben Reyes Jr. ’19 launched a new Latinx literary magazine that showcases writers from all walks of life who not only have stories to tell, but empowers them as the best ones to tell them.

Latest Harvard Gazette News

Shaman Davi Kopenawa discusses climate change in advance of Harvard visit

In advance of a conference on climate change and Amazonia on May 7‒8 at Harvard, the Gazette interviewed Davi Kopenawa, an indigenous leader who is known as “Brazil’s Dalai Lama of the …

Poet Tracy K. Smith ’94 accepts Harvard Arts Medal

Poet laureate Tracy K. Smith wins the 2019 Harvard Arts Medal at a ceremony Thursday in Agassiz Theater, kicking off Arts First weekend.

Harvard, Tufts, MIT stage 3-day humanitarian disaster simulation

About 250 faculty, students, and volunteers descended on Massachusetts’ Harold Parker State Forest last weekend for a disaster simulation aimed to prepare students studying humanitarian disaster …

Harvard Extension School helps Navy pilot recover from cancer

Onege Maroadi graduates from the Harvard Extension School with a master’s degree in international relations, a clean bill of health after fighting stage 3 cancer, a plan to help the world become a …

News from Around Harvard

No. 3 Men’s Heavyweight Crew Edges No. 6 Northeastern for Smith Cup

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Closing out the regular season undefeated, the No. 3 Harvard men’s heavyweight crew team took down No. 6 Northeastern in its final race on the Charles River today, April 4. …

Baseball Clinches Share of Ivy Title, Home-Field Advantage and Berth into the Ivy League Playoff Series

The Harvard baseball team (24-13, 13-7 Ivy) clinched home-field advantage and a berth into the Ivy League Playoff Series, taking the first game of the Saturday doubleheader against Brown, 7-4. …

Agyare-May Breaks 400m Record as Outdoor Track and Field Competes at First Day of Ivy Heps

During the third heat of the men’s 400m prelims at the 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Heptagonal Track and Field Championships on Saturday, sophomore Rodney Agyare-May broke the Harvard record in the …

Softball Captures Ivy League Title on Senior Day

The Harvard softball team (22-17, 15-5 Ivy) clinched its fourth-straight appearance to the Ivy League playoffs during a sweep on the day against Cornell (10-35, 5-15 Ivy).

Cities Resting on Slush: Impacts of Climate Change on Earth’s Frozen Regions

Wed, 05/08/2019 - 7:00pm to 9:00pmPfizer Hall, 12 Oxford St., CambridgeThe Arctic Circle has been getting slushier over the past century. The culprit is climate change. …

What Game of Thrones tells us about ourselves: A GoT research roundup

Game of Thrones isn't just a cultural phenomenon — it's an academic one too. Clark Merrefield digs into recent GoT research. …

Introducing the 2019-2021 Environmental Fellows

May 3, 2019 Image: Introducing the 2019-2021 Environmental Fellows The Harvard University Center for the Environment extends a warm welcome to the newest class of Environmental Fellows: Alyssa …

Marvin Merritt IV '20: Actor, arts leader and island son

You might see Marvit Merritt IV '20 around Harvard this weekend. He's the ARTS FIRST Festival intern, and he performs in The Danube, TDM's spring production. …