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Wonder served Harvard president well — Harvard Gazette
1+ hour, 22+ min ago (1378+ words) Scholars at Harvard tell their stories in the Experience series. Before becoming Harvard's 31st president, Alan Garber served as provost and chief academic officer for more than 12 years, a role that gave him an expansive view and an intimate understanding of…...
Audiobooks don’t really count as reading? Think again. — Harvard Gazette
1+ day, 16+ hour ago (714+ words) Education scholars say rigor, learning same as paper, stigma an unnecessary hurdle More than 40 percent of Americans think that listening to audiobooks is less rigorous and really doesn't count as reading. Cognitive neuroscientist'Nadine Gaab disagrees, and she and other education…...
Ballot order set for Overseer and HAA director elections — Harvard Gazette
1+ week, 4+ day ago (436+ words) This spring, Harvard degree holders will have the opportunity to vote for new members of the Harvard Board of Overseers and for elected directors of the Harvard Alumni Association. All Harvard degree holders as of Jan. 1, with the exception of…...
Harvard's Hutchins Center names Ben Vinson III fellow at Afro-Latin American Research Institute
1+ week, 4+ day ago (138+ words) ALARI and the Hutchins Center have provided the institutional home where Vinson and Paul Tiyambe Zeleza completed their co'authored volume,AI in Higher Education.Vinson also highlighted his affiliation with ALARI in his work with the American Academy of Arts…...
Excerpt from ‘The Cradle of Citizenship’ by James Traub — Harvard Gazette
1+ week, 5+ day ago (112+ words) Journalist blends history, on-the-ground reporting, finds answer may be civic education that goes far beyond 3 branches of government Excerpted from "The Cradle of Citizenship:How Schools Can Help Save Our Democracy" by James Traub "76. First step, says columnist David Brooks,…...
How academia can help America heal — Harvard Gazette
2+ week, 4+ day ago (708+ words) First step, says columnist David Brooks, is to understand its role in the problem During a campus talk Thursday, conservative columnist David Brooks spoke about what he sees as the flaws in higher education that perpetuate social and economic inequality,…...
Kempner Institute welcomes spring undergraduate student researchers
2+ week, 5+ day ago (235+ words) The Kempner Institute for the Study of Natural and Artificial Intelligence at Harvard University is pleased to announce the spring 2026 recipients of the Kempner Undergraduate Research Experience (KURE) awards. KURE funds Harvard undergraduate students during the fall and spring semesters…...
Vietnam and China poised to lead global growth in new Growth Lab projections
2+ week, 6+ day ago (90+ words) Atlas of Economic Complexity Experts weigh national security concerns against free speech in discussion of video app's future Stem cell biologists discover how to regenerate type damaged in ALS, spinal cord injuries Students hone eye-catching brand strategies in GSD course…...
Supermarket savvy — Harvard Gazette
3+ week, 19+ hour ago (333+ words) Video by Maureen Coyle/Harvard Staff The GSD course "Paper or Plastic: Reinventing Shelf Life in the Supermarket Landscape," taught by twin brothers Teman and Teran Evans, turns students into strategists who evaluate household brands and then redesign them from…...
Funding innovative approaches to belonging— Harvard Gazette
3+ week, 21+ hour ago (415+ words) A sample stock image from the Disability Representation at Harvard University project. Four projects led by faculty, staff, students, and fellows from across the University have received funding from the Harvard Culture Lab Innovation Fund (HCLIF) for the 20252026 academic year....