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Just a reminder of our other social accounts: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Youtube And our websites: Harvard Gazette Website
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People who recovered from COVID-19 may have lasting protection against reinfection, the new study shows
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Statement from President Gay: There are some who have confused a right to free expression with the idea that Harvard will condone calls for violence against Jewish students. Let me be clear: Calls for violence or genocide against the Jewish community, or any religious or ethnic…
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What books are you reading this summer?
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“My philosophy is very simple. When you see something that’s not right, not fair, not just, stand up, say something, and speak out.” - John Lewis, principal speaker at Harvard's 2018 Commencement
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(1/5) Harvard did not apply for, nor has it received any funds through the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for small businesses. Reports saying otherwise are inaccurate.
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W.E.B. Du Bois Medals will be presented to Colin Kaepernick, Dave Chappelle, Kenneth I. Chenault, Shirley Ann Jackson, Pamela J. Joyner, Florence C. Ladd, Bryan Stevenson, and Kehinde Wiley on Oct 11
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The 2018 EASD–Novo Nordisk Foundation Diabetes Prize for Excellence, given annually to a researcher who has contributed significantly to diabetes research, has been awarded to Gökhan Hotamışlıgil
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Today marks President Claudine Gay’s first official day on campus.
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On Monday, ICE announced that international students will not be allowed to stay in the country if they attend institutions, like Harvard, that are holding courses online this fall. (1/6)
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Snowflakes on campus ❄️ #HarvardInWinter
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Legal scholars say having served as a public defender, Ketanji Brown Jackson would bring insight into criminal justice inequities
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Today, we remember Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul" and an honorary degree recipient at our 2014 Commencement ceremony. Her live performance of “The Star-Spangled Banner” was a truly memorable experience.
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Fact check: In a recent admissions cycle there were: 2,000 available slots at Harvard College 8,000 U.S. applicants with perfect GPAs 4,000+ applicants ranked 1st in their high school classes 18,000+ scored 700+ on SAT reading/writing 20,000+ scored 700+ on SAT math
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On this day in 1947, Grace Hopper found the first computer bug—a moth in the Harvard Mark II
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Here are some more photos of Harvard’s resident cat, Remy 🧡 cc: @agordonreed
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“But, until that time comes, we will not stand by to see our international students’ dreams extinguished by a deeply misguided order. We owe it to them to stand up and to fight—and we will.” - President Bacow (3/6)
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Amanda Gorman, youth poet laureate and Harvard alum, is the nation’s youngest inaugural poet
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Harvard and MIT have filed pleadings in the US District Court in Boston seeking a temporary restraining order prohibiting enforcement of the ICE order. (4/6)
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On this day in 1868 W.E.B. Du Bois was born. This is his doctoral dissertation, “The Suppression of the African Slave Trade in the United States of America, 1638-1871,” completed in 1895. Du Bois was the first African-American to receive a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Harvard.
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A global team of astronomers, led by Harvard scientists, have, for the first time, captured an image of a black hole:
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Fall days at Harvard 🍂
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Beautiful fall at Harvard 🍂
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The beautiful colors of Harvard. #HarvardInAutumn
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Before meeting with Jack Shonkoff, director of the Center on the Developing Child at Harvard, the Princess of Wales greeted crowds in Harvard Square
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Today the U.S government withdrew the ICE directive that would have prevented international students from staying in the country if they attend institutions that are holding courses online this fall. (1/6)
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A quiet campus
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Eight US presidents have Harvard degrees! #PresidentsDay - John Adams - John Quincy Adams - Rutherford B. Hayes - Theodore Roosevelt - Franklin D. Roosevelt - John F. Kennedy - George W. Bush - Barack H. Obama
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On March 20, @HarvardIOP hosts " #NEVERAGAIN : How Parkland Students are Changing the Conversation on Guns" event with @Ryan_Deitsch @MattxRed @Emma4Change @davidhogg111 @cameron_kasky @al3xw1nd . Watch live: #ParklandForum
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“We will pursue this case vigorously so that our international students—and international students at institutions across the country—can continue their studies without the threat of deportation.” - President Bacow (5/6)
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Today’s the day 🎓 #Harvard22
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“The nation has lost a great leader and Harvard has lost a great friend. Throughout his life, John Lewis challenged us to be our best selves, to recognize the decency and value of every human being. His life reminds us of the power of one person to change the world.” (1/2)
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Kate Middleton met with Harvard experts during her visit on Friday. Read more:
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This was the first class of women admitted to Harvard Medical School, in 1945. #InternationalWomensDay
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Juan Manuel Santos, who won the Nobel for stabilizing Colombia, returns to Harvard to share what he learned
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So many creative caps at Commencement! 🎓
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Welcome back, students! #BackToHogwarts
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President Claudine Gay has arrived 🎉
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Welcome back, students! #BackToHogwarts
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After working in Chicago as a community organizer, Barack Obama, JD ’91, entered @Harvard_Law . In 1990, Obama became the first black president in the Harvard Law Review’s 104-year history. #PresidentsDay @HarvardArchives
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Today Claudine Gay becomes the 30th president of Harvard University. Learn more about President Gay:
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October snow ❄️
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Spring has arrived on campus 🌸
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Autumn on the Charles River. #HarvardInAutumn
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Happy first day of spring! 🌱
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A snowy stroll through Harvard Yard ❄️
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“As a university with a profound commitment to residential education, we hope and intend to resume full in-person instruction as soon as it is safe and responsible to do so…” (2/6)
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For #BookLoversDay , witness the art of book repair.
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(6/6) Read President Bacow’s message to the community:
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(4/5) Harvard has committed that 100% of these emergency higher education funds will be used to provide direct assistance to students facing urgent financial needs due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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“The issues we navigate as a society will only intensify. The disinformation will only increase. The pull into the comfort of our tribes will be magnified. But we have it within us to ensure that this doesn’t mean we fracture.”
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Final exams for Harvard College begin today. Good luck, everyone!
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Harvard sunset. #HarvardInSpring
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(5/5) This financial assistance will be on top of the support the University has already provided to students – including assistance with travel, providing direct aid for living expenses to those with need, and supporting students’ transition to online education.
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“I am standing here because I have students," Professor Claudia Goldin said about winning the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences today. "My students are the individuals I depend upon to listen to my ideas and to react to them.” Read more:
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"As a woman of color, as a daughter of immigrants, if my presence in this role affirms someone’s sense of belonging at Harvard, that is a great honor." - President-elect Claudine Gay Learn more:
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On this day in 1880, Helen Keller was born. After graduating from Radcliffe College in 1904, she worked extensively in causes for the blind all over the world. In 1955, she became the first woman to receive an honorary degree from Harvard.
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Congratulations, President Gay! 🎉
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Wishing you the best for 2023!
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#Harvard23 Commencement Speaker Tom Hanks 🎓
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“We write to you today heartbroken by the death and destruction unleashed by the attack by Hamas that targeted citizens in Israel this weekend, and by the war in Israel and Gaza now under way.” Read the full statement from University leadership.
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(2/5) President Trump is right that it would not have been appropriate for our institution to receive funds that were designated for struggling small businesses.
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Kate Middleton, who spearheaded the creation of an early childhood center as part of her foundation, used her time on campus to meet with Harvard experts
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In a letter to the community, Drew Faust writes, "We are all Harvard."
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"As former Presidents of Harvard University, we offer our strong support for Claudine Gay as she leads Harvard into the future. We look forward to supporting President Gay in whatever ways we can as Harvard faces this challenging moment for higher education and the wider world."…
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Campus studying 📖
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Jason Bateman, the 2022 Hasty Pudding Man of the Year, was awarded his Pudding Pot at a celebratory roast tonight!
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Which teacher inspired you the most?
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Sunshine and studying ☀️
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Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, will be recognized with the Radcliffe Medal on May 27
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Campus is quiet this weekend ☀️
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A cool December afternoon on campus
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It's a beautiful day for a scooter ride around campus 🛴
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(3/5) Like most colleges and universities, Harvard has been allocated funds as part of the CARES Act Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund.
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Professor of Economics Claudia Goldin has been awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her work identifying drivers of gender differences in the labor market. #NobelPrize
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A winter wonderland ❄️
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Regarding our student who was refused entry to the U.S., Harvard is working closely with the student’s family and appropriate authorities to resolve this matter so that he can join his classmates in the coming days.
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Springtime at Harvard 🌸
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Snowy weekend at Harvard 🌨️
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Fall colors on campus 🍂
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The first snow of the season ❄️
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"The Supreme Court decision on college and university admissions will change how we pursue the educational benefits of diversity–but our commitment to that work remains steadfast."
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What was the best class you’ve ever taken?
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Snowy day on campus ❄️
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Harvard offers hundreds of free online courses:
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October has arrived 🍂 🍁
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As part of a mental health and wellbeing initiative, students at @harvardmed had the opportunity to participate in goat yoga on the Quad 🐐
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Spring at Harvard 🌸🌼🌺
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The sunshine has returned!
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The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are mRNA vaccines - here's how they work.
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Congratulations, Professor Gita Gopinath!
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IMF Managing Director Christine @Lagarde appoints Harvard’s Gita Gopinath as IMF Chief Economist, replacing Maury Obstfeld who will retire from IMF in December.
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