Alhambra Palace
September 22, 2021
Diversity, Humanities, Profile, Research
Visions of Villas
PhD candidate Walid Akef's research challenges how we think about Islamic art and expands our understanding of how two worlds thought to be very different from one another—Islam and Christianity—were actually deeply intertwined.
Stairs of Lehman
September 17, 2021
Fellowships, Professional Development
Notes From a Writer’s Desk: Meet the Fellows!
The Fellowships & Writing Center is pleased to introduce its new cohort of fellows for the 2021-22 academic year. All recent Harvard PhDs, the FWC fellows know that graduate work can be challenging for a host of reasons and they...
Carbon footprint and climate change
September 15, 2021
HILS, Diversity, Research, Science
School of Life
As a PhD student in chemistry and chemical biology, Lisa Awaitey studies biological processes to build synthetic models that mimic them. Her work could inspire solutions to one of humanity’s biggest challenges: climate change.
Danielle Farrell in GSAS offices
September 15, 2021
Student Affairs, Student Life
B-2 B-Well: Defining the Next ‘Normal’
Director of Student Services Danielle Farrell on mapping out personal boundaries and staying healthy in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
GSAS Student Center Exterior
September 3, 2021
Fellowships, Professional Development
Notes from a Writer’s Desk: Starting the Year Off Write
Welcome (back) to campus and to the start of fall term! Here are some suggestions from the Fellowships & Writing Center staff as you gear up for the new academic year. We hope to work with you or see you at one of our events in...
September 1, 2021
Student Affairs, Student Life
Announcing the 2021–2022 GSAS Resident Advisors!
Each year, the Office of Residential Life chooses a group of outstanding students to serve as resident advisors (RAs) for the upcoming academic year. RAs function as informal mentors and advisors, speaking candidly with first-year students in...
Lehman Hall with GSAS flag hanging
September 1, 2021
Student Affairs, Student Life
GSAccesS
GSAS students study and work in nearly every corner of Harvard’s far-flung campus. The GSAS Student Center strives to be a space where they can all come together to meet, learn, and relax with one another. To make that...
Keep Harvard Healthy Banner
August 30, 2021
Coronavirus
Getting the Balance Right
It’s no surprise that Harvard has been good at responding quickly to changing developments in the COVID-19 pandemic. With institutions like Harvard Medical School, the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and Harvard’s Faculty...
August 27, 2021
The Advising Project, Professional Development
Taking Mentorship Very Seriously
At Harvard since 2017, Hannah Marcus , assistant professor of the history of science, is one of the recent winners of the Mendelsohn Awards , a student-led award that honors GSAS faculty for their excellence in mentorship.
August 27, 2021
The Advising Project, Professional Development
Demystifying Graduate School
At Harvard since 2004, Robin Bernstein, Dillon Professor of American History and professor of African and African American studies and of studies of women, gender, and sexuality, is one of the recent winners of the Mendelsohn Awards , a student-led award that honors GSAS faculty for their excellence in mentorship.

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