2018 Mar 22

Thomas Phifer Evening Lecture

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Since 1997, Thomas Phifer’s New York-based firm has designed numerous civic, cultural, and educational institutions including the Corning Museum of... Read more about Thomas Phifer Evening Lecture

2018 Mar 20

Suad Amiry, "Reclaiming Space: Riwaq’s 50 Village Project in Rural Palestine"

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

In 2005 Riwaq made a significant shift from the conservation of single building to the rehabilitation of entire historic centers.... Read more about Suad Amiry, "Reclaiming Space: Riwaq’s 50 Village Project in Rural Palestine"

2018 Mar 19
Ancient Egypt in Africa: New Excavations at the Island Fortress of Uronarti
6:00pm
Location: 
Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford St., Cambridge
Ancient Egyptian kings conquered Lower Nubia—today northern Sudan—nearly 4,000 years ago, defending it with a string of monumental... Read more about Ancient Egypt in Africa: New Excavations at the Island Fortress of Uronarti
2018 Mar 05

Wheelwright Prize Finalist Presentations

2:30pm to 5:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

The Harvard Graduate School of Design is pleased to announce Aude-line Duliere, José Esparza Chong Cuy, Gustavo Utrabo, and Catty Dan... Read more about Wheelwright Prize Finalist Presentations

2018 Mar 02

Mark Joseph and Amy Khare, "Succeeding Where Mixed-Income Transformation Falls Short: A Path to Equity and Inclusion in Our Cities

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Drawing on their work examining the costs and consequences of racial segregation and the concentration of poverty and affluence as well as the... Read more about Mark Joseph and Amy Khare, "Succeeding Where Mixed-Income Transformation Falls Short: A Path to Equity and Inclusion in Our Cities

2018 Mar 01

Aaron Sachs, “A Common Treasury for All”: Toward a Deeper History of Environmental Justice"

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

In recent years, environmental justice scholarship has exploded. But virtually every relevant piece of work has understood the history of... Read more about Aaron Sachs, “A Common Treasury for All”: Toward a Deeper History of Environmental Justice"

2018 Feb 27

On Monuments: Place, Time, and Memory

6:30pm to 8:30pm

Location: 

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Please join us for an evening of presentations and conversation mining the deep and trenchant topic of Monuments. Participants in On Monuments: Place,... Read more about On Monuments: Place, Time, and Memory

2018 Feb 23

RUN AMOC! at Harvard

Fri Feb 23 (All day) to Sat Mar 3 (All day)

Location: 

Various Locations across Harvard's Campus

The American Modern Opera Company, an ensemble of cross-disciplinary artists, will participate in a nine-day teaching, performance and program... Read more about RUN AMOC! at Harvard

2018 Feb 22

Rouse Visiting Artist Screening: Kahlil Joseph

6:00pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Kahlil Joseph is an American artist and filmmaker working in Los Angeles. In a cover profile of Joseph and his work, Art Papers writes:... Read more about Rouse Visiting Artist Screening: Kahlil Joseph

2018 Feb 22
The Changing Landscape of Plate Tectonics
6:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Museum of Natural History (Geo Hall), 24 Oxford St., Cambridge
Plate tectonic theory, a milestone in twentieth-century science, has been instrumental in advancing our understanding of Earth’s geological history, the... Read more about The Changing Landscape of Plate Tectonics
2018 Feb 22

The Difficult Miracle: The Living Legacy of June Jordan

4:15pm

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the arrival of the Papers of June Jordan at the Schlesinger Library, this panel discussion features scholars, poets, and activists... Read more about The Difficult Miracle: The Living Legacy of June Jordan

2018 Feb 20

Mayor Rahm Emanuel Lecture and Reception

6:30pm to 8:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Piper Auditorium, Room 105, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Rahm Emanuel is the 55th Mayor of the City of Chicago and has served since 2011. During that time he has made the tough choices necessary to secure Chicago’s future... Read more about Mayor Rahm Emanuel Lecture and Reception

2018 Feb 15
Microbial Life: A Universe at the Edge of Sight
6:00pm
Location: 
Harvard Museum of Natural History (Geo Hall), 24 Oxford St., Cambridge
Although largely invisible, microbes are ubiquitous and
have a profound influence on daily life. Using the familiar environment of our homes as a... Read more about Microbial Life: A Universe at the Edge of Sight
2018 Feb 15

The Racial Imaginary and American Poetry: A Lecture with Claudia Rankine

4:15pm

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Claudia Rankine is an American poet, chancellor of the Academy of American Poets, and the Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry at Yale University. In this talk, Rankine... Read more about The Racial Imaginary and American Poetry: A Lecture with Claudia Rankine

2018 Feb 12

Memories of Julian: A Celebration of the Centennial of the Birth of Julian Schwinger

4:15pm

Location: 

Jefferson 250, 17 Oxford Street, Cambridge

Please join us in celebrating the centennial of the birth of JULIAN SCHWINGER with a Special Colloquium:... Read more about Memories of Julian: A Celebration of the Centennial of the Birth of Julian Schwinger

2018 Feb 09

Kiley Fellow Lecture: Danielle Choi

12:00pm to 2:00pm

Location: 

Harvard Graduate School of Design, Gund Hall, Stubbins Room 112, 48 Quincy St., Cambridge

Danielle Choi is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. She teaches in the Masters of Landscape Architecture core... Read more about Kiley Fellow Lecture: Danielle Choi

2018 Feb 07

Who Would Choose to Be LGBT and Nigerian!?

4:00pm

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Ifeoma Fafunwa RI ’18 is the creator of the popular stage play HEAR WORD! Naija Women Talk True. In this presentation, Fafunwa will speak about her latest production... Read more about Who Would Choose to Be LGBT and Nigerian!?

2018 Jan 29

Norton Lectures: Frederick Wiseman The Search for Story, Structure, and Meaning in Documentary Film: Part I

4:00pm

Location: 

Sanders Theatre, 45 Quincy St., Cambridge

The Charles Eliot Norton Professorship in Poetry was endowed in 1925. Harvard's preeminent lecture series in the arts and humanities, the Norton... Read more about Norton Lectures: Frederick Wiseman The Search for Story, Structure, and Meaning in Documentary Film: Part I

2018 Jan 25

US Foreign Policy from the Inside Out

4:00pm

Location: 

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Knafel Center, 10 Garden St., Cambridge

Former United Nations representative and member of President Obama’s cabinet Samantha Power will offer a comprehensive overview of US foreign policy.... Read more about US Foreign Policy from the Inside Out

2017 Oct 12

Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

6:00pm

Location: 

Geological Lecture Hall, 24 Oxford Street, Cambridge

The relationship between humans and animals is complex, with mutual dependencies that are practical, psychological, and even theological. Ancient Egyptian animal mummies are a particular manifestation of this web of interrelations.... Read more about Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

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