Awards
Michelin Guide Shines a Spotlight on Cambridge Restaurants for the First Time
Eight Cambridge restaurants made the list when the Michelin Guide published its inaugural directory of recommended Boston establishments on Tuesday last week.
Harvard Phi Beta Kappa Selects Class of 2026’s ‘Senior 48’
Harvard’s chapter of Phi Beta Kappa Society, the oldest academic honor society in the nation, selected 48 seniors from the Class of 2026, the chapter announced on Wednesday.
Three Students Named as Rhodes Scholars from China, Malaysia, South Africa
Two international students — one from China and from Malaysia — were elected as Rhodes Scholars out of the six total international scholars from Harvard this month.
Three Harvard Students Named American Rhodes Scholars, Bringing Total to Eight
The Rhodes Trust named three American Harvard students winners of the prestigious scholarship Saturday, bringing the total number of all-time Harvard U.S. Rhodes scholars to 402.
ACLU President Deborah Archer Receives PBHA ‘Call of Service’ Award
American Civil Liberties Union President Deborah N. Archer delivered a grim assessment of the state of civil rights protections on Friday at a Phillips Brooks House Association event honoring her with the annual Robert Coles “Call of Service” award.
Fajr Khan ’26 Named Rhodes Scholar From Pakistan
Fajr Khan ’26 was selected as one of two Rhodes Scholars from Pakistan to pursue graduate studies at the University of Oxford next year.
Misty Copeland, Brittney Griner, Spike Lee Among W.E.B. Du Bois Medal Recipients
Harvard’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research awarded seven people the W.E.B. Du Bois Medal on Tuesday for their contributions to African and African American culture.
The Former Harvard Professor Who Won This Year’s Nobel Prize in Economics
Former Harvard Economics professor Philippe M. Aghion won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his research on economic growth and innovation, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced on Oct. 13.
Michael Sandel Wins $1 Million Berggruen Prize for Philosophy & Culture
Sandel won $1 million from the Berggruen Institute and was named their 2025 laureate for Philosophy & Culture on Tuesday.
Harvard Math Professor Lauren Williams Wins MacArthur ‘Genius Grant’
Harvard Math professor Lauren K. Williams ’00 was named a recipient of the 2025 MacArthur Fellowship, the foundation announced on Wednesday.
Phi Beta Kappa Selects Final 130 Seniors From Harvard Class of 2025
More than 100 students were inducted into the Harvard College chapter of PBK, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious honor society, on Friday.
71 Harvard Undergraduates Awarded 2025 Hoopes Prize for Senior Theses
When Kay M. Rollins ’25 took a nap on Thursday, she didn’t expect to wake up to texts reading “Have you heard the news?” about her winning the Hoopes Prize.
CNN Anchor Anderson Cooper Honored With 2025 Goldsmith Career Award
CNN anchor Anderson Cooper was awarded the 2025 Goldsmith Career Award for Excellence in Journalism at a ceremony hosted by the Harvard Kennedy School’s Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy.
Phi Beta Kappa Elects Junior 24 from Harvard Class of 2026
Two dozen juniors at Harvard College were elected on Friday as the newest members of Alpha-Iota of Massachusetts, the Harvard chapter of PBK. The chapter annually selects 24 juniors for their outstanding scholarly achievement in both “depth of study and breadth of intellectual interest.”
Harvard Professor Paola Arlotta Receives Momentum Award from the International Society of Stem Cell Research
Harvard Professor and Broad Institute member Paola Arlotta received the Momentum Award from the International Society of Stem Cell Research, a nonprofit organization committed to promoting human health through “excellence in stem cell research,” for her work on neurological diseases and stem cell-derived brain organoids.
