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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.
Cambridge Climate Committee Says New Mass. Energy Bill Would Slow Clean Energy Progress
The Cambridge Climate Committee expressed concerns that a new Massachusetts energy affordability bill would come at the cost of clean energy programs and energy efficiency initiatives for households in a meeting Thursday.
Harvard Families Arrive on Campus for Family Weekend
Family members of Harvard College freshmen and juniors traveled to campus this past weekend for Family Weekend, an annual event that brings relatives from around the world to catch a glimpse of student life at Harvard.
Author Erik Davis Discusses Role of ‘Psychedelic Jesus’ in Christian Movements at Harvard Divinity School Talk
Author Erik Davis scrutinized the current state of “spiritual warfare” between new, evolving sects of Christianity and the pervasiveness of the “Psychedelic Jesus” figure at a Harvard Divinity School talk on Monday.
‘A Top-Notch Event’: Rowing Fans Celebrate Six Decades of Head of the Charles Regatta
Hundreds of thousands of spectators descended onto the banks of the Charles River from Friday to Sunday for the 60th edition of the Head of the Charles Regatta, the world’s largest three-day regatta event.
Philippines Senator Risa Hontiveros Says She Is ‘Open’ to 2028 Presidential Run at Harvard Talk
Philippines Senator Risa Hontiveros said she would consider a presidential bid in the country’s 2028 elections and criticized its current government for corruption at a Monday talk hosted by the Harvard Yenching Institute. Hontiveros, who has served as a leading opposition figure in the Senate of the Philippines since she was elected in 2016, said her visit to Harvard was the culmination of a week in the U.S. that featured town hall meetings with Filipino Americans in Las Vegas and Boston. Since at least this spring, Hontiveros has positioned herself as a 2028 challenger to Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte, likely to be current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s chosen successor.
