Death and the Civil War

Corydon Ireland Harvard Staff Writer In a rare on-campus film premiere Tuesday, Harvard screened “Death and the Civil War,” a documentary by Ric Burns, co-producer of the acclaimed 1990 PBS series “The Civil War.” Burns said the new film was inspired by Harvard President Drew Faust’s book “This Republic of Suffering.” The two-hour screening before…

Year-End Message from President Faust

On the Web: Harvard University—The Year in Pictures, 2011-2012 Dear Members of the Harvard Community: Spirits and surroundings were in harmony as we gathered under blue skies for Commencement, marking the close of Harvard’s 375th anniversary with poetry and song.  It was a fitting end to a celebration that began in October with a boisterous,…

Reflections on the Future of the Harvard Library

Dear Members of the Harvard Community: Earlier this month, the Harvard Library Board recommended a strategic direction and set of overarching goals for the Harvard Library, including an outline for an organizational design to support a more unified University-wide library system.   As we move to this new stage of the Library transition, about which you’ll…