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  • Lincoln Center Dialogue: The Challenges of Leadership

  • Statement on the Report on the Study of Religion at Harvard

    Dear Members of the Harvard Community, As many of you know, last fall I asked a group of distinguished scholars to offer me their advice on how we might strengthen the study of religion at Harvard. Today, I write to share a report of their observations and suggested approaches. The report, which is grounded in…

  • 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…