Race, Representation, and Museums Series Lecture

Joseph L. Graves, Jr., Associate Dean for Research and Professor of Biological Sciences, Joint School of Nanoscience and Nanoengineering, North Carolina A&T State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro

In the late nineteenth century, Charles Darwin proposed that all humans share a common ancestor and that evolution likely began in Africa. He expected controversy over his revolutionary idea, even suggesting that Harvard professor Louis Agassiz might “throw a boulder” at him. Today, 157...

Public Lecture

Curtis Hinsley, Regents’ Professor Emeritus of History and Comparative Cultural Studies, Northern Arizona University

The Peabody Museum was founded at a time of epistemological and political turmoil, seven years after the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species and one year after the end of the Civil War. The chaotic decades following the war proved to be an era of unprecedented economic opportunity, but also a time of corruption, disillusionment, and oppression. In the world of instruction, museums held the promise of teaching not...

All day public open house with activities presented as part of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology's 150th anniversary.  See all Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology 150th anniversary events.

Special Event for All Ages

9:00 am–5:00 pm

Observe 150 years of the Peabody Museum—one of the first archaeological and ethnographic museums in the world—with free admission to the galleries all day.   

12:00–4:00 pm

From noon to 4:00 pm, enjoy complimentary...

Salvador Jiménez-Flores: Nadie descubrio las Americas | No One Discovered the Americas

Artist in Residence Exhibition

Dates: August 29 – September 24; Reception: September 9, 5-7pm 

Please visit our current exhibition in Gallery 224 by our Artist-In-Residence, Salvador Jiménez-Flores. There will be a gallery reception on September 9 from 5-7 PM at the Ceramics Program, Office for the Arts at Harvard at 224 Western Ave in Allston.

The exhibition is on view through September 24...

The 13th Annual Brian J. Honan 5K run/walk, sponsored by Harvard University, Harvard Business School and the Harvard College Marathon Challenge, will take place on Sunday, September 25th at noon in Allston-Brighton. All Harvard affiliates are eligible for free registration with the promo code HAR at checkout. Click here to register.  For more information,...

Join us for a semester-length seminar to develop skills and strategies to resolve disputes. Role plays and exercises give you the chance to put theory into practice, and to finish the class as a more effective and reflective negotiator.

The seminar is led by Toby Berkman and Carri Hulet, negotiation consultants and dynamic instructors, and is open to all. The class will meet Mondays, 6-9pm, Sept. 26-Dec. 12.

For more information or to register go to:...

Are you interested in meeting new people at Harvard? You're invited to join Harvard Neighbors on Monday, September 19, 5:30–7:30 p.m. in the Cambridge Queen’s Head Pub for our Open House/Kick Off meeting. The Open House is a wonderful opportunity to meet Harvard colleagues and learn more about Harvard Neighbors, a volunteer and social organization with over 100 years of Harvard history. Refreshments will be served – Hearty Fall Fare - and the first drink is on us!

Don’t miss “Harvard Night” at Harvard Football vs Rhode Island on Friday, September 16 at 7PM at Harvard Stadium.  All Harvard faculty, staff and retirees each receive up to TWO FREE TICKETS! Offer ends on September 1st. Click here to claim tickets. For questions please contact the Harvard Athletic Ticket Office at 617-495-2211 or HarvTix@fas.harvard.edu.

Harvard and affiliated hospital faculty, staff, and retirees are invited to attend a free desktop webinar:

Buying a primary residence - Topics include:

• How much can I really afford to pay and what type of mortgage makes the most sense?
• What is a Purchase and Sale Agreement?
• How does the process, from offer to acceptance to closing, work?

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Harvard and affiliated hospital faculty, staff, and retirees are invited to attend a free seminar:

Buying a primary residence - Topics include:

• How much can I really afford to pay and what type of mortgage makes the most sense?
• What is a Purchase and Sale Agreement?
• How does the process, from offer to acceptance to closing, work?

Click here to register. 

Harvard and affiliated hospital faculty, staff, and retirees are invited to attend a free desktop webinar:

Buying a primary residence - Topics include:

• How much can I really afford to pay and what type of mortgage makes the most sense?
• What is a Purchase and Sale Agreement?
• How does the process, from offer to acceptance to closing, work?

Click here to register. 

Harvard and affiliated hospital faculty, staff, and retirees are invited to attend a free desktop webinar:

Buying a primary residence - Topics include:

• How much can I really afford to pay and what type of mortgage makes the most sense?
• What is a Purchase and Sale Agreement?
• How does the process, from offer to acceptance to closing, work?

Click here to register. 

Harvard and affiliated hospital faculty, staff, and retirees are invited to attend a free desktop webinar:

Buying a primary residence - Topics include:

• How much can I really afford to pay and what type of mortgage makes the most sense?
• What is a Purchase and Sale Agreement?
• How does the process, from offer to acceptance to closing, work?

Click here to register. 

Harvard and affiliated hospital faculty, staff, and retirees are invited to attend a free seminar:

Buying a primary residence - Topics include:

• How much can I really afford to pay and what type of mortgage makes the most sense?
• What is a Purchase and Sale Agreement?
• How does the process, from offer to acceptance to closing, work?

Click here to register.