Harvard Honors Eight with Du Bois Medal
The medal is the University’s highest honor in the field of African and African American studies.
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Film
Cinema with Gravitas
Bill Haney makes documentary films that probe social issues.
8.15.14
Extracurriculars
Harvard and Greater Boston arts and cultural events
8.15.14
Filmmaker Robert Gardner Dies at 88
The anthropological filmmaker founded the Harvard Film Study Center.
6.30.14
Steven Spielberg’s “Family of Strangers”
The filmmaker discusses his influences and inspirations.
4.24.14
Helen Mirren Honored as Woman of the Year
The Academy Award-winning actress was at the center of the annual Hasty Pudding parade.
1.30.14
Neil Patrick Harris Is Man of the Year
The Emmy-winning actor and singer will receive his Hasty Pudding Pot February 7.
1.23.14
Helen Mirren Named Woman of the Year
The Hasty Pudding picks an Oscar winner for its pudding pot.
1.17.14
The Way of The Blockbuster
In entertainment, big bets on likely winners rule.
12.16.13
Willets Point, Doomed and Preserved
The Queens neighborhood, about to be demolished, has been documented by Harvard-affiliated filmmakers.
11.25.13
Addressing a Decline in Humanities Enrollment
How to reinvigorate the humanities at Harvard is the subject of new faculty reports
6.6.13
Matt Damon: From Harvard to Hollywood, and Back Home
The actor receives the 2013 Arts Medal to kick off the Arts First celebration.
4.26.13
Soul Beyond the Skin
Indelible Lalita’s saga of pigmentation and personhood
4.15.13
Inside the “War on Drugs”
The House I Live In examines the link between American drug laws and poverty.
3.28.13
Matt Damon, Arts Medalist
Movie actor Matt Damon has been chosen to receive the 2013 Harvard Arts Medal at the Arts First Festival on April 28.