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Welcome to the Office of the President

"With the support, advice, and help of the Harvard community, my focus during this interim period will be on advancing our mission and helping to heal and strengthen a University that I cherish."

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Strengthening Our Community

“Rededicating ourselves to free inquiry and expression, in a climate of inclusion and a spirit of mutual respect, has never mattered more.”

Advancing Knowledge

 
“We are an institution that strives for the highest levels of excellence in academic endeavors. My hope is to be able to help us advance even more rapidly in the core mission.”

Climate Action

From emissions to the global food supply to policy research, Harvard experts are using interdisciplinary approaches to foster real results for the planet.
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Improving Democracy

Harvard experts are exploring ways to improve and cultivate democracies around the world.
Learn more about Harvard's government work

Artificial Intelligence

Harvard experts are exploring how artificial intelligence is rapidly changing our world and our daily live, from health care to education, policy to art.
Learn more about Harvard's computer science work

Informed Aging

The Harvard community is exploring the physical, spiritual, and intellectual aspects of growing older.
Learn more about Harvard's research into healthy aging

Recent News & Speeches

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Alan Garber at the podium on Commencement day
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Remarks to the Class of 2024

“Members of the dazzling Class of 2024, this is your day, a day to celebrate and shine. Congratulations!”

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Remarks to the 2024 ROTC graduates

Alan Garber talking at a podium during the ROTC ceremony
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2024 Baccalaureate Remarks

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Update on Encampment in Harvard Yard

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Encampment in Harvard Yard

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Total Solar Eclipse

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Open Inquiry and Academic Freedom

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The power of scientific exchange

Interim President Garber kicked off his first international trip as interim Harvard president with a visit to the University of Cambridge

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Interim President Garber toured Emmanuel College (the alma mater of John Harvard), and visited the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.

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Among the stained glass windows in the chapel at Emmanuel College is a figure of John Harvard, acknowledging his contributions to the organization of the church and to systematic theology. The stained glass was completed in 1884, as part of the commemoration of the college’s 300 years.

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Dr. Sarah Bendall, Emmanuel College Fellow Librarian and Archivist shows Garber and Dr. Ann Yahanda a book owned by John Harvard in the Emmanuel College library and his entry in the college’s tuition register.

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President Garber at the symposium with the Herchel Smith Scholars.

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Conversation in the Old Library Emmanuel College with Professor Anne Ferguson-Smith, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and the Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics and Professor Bhaskar Vira, Pro Vice Chancellor for Education, and Doug Chalmers, Master of Emmanuel College.

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Garber also visited the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, an international healthcare community that serves as home to leading academic research, university teaching hospitals, and industry scientists. Kristin-Anne Rutter, M.B.A. ’06, the executive director of Cambridge University Health Partners, led Garber through the university’s stem cell institute and provided an overview of the campus