On display through Dec. 8th. The Korea Institute at Harvard University presents Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul, an exhibition consisting of thirteen new and original ink paintings by contemporary Korean artist Park Dae Sung (b. 1945). This exhibition is curated by Sunglim Kim, Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College, and organized by Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History at Harvard University. These works, all of which were exclusively produced for Harvard and completed in 2022, will be showcased to the public for the first time. The exhibition highlights Park’s expressive and innovative brushwork, featuring traditional Korean landscapes, including mountains, snowscapes, waterfalls, and pavilions.

Hosted by Korea Institute as part of its 40th Anniversary.This exhibit is made possible with the generous support of the Jeffrey D. and Jean K. Lee Korea Institute Fund and the Gana Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea.

This mini-exhibit examines the legacy of rice cultivation in the Americas. Set within the Resetting the Table exhibition, Rice explores the essential African knowledge systems required to establish what became a thriving industry, the horrific human toll the Atlantic Slave Trade took to maintain it, and the vibrant, enduring culture of the Gullah Geechee, descendants of enslaved Africans whose basket making and coastal subsistence traditions continue today.

Admission: 
Adults: $15, Seniors (65+) $13, Harvard ID holders: Free + 1 guest, Non-Harvard students with ID: $10, Youth ages 3-18 $10, Youth under 3: Free; Free for members of the Museum. See Peabody admission page for additional information and discounts. 

Hosted by the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology. 

On display through Dec. 8th. The Korea Institute at Harvard University presents Park Dae Sung: Ink and Soul, an exhibition consisting of thirteen new and original ink paintings by contemporary Korean artist Park Dae Sung (b. 1945). This exhibition is curated by Sunglim Kim, Associate Professor of Art History at Dartmouth College, and organized by Sun Joo Kim, Harvard-Yenching Professor of Korean History at Harvard University. These works, all of which were exclusively produced for Harvard and completed in 2022, will be showcased to the public for the first time. The exhibition highlights Park’s expressive and innovative brushwork, featuring traditional Korean landscapes, including mountains, snowscapes, waterfalls, and pavilions.

Hosted by Korea Institute as part of its 40th Anniversary.This exhibit is made possible with the generous support of the Jeffrey D. and Jean K. Lee Korea Institute Fund and the Gana Foundation for Arts and Culture, Seoul, Korea.

Climate change and environmental pollution threaten the health of our planet and the well-being of all global citizens. The healthcare sector is responsible for around five per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, of which oral healthcare is an important contributor. Here at HSDM, through the collaborative efforts of our Sustainability Committee, in alignment with university's vision to create a sustainable Harvard community, we've engaged in a variety of efforts on research, policy, and programs to mitigate our waste production and minimize our carbon footprint. Come to see what we've got going on post-COVID and how you can join the effort.

Event Presenters:
Donna Hackley, Assistant Professor, Oral Health Policy and Epidemiology and Office of Global and Community Health; Interim Director of Pre-doctoral Pediatric Dentistry, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Yuying Guo, D3, Class of 2024, Harvard School of Dental Medicine
Jason Juang, D3, Class of 2024, Harvard School of Dental Medicine

The hybrid event will be hosted in the REB Auditorium and on Zoom (registration required). Hosted by the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. 

Philip Thai is a historian of Modern China and East Asia with research and teaching interests that include legal history, economic history, and diplomatic history. He is the author of China’s War on Smuggling: Law, Economic Life, and the Making of the Modern State, 1842-1965 (Columbia University Press and a Study of the Weatherhead East Asian Institute, 2018).

During the 2022-23 academic year, he will be in residence at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study as an American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) Frederick Burkhardt Fellow working on his new project, “In the Shadows of the Bamboo Curtain: Underground Economies across Greater China during the Cold War.” At the core of Professor Thai’s inquiries is understanding the complex interplay between law, society, and economy. His interdisciplinary work has been supported by a number of organizations, including the ACLS, American Philosophical Society (APS), Fulbright-Hays Program, Social Science Research Council (SSRC), Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation, among others.

Event will be hosted on campus and online by Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies. 

With a population over 1.4 billion, the health system of India has challenges and opportunities on an unprecedented scale. India is making remarkable progress towards universal health coverage with its signature health insurance plan for 40 percent of its population–the largest insurance scheme in the world–as well as innovations in digital health and primary care. Join us to hear about recent advances directly from two of India’s senior civil servants who are also pursuing graduate degrees at Harvard.

Speakers: 

Praveen Gedam, MPH ’23 – “Challenges for digital health and the way forward”

Praveen is an Indian civil servant with experience of more than 20 years. Before joining Harvard, Praveen was the Additional Chief Executive Officer at the National Health Authority and in charge of two health programs of the Government of India. As the first Mission Director of an ambitious national digital health mission, he spearheaded the formulation of policies including those for digital health data management. He also led the development of a digital platform enabling interoperability among disparate systems. He also led India’s national health insurance scheme catering to >500 million citizens. Earlier in his career, Praveen led district and city governments, and departments at state and national levels, and worked extensively in the area of public health in cross-domain settings. Praveen has worked closely with various stakeholders such as political leaders, healthcare providers, international organizations, NGOs, media, and civil society. He has won several awards for his leadership and excellence in administration at the state and national levels. Praveen is MBBS from Nagpur University, India, and enjoys reading, music, and hiking. Praveen is currently a Master of Public Health student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and also a Fulbright scholar.

Vipul Aggarwal, MPH ’23 – “Engaging providers under PM-JAY: issues and priorities”

Vipul is a physician turned civil servant from India with more than 20 years of work experience. Most recently he served as the administrative head of Ayushman Bharat PM-JAY, the world’s largest public funded health assurance scheme serving 540 million beneficiaries (pmjay.gov.in). In previous assignments in Gujarat, he headed the National Health Mission, which is India’s major public health program, and also headed Procurement and Supply Chain Management for the health department of the province. He has also previously served as Police Chief of several districts as well as the head of police administration of Ahmedabad City. Vipul is currently a Master of Public Health student at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

This virtual event (registration required) is hosted by India Health Systems Reform Project of the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. 

In 1964, a military coup d’Etat, supported by sectors of civil society, inaugurated two decades of dictatorship in Brazil. In 2022, a right-wing government works to undermine democratic institutions and find justification for another period of authoritarianism. There is much in common in the political rhetoric used to attack democracy in both periods: antidemocratic forces speak of political corruption, an alleged communist threat, the need to defend religious and moral values, etc. But the two historical moments are also in sharp contrast to each other. The purpose of this panel is to explore similarities and differences between 1964 and 2022 while history unfolds and we witness whether Brazilian democracy will be able to avert –this time—a new moment of peril.

Speakers:
James Green, Carlos Manuel de Cespedes Professor of Modern Latin American History and Portuguese and Brazilian Studies; Director of the Brazil Initiative, Brown University.

Rodrigo Patto Sá Motta, Full Professor of Brazilian History, Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).

Ana Flávia Magalhães Pinto, Adjunct Professor, University of Brasilia (UnB). 

Moderated by: Sidney Chalhoub, David and Peggy Rockefeller Professor of History and of African and African American Studies; Faculty Affiliate, Department of Romance Languages and Literatures

Hosted virtually (registration required) by David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies in collaboration with The Future of Diplomacy Project at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation, Harvard Kennedy School. 

This seminar encourages discussions across disciplinary as well as national boundaries. After each presentation, there is ample time for critique and feedback. Pre-reads are typically circulated in advance. To request a copy, interested participants should contact the speaker directly.

Speakers: 
Claudio Morana,  Professor of Economics & Director of the Center for European Studies, University of Milano-Bicocca; Visiting Scholar 2022-2023, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
Chair: Hans-Helmut Kotz, Visiting Professor of Economics & Resident Faculty, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University; Member of the Executive Board, German Bundesbank (2002-2012)

Hosted by the Minda de Gunzberg Center for European Studies. 

From the transfer of ideas and people across borders through the Greek, Roman, and Byzantine civilizations to today's large-scale distress migration, Greece is an important location for studying the historical, theoretical, and practical aspects of mobility in the Eastern Mediterranean. In this year's Worldwide Week at Harvard, the Center for Hellenic Studies in Greece, in cooperation with the FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, the Department of History of Art + Architecture, and the Harvard Summer School, invites you to attend a discussion on "Mobility: Memory and Transformation in the Eastern Mediterranean."

The event will bring together faculty from three Harvard Programs in Greece, and will take place on October 12, 5–6 pm (followed by reception, 6–7 pm) at 485 Broadway: Lower Lecture Hall. 

Panelists:
Jacqueline Bhabha, Professor, TH Chan School of Public Health, Director of Research, FXB Center for Health & Human Rights, Harvard University.
Eurydice Georganteli, Lecturer, History of Art + Architecture, Academic Coordinator of the Harvard Summer Program in Greece, Harvard University.
Nicolas Prevelakis, Associate Senior Lecturer, Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, Director of the CHS Teaching Internships Program in Greece, Harvard University.
Vasileia Digidiki, Director of the Summer Program on Migration and Refugee Studies in Greece, FXB Center for Health & Human Rights, Harvard University.

Moderator:
Sandra Naddaff, Dean, Harvard Summer School, Senior Lecturer, Comparative Literature, Harvard University.

In-person event hosted by Center for Hellenic Studies, in cooperation with FXB Center for Health and Human Rights, Department of History of Art + Architecture, and Harvard Summer School. 

The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative is a university-wide academic and research center in humanitarian crisis and leadership. We aim to create new knowledge and advance evidence-based leadership in disasters and humanitarian crises through two main areas: the Humanitarian Academy at Harvard and Research & Translation. Our Humanitarian Academy produces a variety of online and in-person trainings designed to prepare students, practitioners, and emerging leaders to succeed in the humanitarian field. Our global research programs explore topics critical to communities affected by crises, such as disaster preparedness, risk resilience, humanitarian negotiation, gender-based violence, program evaluation, and the ethical use of data in humanitarian settings.

During this webinar, participants will learn about our global research and educational programs and how to get involved! This event is free and open to the public. Individuals with disabilities who would like to request accommodations may contact

 in advance of the program.

Hosted online by the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative. 

Please join us for an interactive panel discussion with leading Muslim women’s rights advocates, who will speak about their experiences in navigating the relationship between Islamic law and human rights advocacy. We will discuss their journeys as scholars and activists working towards gender equality and justice in Muslim societies. We will hear about the opportunities and challenges of reforming both secular and religious-based laws, especially family laws, in Islamic majority and minority contexts and their groundbreaking work to further a rights-based understanding of Islamic law. We will also explore paths forward towards collective solidarity and mindful action for gender equality and justice.

Event Presenters:

Zainah Anwar, Co-Founder, Musawah Movement for Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family. 
Hyshyama Hamin, Campaign Manager, Global Campaign for Equality in Family Law, Equality Now. 
Fer Ghanaa Ansari, International Advocay Officer, Musawah Movement for Equality and Justice in the Muslim Family. 
Marwa Sharafeldin (Moderator), Visiting Fellow, Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World, Harvard Law School. 

Hosted in person and livestreamed; organized by the Program on Law and Society in the Muslim World at Harvard Law School and co-sponsored by International Human Rights Clinic, the Human Rights Program, HLS Advocates for Human Rights, Musawah, and Equality Now. 

Since its founding in 1958 by Harvard and Cornell Universities, the Archaeological Exploration of Sardis has excavated, conserved, and published on aspects of the ancient city of Sardis in western Turkey from the prehistoric through the Islamic periods. The expedition is one of the longest-running international projects sponsored at Harvard and is one of the oldest classical archaeology projects in the Mediterranean. As part of Worldwide Week at Harvard 2022, this event brings together Harvard Art Museums staff and Harvard faculty and students involved in the project to introduce students to the activities of the excavation and their experience of working at the site.

Students will be able to view examples of documentation produced by participants on display during the Open House in Deknatel Hall, such as drawings and 3D models. The event will also be a meet-and-greet for Harvard undergraduate and graduate students to learn more about opportunities to participate.

Students are encouraged to enter via Broadway Street upon arrival. If you plan to attend, RSVP by Oct. 10 to alyssa_martinez@harvard.edu. If you are unable to attend and wish to learn more about these opportunities, please contact alyssa_martinez@harvard.edu by Oct. 14. For more information on Sardis, visit: sardisexpedition.org

Get a fresh new perspective on the world. Join us for a dose of international-themed humor with comedian Zarna Garg and the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society, in our sixth annual International Comedy Night.

About Zarna Garg

Zarna Garg is a mom and lawyer turned award-winning screenwriter and stand-up comedian, highlighting the immigrant and American experience with her own signature style. She performs for sold-out audiences at top clubs across the country, and you can find her each month at the famous Caroline’s on Broadway with her second hit show Sari, Not Sorry. She’s taken TikTok by storm, with her comedy videos gaining more than sixty million views and counting! Her debut romantic comedy screenplay Rearranged won the Best Comedy Screenplay Award at the 2019 Austin Film Festival and has been optioned by Marginal Mediaworks. Zarna is one of a handful of female Indian comedians worldwide, and quite possibly the only one who publicly takes on her mother-in-law. A rare voice tackling the type of humor few (if any) other Indian immigrant women have attempted before, Zarna proudly represents brown women everywhere.

About the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society

Founded in 2007, the Harvard College Stand-Up Comic Society (“Harvard College SUCS”) has been entertaining audiences in Sanders Theatre, Queens Head Pub, the Science Center, Fong Auditorium, the Gotham Comedy Club, and one random Rotary Club ever since. During their time with the Society, members have been seen at Improv Boston, the Comedy Studio, the Laugh Factory, and Last Comic Standing, and alumni have gone on to appear on Late Night, America's Got Talent, Last Comic Standing, the Boston Comedy Festival, and many other festivals and showcases. They've also been called a "ragtag band of misfits" by Cosmopolitan Magazine.

Hosted by the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs. 

Join us to learn more about the exciting research and policy impact work at the Center for International Development (CID). Fatema Z. Sumar, CID's Executive Director, will moderate a panel with CID staff and affiliates about CID’s work and pressing development challenges. The panel will address questions such as: How can governments best identify and reach the poor? Why are many places still excluded from the modern economy? How can urban design improve inclusivity of cities?

Panelists:
Douglas Barrios, Director of Policy Research at Growth Lab 
Alexa Weiss, ‪Senior Research Manager at Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD)
Charlotte Tuminelli, ‪Director of EPoD Training
Manasa Acharya, Master of Urban Planning candidate at the Graduate School of Design and CID Student Ambassador 

Hosted by the Center for International Development, Harvard Kennedy School. 

Join Woodbridge International Society as we present flavours from across the globe. This is an opportunity for College students of a diverse range of backgrounds to share their culture. Bring your friends to gather around the table and try something new. All nationalities are welcome.

Hosted by the Woodbridge International Society.