Looking back at 2021
Looking back at 2021
From accomplishments and awards to viruses and vaccines, we’re reflecting on everything that happened this year.
The year at Harvard
These were some of the big moments from 2021 at Harvard.
January
Harvard alum Amanda Gorman delivered a poem at President Biden’s inauguration.
February
Tampa Bay Buccaneer and Harvard alum Cameron Brate played in the Super Bowl.
March
On Match Day, Medical School students learned where they would do their residencies.
April
On Earth Day, members of the Harvard community shared their thoughts, fears, and hopes for the planet.
May
We gathered online to award degrees and celebrate the achievements of our graduates.
June
After a 15-month, COVID-forced hiatus, the Family Van, a mobile health clinic affiliated with Harvard Medical School, got back on its regular routes.
July
Sixteen athletes from Harvard took part in the XXXII Olympics in Tokyo.
August
Undergraduate students, some who hadn’t been on campus in more than a year due to the pandemic, arrived at Harvard.
September
Nearly 200 student-athletes received their “Major H” sweaters.
October
Kennedy School fellow Maria Ressa won the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts safeguarding freedom of expression.
November
Harvard beat Yale in the 137th playing of “The Game.”
December
The Harvard Ed Portal launched their fifth annual Allston-Brighton Winter Market, which supports local artisans.
The world in 2021
Graduate School of Design experts discuss the electricity crisis in Texas
Harvard Chan School professor examines the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan
Harvard faculty member reviews a difficult summer in Haiti
Students at Harvard reflect on the 20th anniversary of 9/11
Members of the Harvard community attend COP26
Another pandemic year
For another year, members of the Harvard community researched COVID-19, treated those who became ill, and helped educate the public.
