Current visitors of Harvard Ed Portal’s Crossings Gallery at Allston, Cambridge MΑ, will come across a 20x30-inch painting that shows an anthropomorphic Greek mythological titan woman surrounded by more than a dozen other female figures. The painting “Mnemosyne, Mother of the Muses” was created by M. Zoie Lafis, Executive Director of CHS US, who is among the 242 Harvard staff participating in this year’s Harvard Staff Art Show.

The Harvard Staff Art Show

The annual university-wide Show showcases...

Mark Schiefsky, Director of the Center for Hellenic Studies, was selected and proudly participated as a torchbearer in the Olympic Torch Relay "Paris 2024" route in Nafplio on April 17. He was among the flame bearers of the city, running with the torch from Syntagma Square to Philhellene Square, which is located right in front of our headquarters in Greece. Following the route in Nafplio, the flame was delivered to the members of the International Olympic Committee, who carried it to its next destination.

The Olympic Torch Relay embodies the rich tradition of the Games,...

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The Harvard Graduate School of Design Dean's visit to Nafplio was completed with great success. Starting her visit from CHS Greece, Dean Sarah M. Whiting had the opportunity to tour the Center's premises, hear about our ongoing activities and discuss future collaborations with the CHS Greece team.

Afterward, she delivered a lecture entitled "Dynamic Wholes" at the Municipality of Nafplio's Vouleutiko, organized by the...

The Harvard University Women's Water Polo Team is visiting Greece from January 9 to January 15, 2024. On Friday, January 12, the university's team will compete against the Women's Under-19 National Team of Greece. The game will be open to the public and will take place at the Papastrateio Swimming Pool of Piraeus at 7 pm.

On January 14, Head Coach...

Following a week of extensive meetings at the Harvard campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the CHS Greece team embarked on a trip to Washington DC and the CHS headquarters. During their stay, they engaged in a series of fruitful discussions with their CHS US counterparts, addressing both ongoing and upcoming initiatives. On Sunday, October 22, Matina Goga, holding the position of Curricular Development Manager, Mina Tsentourou, with the...

The third in-person summit of the Directors of Harvard's Global Offices was organized on the Cambridge campus by the Office of the Vice Provost for International Affairs, Mark Elliott. The proceedings started on Friday, October 13, with a business dinner, and continued Monday, October 16, with a day full of presentations by the global offices and other esteemed colleagues from Harvard, like Bharat N. Anand, Vice Provost for Advances in Learning, who presented on "Harvard Online: VPAL’s Global Reach." The presentation of Christos Giannopoulos, Managing Director of CHS Greece, and Yi Wang...

Once again, CHS Greece and CHS US participated in Harvard's Worldwide Week 2023, joining forces with several other Harvard offices to celebrate the diversity of the university globally. The centerpiece of the Center's contribution was a roundtable discussion that aimed to bring together diverse perspectives and ideas on teaching humanities to incarcerated individuals. This dialogue included the valuable insights of a re-entering citizen,...

The Harvard Staff Art Show 2024 is now accepting submissions for its online exhibition and in-person shows.

Harvard colleagues who wish to share...