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Gene Kim named winner of Richard J. Samuels Dissertation Award in Japanese Studies

Gene T. Kim, a 2026 graduate of Harvard’s Ph.D. program in History and East Asian Languages (HEAL), has been named the second recipient of the United States-Japan Foundation’s Richard J. Samuels Dissertation Award in Japanese Studies.

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Toshiko Mori awarded Gold Medal for Architecture from the American Academy of Arts and Letters

Toshiko Mori, Robert P. Hubbard Professor in the Practice of Architecture at Harvard Graduate School of Design, and the founding principal of Toshiko Mori Architect, has been awarded the 2026 Gold Medal for Architecture by the American Academy of Arts and Letters. The award recognizes a body of work that has had a lasting impact on the field of architecture. Prof. Mori is the first woman to receive the Gold Medal since its establishment in 1981.

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Andrew D. Gordon receives Everett I. Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Award

Andrew D. Gordon, Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History, was recognized by the Harvard Griffin GSAS Student Council (GSC) at the 27th annual Everett I. Mendelsohn Excellence in Mentoring Awards ceremony. Remarks included his impact as having "touched the lives of countless students with consistent devotion to training scholars" over many years of service to the university.

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Ryo Morimoto featured in the FAS Current for coursework on robotics

Ryo Morimoto, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, was recently featured in The FAS Current, an online news platform for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, for his course “Robots in Human Ecology" (ANTHRO 1956).

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Akira Iriye (1934-2026) remembered in the Asahi Shimbun

The March 3, 2026 evening edition of The Asahi Shimbun published a memorial tribute to Akira Iriye (1934-2026), Charles Warren Professor of American History, Emeritus, at Harvard University.

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