#  Intellectual Vitality in Action 

 



##  Intellectual Vitality in Action 

 

 

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##  News and Events 

 



  [### (Re)Discovering Wonder at Visitas

 ](/news/2026/05/rediscovering-wonder-visitas) May 26, 2026 

 

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   [### Under Deming, Harvard’s Intellectual Vitality Initiative Takes a New Shape

 ](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/4/30/intellectual-vitality-under-deming/) April 30, 2026 

 

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   [### Challenging Thought Through Thesis

 ](https://college.harvard.edu/about/news/challenging-thought-through-thesis) April 29, 2026 

 

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### Advisory Boards 

 

Meet the student and faculty bodies shaping Intellectual Vitality.



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### Student Experience 

 

Explore how Intellectual Vitality is beginning to take root across Harvard College.



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### Intellectual Vitality in the Classroom 

 

Partnering with various academic offices at Harvard College, Intellectual Vitality is taking root in classrooms.



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