# News ### Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture Announces Funding Recipients Celebrating its [successful launch](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/newsplus/harvard-launches-new-study-of-psychedelics-in-society-and-culture/), the [Study of Psychedelics in Society and Culture](https://psychedelics-study.harvard.edu/), an interdisciplinary effort that reaches across the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Harvard Law School, and Harvard Divinity School, has named its first group of funding recipients. [ READ MORE arrow\_circle\_right ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/05/study-of-psychedelics-announces-funding-recipients/) ![Flowers highlight a beautiful spring day on Harvard Divinity School’s campus.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_1_1__480x480/public/mahindra/files/gazette_psych_feat_news.png?h=b3dfb749&itok=OfKLtLga) ## Browse News [### June 2026: Mahindra Humanities Center Leadership Updates ](/news/2026/06/june-2026-mahindra-humanities-center-leadership-updates) June 11, 2026 We are delighted to share the news that Suzie Clark has been reappointed as director of the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard and that Robin Kelsey has agreed to serve as interim director beginning on July 1, 2026. ![Suzie Clark, left, and Robin Kelsey, right](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Untitled%20design.png?itok=84Y-ePzn) [### Sri Lankan Novelist Anuk Arudpragasam Reflects on War, Guilt, and Fiction at Mahindra Humanities Center Talk ](https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2026/3/3/rudpragasam-war-and-guilt/) March 05, 2026 Sri Lankan novelist Anuk Arudpragasam argued that fiction can give moral weight to lives shaped by civil war — and to the guilt of surviving it. ![Anuk Arudpragasam and Tara K. Menon, mid-conversation](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-03/015558_1384300.jpg.1500x1125_q95_crop-smart_upscale.jpeg?h=aee48956&itok=ODOzm19T) [### Steve McQueen could lecture you, but he’s got other plans ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/10/steve-mcqueen-could-lecture-you-but-hes-got-other-plans/) October 01, 2025 ‘I think the audience needs more, and I feel I need to give more,’ says award-winning filmmaker — presenter of this year’s Norton talks. ![Steve McQueen](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-10/100125_Steve_McQueen_07%20%281%29.png?h=70a80297&itok=46YFDbi2) [### Marking 100 years of Norton Lectures ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/09/marking-100-years-of-norton-lectures/) September 29, 2025 Panelists reflect on ‘incredible value’ of annual series as ‘megaphone’ for artists and scholars. ![Sean Kelly (from left), Stephanie Burt, Adam Gopnik, Vijay Iyer, and Viet Thanh Nguyen.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-10/091125_100_Years_Norton_0047-1920.png?itok=c4GguKgv) [### Talking about music doesn’t have to be difficult ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/05/talking-about-music-doesnt-have-to-be-difficult/) May 16, 2025 Yeats poem inspires 3 songs and deep listening, discussion at Mahindra event. ![Krista River and the Arneis Quartet perform at the WordSong event](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/05072025_WordSong_0010-1920.png?itok=-Aj05z_Z) [### Future doesn’t have to be dystopian, says Ruha Benjamin ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/04/future-doesnt-have-to-be-dystopian-says-ruha-benjamin/) April 24, 2025 In Tanner Lectures, Princeton sociologist talks AI, social justice ![Ruha Benjamin](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-05/040925_TannerLecture_126.png?itok=QWp1r5hR) [### What really scares Katie Kitamura ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/04/what-really-scares-katie-kitamura/) April 21, 2025 Ahead of Harvard visit, author talks performance, privacy, and horror inspiration for latest novel. ![Katie Kitamura](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-04/Kitamura_Banner_1920x1080_WEB.jpg?itok=FkWkdJiv) [### Patricia Lockwood wants you to admit the internet is real life ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/04/patricia-lockwood-wants-you-to-admit-the-internet-is-real-life/) April 03, 2025 In Harvard talk, author riffs on ‘cloistered’ upbringing, crafting characters through dialogue, working in bed vs. on couch ![Steve McQueen](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-10/100125_Steve_McQueen_07%20%281%29_0.png?h=70a80297&itok=46KSmATI) [### How a ‘guest’ in English language channels ‘outsider’ perspective into fiction ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/12/laila-lalami-explains-why-she-starts-a-story-in-the-middle/) December 09, 2024 Laila Lalami talks about multilingualism, inspirations of everyday life, and why she starts a story in the middle. ![James Wood (left) and Laila Lalami](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-01/111324_Writers_Speak_0493.png?h=e5f43379&itok=p-j01xW7) [### So, here’s the thing about women comedians that isn’t funny ](https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2024/11/so-heres-thing-about-women-comedians-that-isnt-funny/) November 08, 2024 At the Hauser Forum for the Arts, comedian Iliza Shlesinger spoke with comedy writer Bess Kalb about self-censoring, comedy in the age of social media, and double standards for female comedians. ![Bess Kalb, left, in conversation with Iliza Shlesinger](/sites/g/files/omnuum4936/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/102324_iliza_shlesinger_0218.png?h=2af8cb89&itok=1KgK_JlU) - Previous page chevron\_left - [1](?page=0 "Current page") - [2](?page=1 "Go to page 2") - [3](?page=2 "Go to page 3") - [4](?page=3 "Go to page 4") - [ Next page chevron\_right ](?page=1 "Go to next page")