Stuart M. Shieber '81, Welch professor of computer science, who led the Faculty of Arts and Sciences in its historic adoption of an open access policy—designed to make the articles its members publish in scholarl journals freely available on the Internet—has been named director of the University's new Office for Scholarly Communication (OSC). The OSC will be responsible for implementing University policies on open access.
Read more about Shieber's appointment here.
Due to rain, the University held dual Convocation ceremonies for the Class of 2030 in Sanders Theatre.
President Alan M. Garber uses traditional Memorial Church address to consider the unique qualities of human intelligence and learning.
The University will compensate families of those whose remains were sold and establish a scholarship to honor anatomical donors.
The 2026-2027 Ledecky and Summer Undergraduate Fellows
A roundup of University news from the summer of 2026
The president of Harvard Magazine’s Board of Directors will step down in September.
