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Radcliffe Institute Dean Departs for Stanford

Tomiko Brown-Nagin has been named dean of Stanford’s Graduate School of Education.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Harvard College Shutters Dudley Community, Lays Off Writing Center Director

FAS leaders say restructuring will be complete by mid-October.

by Lydialyle Gibson

International Students Capped at 4 Years

A new federal rule sparks uncertainty for graduate students.

by Laurel M. Shugart

Nieman Foundation Taps Henry Chu as Curator

The award-winning international journalist has served as interim curator since 2025.

by Schuyler Velasco

Last Call in Cambridge

A summer of loosened liquor laws moved in an opposite direction from proposed changes to the city’s licensing rules—reviving a tension in regulatory history that predates either policy.

by Laurel M. Shugart

FAS Restructuring Layoffs Begin

College staff whose jobs will be changed or eliminated were notified this week.

by Lydialyle Gibson

A Harvard Choral Group Sings Again, 50 Years Later

The Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum reunites for a 50th anniversary tour around France.

by Olivia Farrar

Hillel International Withdraws a Brief Supporting Harvard

The organization said its amicus brief had not been reviewed internally.

by Jonathan Shaw

Tara Menon’s Debut Novel Combines Friendship, Grief, and Climate Disaster

The popular Harvard English professor published Under Water this spring.

by Andrés Muedano

Dingman Named Harvard’s Interim Dean of Freshmen

The longtime administrator, who retired from the post in 2018, returns as the College reorganizes. 

by Laurel M. Shugart

Harvard, Supporters File Briefs in Federal Funding Case

The government also opens an investigation into financial aid awards to Chinese students.

by Jonathan Shaw

A Harvard Evolutionary Biologist Explains Why Exercise Matters on GLP-1s

As weight loss medications become more common, Daniel Lieberman discusses the importance of preserving muscle.

by Olivia Farrar