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Harvard, Ivies to Join Big Ten
… Big Ten announced that they would merge, effective in the 2025-26 academic year, and that the conference will … Fools Harvard Magazine … “Superconference” play begins in 2025-26 and will feature relegation. … Harvard, Ivies to …
“Advocate for Education,” Garber Urges
… his Baccalaureate Address to the Harvard College Class of 2025. Garber said that “the relationships that you developed … As Garber closed his address, he set the Harvard Class of 2025 off to new beginnings. “We are proud of you, and we are …
Penny Pritzker’s Perspectives
During a telephone conversation Monday afternoon, Penny Pritzker, senior fellow of the Harvard Corporation, talked about the governing board’s effort to engage more with the University community, its nascent work on the scheduled spring 2026 search for …
James J. Husson Appointed Head of Development
James J . “Jim” Husson has been appointed vice president for alumni affairs and development, the University’s senior fundraising official, effective April 1. He succeeds Brian K. Lee, who came to the position in 2018 and will remain on duty through the …
Harvard University’s 374th Commencement Excercises
… DAY AND ALUMNI DAY Harvard University’s Class of 2025 Commencement Thursday, May 29, 2025 Harvard’s 374th Commencement exercises will be held on Thursday, May 29, 2025. For information regarding the schedule, tickets, and …
Issue: March-April 2025
The Harvard and Radcliffe Classes of ’65 Reflect at Reunion
… In his presentation, “Tectonic Changes 1960-2025: U.S. in Global Perspective,” he shared statistics …
The Faculty’s Fears
The agenda for the April 1 Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) meeting was routine: voting on letter-grading of some required undergraduate courses , a program name change, an in camera discussion of a committee report on student discipline . But under the …
Understanding AI Vulnerabilities
… data become more important to mitigate these risks. As of 2025, businesses have embraced APIs more than ever, weaving …
Focus on Finances
… number of units owned (from gifts). But note: for fiscal 2025, a smaller 2.5 percent increase is authorized. Net …
Jonathan Shaw , John S. Rosenberg
Issue: January-February 2025
Harvard’s Tax-Exempt Status Threatened
… a letter to the University demanding records “by April 30, 2025” of any “illegal and violent activities” by foreign …
Philip Lovejoy to Step Down as Harvard Alumni Leader
Philip W. Lovejoy, executive director of the Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) since July 2014, today announced his retirement from the post at the end of this year, concluding a quarter-century of Harvard service. The news follows the most recent …
A New Contract for HUCTW
… percent in 2023, 3.8 percent in 2024, and 3.5 percent in 2025. Those percentages will vary a bit depending on salary, …
News Briefs
… (rising from $20/MTCDE in fiscal year 2023 to $50 in 2025) will be used to defray 10 percent of the investments …
Issue: January-February 2022
A Dean’s Adieu
During a morning conversation on May 18, Claudine Gay reflected on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ (FAS) priorities and progress during her service as dean since 2018: aims and accomplishments that can become somewhat overshadowed by the demands of …
Behind the Scenes: Writing About COVID-19
Friday afternoon, February 21, 1:00 p.m. : a press release about the novel coronavirus arrives via email from the Medical School—embargoed for release Sunday at midnight, so I have 48 hours to put together a story before the news is released to the …