Faculty & Community

Insights into groundbreaking faculty research, innovative projects, and academic thought leadership across Harvard’s schools and institutes.

Harvard Professor Michael Sandel Wins Philosophy’s Berggruen Prize

The creator of the popular ‘Justice’ course receives a $1 million award.

by Lydialyle Gibson

How AI Could Be Raising Your Energy Bill

Utilities shift AI infrastructure costs onto consumers.

by Daniel Oberhaus

Harvard Ramps Up Fundraising As Trump Admin Cuts Research Funds

This week in the battle between Harvard and the Trump administration 

by Nina Pasquini

AI is Making Medical Decisions — But For Whom?

Doctors warn that without an ethical framework, patients could be left behind.

by Olivia Farrar

Plans for a Harvard Faculty Senate Move Forward

And annual awards for excellence in teaching, advising, mentoring, and scholarship

by Jonathan Shaw

A Magna Carta at Harvard Law School

A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment. 

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard Allocating Additional $250 Million to Research

University increasing its research funding by 50 percent after grant revocations

by Max J. Krupnick

FAS Dean Outlines Preparations for Loss of Federal Funding

“To preserve our mission, we must act now,” Hoekstra says at faculty meeting

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Research on Hold

Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.

by Nina Pasquini

Encouraging Harvard to Resist

Alumni and faculty letters urge Harvard to defend itself and academic freedom.

by Max J. Krupnick

Alice Hamilton at Harvard—Pioneer for Women in Medicine

Brief life of a public-health pioneer and reformer: 1869-1970

by Daniel Stone