Faculty & Research


Plans for a Faculty Senate Move Forward

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

by Jonathan Shaw

Arts and Sciences’ Inflection Point

Highlights from Dean Michael D. Smith’s annual report

Cherry Murray Steps Down as Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean

Led school during period of rapid growth—and huge ambitions

Divestment: Faculty Members Make Their Case

In a private meeting with University leaders and a public forum, faculty group pushes for divestment.

The Civil War’s Personal Histories

A Schlesinger Library exhibit reveals the domestic side of the war.

Propelling Public Health

A transformative endowment gift from Gerald L. Chan and family

University People

A National Medal of Technology for SEAS dean, National Humanities Medalists, MacArthur Fellows, and more

Harvard Portrait: Deborah Anker

A specialist on immigration at Harvard Law School

by Francesca Annic...

Governing in the Smartphone Era

Harnessing civic data makes governments more responsive to citizens.

by Stephanie Garlock

Making Organizations Moral

Max Bazerman wants leaders to take notice of ethical challenges.

by Sophia Nguyen

The New Histories

Scholars pursue sweeping new interpretations of the human past.

by Jonathan Shaw