Graduate & Professional Schools

Updates and features from Harvard’s graduate schools, including Law, Business, Medicine, and others.

Brick building with a large clock and tree branches against a clear blue sky.

Trump Administration Sues Harvard over Civil Rights

The March 20 suit seeks to rescind research grants that were restored in an earlier court ruling.

by Schuyler Velasco

Harvard Ramps Up Fundraising As Trump Admin Cuts Research Funds

This week in the battle between Harvard and the Trump administration 

by Nina Pasquini

Four images: A poster announcing Arthur Kleinman's retirement; a photograph of him speaking at a podium in a packed auditorium; a bobblehead of Harry Lewis, wearing glasses and a long brown coat; and Harry Lewis at a classroom podium, smiling

Two Momentous Faculty Retirements

Arthur Kleinman and Harry Lewis depart the classroom.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Massachusetts Hall

Centralizing University Discipline

Harvard establishes new disciplinary procedures for campus protest violations.

by Jonathan Shaw

Microscope examining Harvard Medical School building held by gloved hand, with stethoscope and Harvard shields.

Harvard Research on Hold

Funding freeze halts Harvard projects overnight.

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard Gates

Harvard’s tax-exempt status threatened

Ability to host foreign students also in jeopardy

by Jonathan Shaw

Perspective view of a train on tracks lined by trees, surrounded by colorfully dressed onlookers.

Paper Peepshows at Harvard's Baker Library

How “paper peepshows” brought distant realms to life

by Nina Pasquini

Alice Hamilton in a dark dress with high lace collar, gazing left in a sepia-toned portrait

Alice Hamilton at Harvard—Pioneer for Women in Medicine

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

by Daniel Stone

Lisa Iezzoni smiling while riding a motorized wheelchair on a paved path through a grassy area

Addressing Gaps in Care for Patients with Disabilities

Lisa Iezzoni explores the unmet needs of patients with disabilities.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Hopi Hoekstra standing on outdoor steps in sunlight, wearing a dark top and pendant necklace

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences on Discipline and Financial Aid

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences discusses classroom conversations, boosts aid, addresses discipline—and faces austerity

by John S. Rosenberg

Abraham Verghese and Atul Gawande, Commencement and Alumni Day speakers

Brief Harvard News Spring 2025

Physician-authors address Commencement and Alumni Day, new School of Education Dean, and more