University News

Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.

Harvard Alumni and Faculty Win Five Pulitzer Prizes

Winners include Jill Lepore, Bess Wohl, and Pablo Torre.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Scoundrels, Then and Now

On con men, Mark Twain, and the powers of the Harvard name

by Primus VI

AI Hunts For Stolen Harvard Coins

A museum curator and a computer scientist track down ancient coins taken in a legendary heist.

by Schuyler Velasco

News in Brief

The FAS deficit, Corporation fellows, Epstein fallout, and more

Houghton Library Displays Revolution-era News and Propaganda

A new exhibit reveals how early Americans learned about the war.

by Nell Porter-Brown

Faculty Postpone Vote on Grade Inflation Reforms

A decision on an amended proposal to cap A’s will likely come at next month’s meeting.

by Lydialyle Gibson

FAS Plans Administrative Overhaul

Facing financial pressures, Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences seeks ways to streamline.

by Jonathan Shaw

Pete Buttigieg Calls For a Politics of ‘Belonging’

A Kennedy School panel discusses polarization and the uncertain future of American democracy.

by Lydialyle Gibson

What a Key EPA Repeal Means for America’s Climate Future

A Harvard alumni panel examines the impact of the “Endangerment Finding.”

by Olivia Farrar

Jerome Powell Talks Risk, Resilience, and AI at Harvard

The Fed Chairman laid out the U.S. central bank’s approach to global conflict and an unpredictable future.

by Schuyler Velasco