University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Boston Board Approves Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus Framework
City planners adopt principles to guide future development of the commercial innovation district in Allston.
FAS Plans Administrative Overhaul
Facing financial pressures, Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences seeks ways to streamline.
Pete Buttigieg Calls For a Politics of ‘Belonging’
A Kennedy School panel discusses polarization and the uncertain future of American democracy.
What a Key EPA Repeal Means for America’s Climate Future
A Harvard alumni panel examines the impact of the “Endangerment Finding.”
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.
Sylvia Mathews Burwell and Michael S. Chae to Join Harvard Corporation
The alumni will fill two vacancies on the University’s governing board.
Paul Ryan Warns Congress Is Losing Power—and Blames Both Parties
At Harvard Kennedy School, the former House speaker reflected on executive overreach, DEI, and “wokeism.”
NASA Astronaut Jonny Kim to Speak at Harvard in June
The American Navy SEAL, born to immigrants, is a doctor and a space traveler.
Chan School of Public Health Department Chair Departs for UCLA
Kari Nadeau, an environmental health leader, will serve as the dean of the Fielding School of Public Health.
Department of Education Investigates Harvard Admissions and Antisemitism Claims
The University calls federal actions “retaliatory.”
Trump Administration Sues Harvard over Civil Rights
The March 20 suit seeks to rescind research grants that were restored in an earlier court ruling.