University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Cancelled Affinity Celebrations. Students Held Them Anyway.
In hotels, parks, and churches, graduates decried the end of DEI programs.
by Nina Pasquini
The Campus, Quieted
The sudden dispersal from Cambridge and Boston, Commencement postponed, and the looming financial consequences
by John S. Rosenberg
All College Spring-Semester Grades Will Be Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory
“We cannot proceed as if nothing has changed,” FAS dean Claudine Gay wrote. “Everything has changed."
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
College Admits 4.9 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2024
And the term bill exceeds $70,000 for the first time.
“Don’t Zoom While Driving”
On taking a Harvard Gen Ed class remotely with William C. Kirby
by John S. Rosenberg
Second Chances in CS50
In a paper aimed at fellow educators, David Malan reports on interventions designed to teach academic honesty in the wildly popular introductory computer science course he teaches at Harvard.
by Jonathan Shaw
Coronavirus Closes Classes
Students transition to online learning—perhaps for the rest of the semester—and are asked not to return after spring break.
by John S. Rosenberg
Upending U.S. Politics
Undergraduates contribute to a new book on grass-roots organizing at the center of American politics.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Sexual Harassment Survivors Condemn Harvard's Investigation Process
Accusers of former Harvard government professor Jorge Domínguez speak out about their experiences.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Harvard Explores Slavery Connections Further
The president announces a $5-million initiative.
by John S. Rosenberg
A First-Gen First
Alumni share their moving stories through the first interest-group “class report.”
by John S. Rosenberg