University News

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

Sign of the Times: Harvard Quarterback Jaden Craig Will Play for TCU

Out of eligibility for the Crimson, the star entered the transfer portal.  

by Dick Friedman

Endowment Distribution to Be Reduced 8 Percent; Budget Cuts Loom

Distributions from the endowment will be reduced 8 percent in each of the next two fiscal years; that action sets the stage for significant budget cuts.

A Walk through History, with Justice Ginsburg as Guide

The Supreme Court justice speaks at a Radcliffe Institute conference on gender and the law.

Cherry A. Murray Named SEAS Dean

Murray comes to Harvard from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and was previously a senior vice president at Bell Laboratories.

Vice President Sally Zeckhauser to Retire

The University's longest-serving senior administrator, Sally Zeckhauser, vice president for administration, will retire at the end of the academic year.

Stanford Imposes Deeper Cuts, Too

Updated. Citing the deepening economic and financial crises, Stanford has decided to make deeper expense cuts in the next fiscal year; Yale recently imposed deeper cuts, too.

Jim Yong Kim Named Dartmouth President

Kim directs Harvard's François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, and is known for his involvement in tuberculosis and AIDS relief work.

In the Hole

Harvard assesses the feasibility of completing capital projects now under way, and the timing of other parts of its institutional master plan.

A Vision for the Arts

A University-wide task force recommends new degree programs, courses, and spaces for art production.

The Fiscal Crunch

Harvard and its schools are preparing for broad and potentially deep cost reductions.

A Global Health View

A profile of Julio Frenk, new dean of the Harvard School of Public Health