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.
Harvard's Art Museums reopen in Renzo Piano building designed for teaching
Harvard’s Art Museums reopen, poised to fulfill their pedagogical purpose.
Harvard Kennedy School Dean David Ellwood steps down
The Harvard Kennedy School’s leader will conclude his service at the end of the academic year.
Harvard's Douglas Melton creates functional insulin-producing human beta cells
Douglas Melton creates working beta cells from stem cells for eventual use in treatment of Type 1 diabetes.
Research into medical marijuana and cognitive function
Novelist Patricia Cornwell donates $500,000 to McLean program studying the drug's effect on cognitive function.
Harvard Center for European Studies scholar writes new book on the Berlin Wall
A scholar at the Center for European Studies traces the unexpected causes of the opening of divided Berlin.
Harvard remembers Peter Gomes in Memorial Minute
The late Pusey minister in Memorial Church is memorialized by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
Dumbarton Oaks, Harvard's Washington, D.C., center, celebrates new spaces
Harvard’s Washington, D.C., humanities center enhances its community—and its intellectual reach
Harvard engineering dean Cherry Murray honored
The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences dean receives the National Medal of Technology and Innovation
Harvard Kennedy School campus expansion
An ambitious expansion and reconfiguration goes before Cambridge planners.
Vice President Joe Biden on Foreign policy at Harvard Kennedy School
The vice president on Ebola, ISIL, China, and Russia at HKS