University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Stand-Up to Simmer Down
In comedy groups, students find ways to be absurd, present, and a little less self-conscious.
by Nina Pasquini
Harvard Undertakes Review of Athletics
Dean Claudine Gay focuses on student experience, sports culture, and strategic planning.
by John S. Rosenberg
Reasoned Debate, Free Speech, and Service
President Bacow, at Morning Prayers, and deans, welcoming students, open the semester by addressing community values in a time of divisive discourse.
by John S. Rosenberg
A Revised Gen Ed Debuts
The College’s required curriculum relaunches with dozens of new experiential, case-based courses.
by Nina Pasquini
Advice for an Imperfect World
First-year Convocation for the class of 2023
by Nina Pasquini
College Announces New Public-Service Leadership
An inaugural faculty director and an assistant dean direct a broader civic-engagement effort.
by John S. Rosenberg
The Movement to Open Up Syllabi
“It’s kind of like when you go to the library to check out one book, but it’s actually the book next to the book you were looking for that was the important one. A syllabus sets up that opportunity.”
by Nina Pasquini
Harvard Appoints Interim Winthrop House Leaders
After a tumultuous semester, Mark and Mary Herlihy-Gearan take up the reins.
by John S. Rosenberg
Curricle, the Course Catalog Matrix
Researchers with metaLAB (at) Harvard will test a new course exploration tool that presents the curriculum as a rich network of connections.
by Nina Pasquini
Harvard Dismisses Fencing Coach for Conflict of Interest
Peter Brand dismissed
by John S. Rosenberg
"I Can't See My Family"
DACA recipient Daishi Miguel Tanaka '19 graduated last month without his parents in attendance.
by Nina Pasquini