University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
HAA Announces Overseers and Directors Slate for 2026
Alumni will vote this spring for members of two key governing boards
Harvard-MIT edX adds 15 partner institutions in global expansion
The Harvard-MIT online-learning venture undertakes a major global expansion
Harvard Business School Conference on U.S. Competitiveness
Firms are profitable, but the nation’s living standards aren't rising.
Anne Harrington and John Durant new masters of Harvard's Pforzheimer House
Scholars Anne Harrington and John Durant step into their new roles in the fall.
Harvard endowment administrator pay disclosed
Robust results yield strong year for portfolio managers; other salaries disclosed
Harvard learning and teaching innovations
Highlights from the second University-wide Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching conference
Korean rapper and YouTube star PSY speaks at Harvard
The Korean-born rapper is a social media superstar.
Blood protein found in young mice reverses age-related heart failure in old mice
A protein that circulates in the blood of young mice reverses cardiac hypertrophy in old mice.
Harvard education school interim dean Richard Murnane
He succeeds Kathleen McCartney, who will become president of Smith.
Harvard professors at faculty meeting express wariness about governance
Harvard professors suggest administrative concerns override academic considerations.
Soledad O’Brien Named Harvard College Class Day Speaker
The class of 2013 will hear a star of the twenty-fifth-reunion class.