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

Advancing the Science and Art of Teaching

Highlights from the second University-wide Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching conference

Soledad O’Brien ’88 Named Harvard College Class Day Speaker

The class of 2013 will hear a star of the twenty-fifth-reunion class.

Harvard Class of ’17 Yield Reaches 82 Percent

Wait-listed applicants may be out of luck.

Toward a “Modified Honor Code”?

How Harvard College might adapt academic-integrity expectations for students

Flags Honor Veterans Mental Health Awareness

Student organization honors first-ever Veterans Mental Health Awareness Week.

Brevia

Harvard news: Oprah at Commencement, Cass R. Sunstein, College admissions and costs, union contract, quiz-show titles overturned, sustainable-investing vice president, and more

E-mail Imbroglio

Fallout from cheating investigation widens as additional reviews of a resident dean’s accounts are reported to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Further Undisclosed E-mail Investigations Revealed at Harvard

Fallout from cheating investigation widens as additional reviews of a resident dean’s accounts are reported to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.

Harvard College Admits 5.8 Percent of Applicants

Admissions rate edges down slightly—in Cambridge and throughout the Ivy League.

Harvard College Term Bill Increases 3.5 Percent

Financial-aid budget rises 5.8 percent, to $182 million