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

people stand at a table that reads "Harvard College Dean of Students Office First-Year Orientation"

Harvard’s New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths

A summer course for first-years focuses on academic success, diverse viewpoints.

by Jonathan Shaw

Anant Agarwal, edX president

University of Texas joins Harvard-MIT edX online learning venture

The state’s system brings nine universities and six health institutions to the online partnership.

The solar array installed atop the Gordon Indoor Track offers 591.5 kilowatts of clean-energy capacity.

Harvard news: solar cells, edX rolls out, Drew Faust on TV, and more

Harvard's largest solar installation, edX develops, Drew Faust’s research becomes a TV program, the Gilgamesh sculpture, and more

Harvard MIT edX online learning venture

Harvard partners with MIT to form edX, an ambitious online learning venture.

EdX, joint online learning venture by Harvard and MIT, announced

EdX will offer courses, explore distance- and campus-based learning technologies