University News
Alumni Cheer on Harvard
At Alumni Day, ringing endorsements of Harvard’s fight
by Max J. Krupnick
Allston Ambitions
The Business School dean is bullish on engineering and data-science collaborations, and online learning.
by John S. Rosenberg
Online Updates
Online learning, evolving at Harvard and beyond, attracts critical analysis.
by John S. Rosenberg
University People
Dunster departure, graduate-school deans, faculty writing-prize winners, and more
Brevia
Mark Zuckerberg drops in, Justice Scalia’s papers, dental-school milestone, and more
Harvard’s Class Gap
The chasm between elite academia and working-class Americans—and how to bridge it
by Richard D. Kahl...
New Schedule, New Math
The College adopts a new class schedule, and renews the quantitative requirement with a nod toward data science.
by John S. Rosenberg
Graduate-Student Squeeze
Harvard limits stipend increases to 1.5 percent for the next academic year.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Engaging with “Inclusion” at Harvard
President Faust’s task force hosts a University-wide discussion on April 5.
by Oset Babür
Harvard College Admits 5.2 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2021
The admission rate decreased, barely, to 5.20 percent, from last year’s 5.22 percent.
Ashton Carter Returns to Kennedy School
The former U.S. Secretary of Defense rejoins the faculty in a new role.
by John S. Rosenberg