University News

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

Getting to Mars (for Real)

Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.

by Olivia Farrar

Diversity, affirmative-action adjuration, going global, and General Education

College race debates reach Harvard, admissions adjudication, again, the launch of the Harvard Global Institute, and General Education revisited

by Marina N. Bolotnikova , John S. Rosenberg

Harvard fall 2015 news briefs

Medical dean stepping down, Rhodes and Marshall scholars, more conservative Winthrop House addition, and more

Harvard endowment undergoes sweeping change

Harvard Management CEO Stephen Blyth details dramatic changes in endowment investing.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Corporation elects Princeton's Tilghman

The Tigers’ president emerita joins the Crimson’s senior governing board.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard men's basketball loses two of three local games

Harvard men’s basketball loses two of three local games.

by David L. Tannenwald

Harvard's Bianca Mulaney and Rebecca Panovka awarded 2016 Marshall Scholarships

Bianca Mulaney and Rebecca Panovka will study at London School of Economics and Political Science and University of Cambridge respectively. 

Harvard Global Institute

Harvard’s new approach to international research

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard men's basketball loses two games in a row

Harvard men’s basketball loses two straight games.

by David L. Tannenwald

Rhodes Scholarships Awarded to Six Harvard Seniors

Alacha, Huckins, Hyland, Lam, Pham, and Shahawy win two or three years of study at Oxford.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard beats Yale to win share of Ivy championship

A win in the Bowl seals a share of the Ivy championship.

by Dick Friedman