University News

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

Trump Administration Appeals Order Restoring $2.7 Billion in Funding to Harvard

The appeal, which had been expected, came two days before the deadline to file.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard faculty newsmakers

Honors and appointments for faculty members

A Harvard undergraduate contemplates cassettes and semesters

The Undergraduate contemplates cassettes and semesters.

by Kathryn C. Reed

Harvard news: the Marathon bombing, earnings update, galvanizing gifts, and more

Harvard news: the Marathon bombing, earnings update, galvanizing gifts, primate-center closure, and more

New applications for massive open online courses at Harvard and beyond

A snapshot of new alliances in online education

An update on the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching

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

Harvard Law School’s Wasserstein Caspersen Clinical center

Harvard Law School’s Wasserstein Caspersen Clinical center is a beautiful gathering space.

Harvard 2013 Commencement humor human interest

Commencement moments and people—pleasing, surprising, and funny

Harvard commencement speakers Greenhouse, Moore, Murad, Oprah et. all

Commencement addresses varied in tone and texture while serious rhetoric prevailed

Harvard 2013 honorary degrees

The University confers honorary degrees on six men and three women.

James E. Ryan named new Harvard Graduate School of Education dean

James E. Ryan to succeed Kathleen McCartney on September 1.