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 Radcliffe Institute 2012-2013 fellows

Harvard’s advanced-study center plans 51 resident academics, artists

Andy Samberg and Barney Frank to speak at Harvard College Class Day 2012

Seniors will hear the congressman and the comedic actor on May 23.

Faculty of Arts and Sciences honors teaching, advising with 2012 prizes

Faculty of Arts and Sciences confers its annual honors

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

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

Filmmaker William Kentridge's vision for art that resists rationality and limits

William Kentridge’s vision for art that resists rationality and limits

Tommy Lee Jones receives the Harvard Arts Medal

The actor collects the medal and discusses his career.

Jonathan Walton named Memorial Church minister, succeeding Peter Gomes

Harvard Divinity School professor succeeds the late Peter Gomes.

Helen Horowitz lectures on 375 years of women at Harvard

Harvard’s history of educating women

by Madeleine Schwartz

Designer Bruce Mau Is GSD Class Day speaker

The renowned designer addresses degree candidates on May 23.

Microfinance pioneer Muhammad Yunus speaks at Harvard Business School

The microfinance pioneer discusses the power of human creativity.