University News

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

How AI Is Reshaping Supply Chains

Harvard Kennedy School lecturer on using AI to strengthen supply chains

by Olivia Farrar

“Building Bridges” Across Disagreements

Harvard establishes a fund for student projects that create community.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard’s Finances in a Challenging Year

The fiscal 2024 report details narrowing margins, but stronger endowment returns.

by Jonathan Shaw , John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Alumnus Wins Chemistry Nobel

David Baker ’84 invents new proteins not found in nature.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Campus Unrest and Antisemitism: Harvard's Actions During the 2023-2024 Academic Year

Exhortations to civil discourse, training in how to talk together—and plenty of new campus rules

by John S. Rosenberg

Pamelyn Bennett’s Journey, From Marriott to Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School's "fairy godmother" on hospitality

by Max J. Krupnick

American Jewish Life After October 7

Professors Derek Penslar and Noah Feldman reflect on a difficult year

by Max J. Krupnick

Gary Ruvkun Shares Nobel Prize in Medicine

Harvard Medical School genetics professor honored  

by John S. Rosenberg

Arts and Sciences: Aspirations and Anxieties

Harvard faculty’s first meeting focuses on speech, governance, AI, and other concerns.

by John S. Rosenberg

Two Harvardians Win 2024 MacArthur Fellowships

A legal scholar studying inequality and an evolutionary biologist honored.

by Lydialyle Gibson