University News

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

The School of Public Health, Facing a Financial Reckoning, Seizes the Chance to Reinvent Itself

Dean Andrea Baccarelli plans for a smaller, more impactful Chan School of 2030.

by Jonathan Shaw

New Harvard Kennedy School Dean Announced

Stanford political scientist Jeremy Weinstein set to lead

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Education School Announces Interim Dean

Nonie Lesaux will serve as dean during the search for a new one.

by Max J. Krupnick

Renovating Harvard Graduate School of Design's Gund Hall

Renovations on Gund Hall of Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) to be completed by next year. 

by Nina Pasquini

Making the Public Record Public

Harvard legal database released

by Max J. Krupnick

News in Brief

Education dean and football coach step down, a significant art acquisition, and more

Talking about Talking

Fostering healthy disagreement

by Max J. Krupnick

Reengineering Arts and Sciences

Spurring innovation, rethinking departments, tapping centers—and Ph.D. support

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Education School Dean Bridget Terry Long Steps Down

Returning to scholarship after 10 years of leadership

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard President Claudine Gay Testifies Before Congress

On antisemitism, “I have sought to confront hate while preserving free expression.”

by Max J. Krupnick

New Dean for Public Health

Environmental scientist and endocrinologist Andrea Baccarelli studies the biological impacts of pollution.

by Max J. Krupnick