University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard’s New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths
A summer course for first-years focuses on academic success, diverse viewpoints.
Black Ink—and Red
A huge budget surplus, but a down year for the endowment
A Fitter FAS
The dean’s annual report, plus updates on the faculty and its finances
News in Brief
Rankled about rankings, acting on the slavery report, and more
The Happiness Revolutionary
Arthur Brooks moved beyond policy—to something deeper.
Deprivation’s Mark on the Brain
Neglected children’s neurodevelopmental impairments persist into young adulthood.
How Coupons Keep Drugs Costly
Pharmaceutical companies subsidize the cost of their drugs to keep prices high.
Allston Performing Arts Center Planned
The project will also include Harvard housing.
An Exchange of Violence
On the “exit wounds” of America’s gun industry in Mexico
Sarah Karmon to Lead Alumni Association
An HAA veteran will succeed Philip Lovejoy as executive director.
Three New University Professors
Catherine Dulac, Robert J. Sampson, and Arlene Sharpe receive highest faculty appointment