University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard College admission rate falls to 5.8 percent
Admissions rate edges down slightly—in Cambridge and throughout the Ivy League.
Harvard College 2013-2014 term bill increases 3.5 percent
Financial-aid budget rises 5.8 percent, to $182 million
Harvard e-mail investigation: further fallout
Fallout continues from review of deans’ messages during academic-misconduct investigation.
Harvard administrators embroiled in reports about e-mail privacy
Harvard administrators respond to allegations they secretly accessed teaching staff's e-mail accounts.
Oprah Winfrey 2013 Commencement speaker; also Geoffrey Canada, Jane Alexander
The media entrepreneur and talk-show host will deliver the afternoon address on May 30.
Robert Lue named Bok Center director at Harvard
The innovative life-sciences educator will continue to shape pedagogy in a new role.
Harvard College applications increase for class of 2017
Applications rise slightly more than 2 percent from last year.
Harvard's Faust, Dean Jay Harris speak to faculty about cheating investigation
Harvard leaders address College cheating investigation
Harvard news: Allston development, education dean, social investing
Harvard news: Allston development, education dean departs, social investing, multimillion-dollar gifts to universities, and more
Harvard College reports on cheating investigation
Harvard College imposes penalties severe following investigation of undergraduate academic misconduct