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

Brenda Tindal Named Inaugural Chief Campus Curator

The position will oversee the visual culture and signage of the University.

by Nancy Walecki

Is the Law a Creature of Corporations?

Harvard Law students, and others, critique legal practice.

by Juliet Isselbacher

Harvard Law School Partners with Royall House and Slave Quarters

Medford museum spotlights the historic link between wealth and human bondage.

by Nell Porter-Brown

The State of Unions

New Harvard Law center focuses on unionization and equitable labor law

by Nancy Walecki

Harvard Kennedy School Reverses Position on Human-Rights Fellowship

Dean Elmendorf to extend offer to Kenneth Roth, review fellowship procedures

by John S. Rosenberg

Diagnosing the “Skills Gap”

Educators and employers aren't collaborating well—and what to do about it

by Nancy Walecki

A Fitter FAS

The dean’s annual report, plus updates on the faculty and its finances

by John S. Rosenberg

The Happiness Revolutionary

Arthur Brooks moved beyond policy—to something deeper.

by Nancy Walecki

Hybrid Work’s Sweet Spot

A business school study finds hybrid workers generate more novel and useful information.

by Colleen Walsh

Three New University Professors

Catherine Dulac, Robert J. Sampson, and Arlene Sharpe receive highest faculty appointment