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

Harvard Launches Science and Engineering Startup Program

The Grid will provide funding, mentoring, educational programming, and dedicated workspace to support startups from Harvard labs.  

by Jonathan Shaw

Re-Wilding Harvard

Bringing native plant species back to campus.

by Kristina DeMichele

Harvard Business School Expands Financial Aid

Ten percent of MBA students to receive full tuition scholarships

by Lydialyle Gibson

The Childcare Crisis

Neighborhood Villages in action, pre- and post-pandemic

by Kristina DeMichele

Wheat and War in Ukraine

A Harvard graduate’s design of the newly relevant Holodomor Memorial in Washington, D.C.

by Isabel Mehta

The Post-Roe World

Harvard experts on what's next for abortion access, laws, and politics

by Nancy Walecki

Stephanie Gil Helps Robots Work Better Together

Crafting algorithms to optimize search and rescue operations, delivery drones, and more

by Kristina DeMichele

“Wade in the Water”

Public health leader Joia Mukherjee addresses Harvard Medical and Dental Graduates at Class Day.

by Nancy Walecki

Maia Sandu at Kennedy School Class Day

A battler against corruption in a small, threatened nation

by Lydialyle Gibson

“A Choice Not to Deal with Original Sin”

Loretta Lynch at Law School Class Day

by Jonathan Shaw