University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Retains Winthrop Name
Committee undecided on whether owning slaves merits denaming
by Max J. Krupnick
Harvard Reports $406-Million Surplus, but Endowment Declines
The annual financial and endowment reports show the mixed effects of recovery from the pandemic.
by John S. Rosenberg
Three Harvardians Awarded 2022 MacArthur "Genius" Grants
A mathematician, a chemist, and a professor of medicine who studies the health effects of incarceration
by Nancy Walecki
Ben S. Bernanke ’75 Shares Economics Nobel
Three scholars honored for work on banking and financial crises.
by John S. Rosenberg
2022 Aloian Scholarship Winners
Enriching life in the Houses
HAA Clubs and SIGs awards
Honoring the providers of exemplary service and exceptional programming
Reparations for Slavery?
Documenting the history and scope of federal “reparatory compensation.”
by Jonathan Shaw
How the Brain Replays Actions During Sleep
Experiments using a neuroprosthetic reveal nocturnal motor neuron learning.
by Erin O’Donnell
“We Will All Be Arguing”
Convocation and Morning Prayers messages about free speech and fruitful airing of differences
by Lydialyle Gibson , Jonathan Shaw
Giang Nguyen
The HUHS executive director’s public health background prepared him well for the pandemic.
by Jonathan Shaw
Portraying Larry Summers
Celebrating the twenty-seventh president—and assessing his legacy
by John S. Rosenberg