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
Campuses’ Cultures
Howard Gardner and colleagues release a seven-year study of higher education in the twenty-first century.
by John S. Rosenberg
“A Sense of Belonging”
A renovation to make Houghton Library “open to all”
by Jacob Sweet
Debating Diversity
Closing arguments in the admissions lawsuit, and affirmative action in broader context
by John S. Rosenberg
Coming to Terms with Sexual Harassment
Winthrop House tensions and government department concerns
by John S. Rosenberg
The Faculty’s New Faces
A tenure track, resources for recruiting and retention, childcare, and more contribute to changes in the professoriate.
by John S. Rosenberg
Protesters Disrupt the President
Fossil-fuel and prison divestment activists interrupt a discussion on economic inequality.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Harvard Investigates Fencing Coach Over Transactions Involving Parent of a Prospect
Head fencing coach Peter Brand allegedly sold his Needham home to the father of a prospective fencer at an inflated price.
by Jonathan Shaw
Numbers Game
How Harvard will structure its General Education “quantitative reasoning” requirement
by John S. Rosenberg
“Shopping Week” Extended
Undergraduates’ flexibility in registering for courses is retained for at least a year or two.
by John S. Rosenberg
College Admits 4.5 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2023
And the term bill approaches $70,000