University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
International Scholars and Students Targeted—Again
Secretary of State Marco Rubio announces fresh investigation into Harvard’s participation in the Exchange Visitor Program.
by Jonathan Shaw
Hillary Clinton to Receive Radcliffe Medal
The ceremony will take place during Commencement week on May 25.
by Oset Babür
Shopping Week R.I.P.?
…and other matters—final clubs, housing, and Farish Jenkins—before the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
by John S. Rosenberg
The Pleasure of Noticing
Agnès Varda delivered the second installment of this year’s Norton Lectures on Cinema.
by Sophia Nguyen
Jorge Domínguez to Retire Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
The announcement comes one week after The Chronicle of Higher Education reported that 10 women accused Domínguez of sexual harassment.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Enforcing Social-Club Sanctions Won’t Require Oaths
Harvard College spells out how its new policy will be enforced.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
John Lewis Named Harvard Commencement Speaker
A civil-rights leader returns to campus.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard TPS Workers at Risk
Dozens of Harvard workers will be affected by the Trump administration’s policy changes.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Looking Back at the Lampoon’s Heyday
A new biopic, scripted by John Aboud ’95 and Michael Colton ’97, follows how Doug Kenney ’68 franchised fun, died young, and became a comedy legend.
by Sophia Nguyen
Julian Schwinger, the Singularity
At Jefferson Laboratory, Nobel Prize winners gather to remember one of their own.
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard Names Lawrence S. Bacow Twenty-Ninth President
The former Tufts president and MIT chancellor emeritus will succeed Drew Faust on July 1.
by John S. Rosenberg