University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Thomas Andrew “Tom” Lehrer
The mathematician and satirist kept Harvard in his thoughts—and lyrics
Grad Student Union Revote?
An NLRB report calls for a new graduate-student union election.
Terence Davies captures Emily Dickinson's life and spirit in "A Quiet Passion"
In his film A Quiet Passion, Terence Davies illuminates Emily Dickinson’s daily life and eternal poetry.
Joe Biden will be Class Day speaker
The former vice president will address graduating seniors on May 24.
Fahrenthold, Whitehead, and Desmond Win Pulitzer Prizes
Journalist, novelist, and social scientist honored
by Oset Babür
Charles River bridge lit up
The Charles River, lit
We Remember World War I
Firsthand accounts of Harvard men and women who lived through it, 100 years after the United States entered the Great War
Harvard College social-club sanctions controversy
The College’s social-club sanctions remain highly controversial.
Harvard campus construction continues
Still more construction projects on tap
Harvard reduces graduate-student admissions
Financial pressures force the faculty to trim doctoral admissions.
Harvard Business School academic growth plans
The Business School dean is bullish on engineering and data-science collaborations, and online learning.