University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Adopts Reforms as Higher Ed Turmoil Continues
University creates new “interfaith engagement” role; Columbia, Brown settle with the government.
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.
Online learning evolves at Harvard and elsewhere
Online learning, evolving at Harvard and beyond, attracts critical analysis.
Harvard people in the news
Dunster departure, graduate-school deans, faculty writing-prize winners, and more
Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard and more
Mark Zuckerberg drops in, Justice Scalia’s papers, dental-school milestone, and more
Harvard College class schedule math requirement
The College adopts a new class schedule, and renews the quantitative requirement with a nod toward data science.
Harvard graduate students to receive lower stipend increases
Harvard limits stipend increases to 1.5 percent for the next academic year.
Engaging with “Inclusion” at Harvard
President Faust’s task force hosts a University-wide discussion on April 5.
by Oset Babür
Harvard College Admits 5.2 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2021
The admission rate decreased, barely, to 5.20 percent, from last year’s 5.22 percent.