University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Robert Danton, at Retirement, reflects on the State of Harvard libraries
Robert Darnton, retiring University Librarian, assesses the collections in a digital era.
Harvard pays endowment manager $11 million, other compensation
Harvard Management Company and University administrators’ compensation reported
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study names 2015-2016 fellows
More than 50 fellows will pursue projects in the humanities, creative arts, sciences, and social sciences.
by Laura Levis
Harvard appoints Francis J. Doyle engineering dean
New leader of Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Craig Lambert on shadow work
A Harvard Magazine alumnus on the new world of “middle-class serfdom”
Harvard measures on classroom privacy
A follow-up to last year’s observation of Harvard classrooms—and emerging issues from course-management software
Harvard teaching mentoring prizes
Harvard College and GSAS recognize teachers and mentors.
Harvard Horizons honors
TED-type talks on topics ranging from lizards to “micro-activism,” from doctoral candidates likely to define the futures of their fields.
Harvard College general education criticized
Sharply critical faculty review of the College’s flagship general-education curriculum
Harvard alumni poem on campus climates
Harvard Alumni Association’s poet laureate on the campus climate in Cambridge—and Palo Alto.