University News

Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.

Five Questions with Javier Ortega-Hernández

A professor of evolutionary biology on what shaped life more than 500 million years ago

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard announces Social Choice Fund in wake of fossil fuel divestment fight

The University announces a new Social Choice Fund on the heels of fossil-fuel divestment controversy.

Harvard news: Nobelists, Rhodes and Marshall winners, Leah Rosovsky, and more

Harvard news: Nobelists, Rhodes and Marshall winners, edX update, and more

Harvard's evolving plans for fundraising drive

Major academic and building priorities come into focus.

Harvard's annual financial report 2012

A blunt picture of universities' altered circumstances—and a forecast of changed operations to come

Recognizing three outstanding "Harvard Magazine" contributors

Recognizing three outstanding Harvard Magazine contributors

Allston master plan submitted by Harvard in 2012 marks end of grandiose plans

The institutional master plan notification form Harvard filed in October 2012 no longer relies on debt-financing or unrealistic endowment payouts.

Harvard College early admits up 16 percent

More applicants seek, and are granted, early-action admissions decisions.

Zimbabwe Rhodes winners boost Harvard’s 2013 total to nine.

Zimbabwe winners boost Harvard’s 2013 scholars total to nine.

Harvard governance two-year update

Assessing the University two years after changes in governance were introduced

Harvard Ed School's McCartney Named Smith College President

Harvard Graduate School of Education dean to depart