University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Layoffs Continue, with More to Come
In the wake of federal government actions, several Harvard schools and institutes are cutting costs.
by Jonathan Shaw
“This Year Is Different…”
…prompting a different kind of Faculty of Arts and Sciences annual report.
by John S. Rosenberg
A Design School Redesign
The GSD introduces changes meant to “rebalance” the master of design studies program.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Fewer Grad Students, No Spring Recess
Harvard continues to change with the coronavirus.
by John S. Rosenberg
The Pandemic’s “Perfect and Terrible Storm”
Seasonality and SARS-CoV-2
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard Invests in MIT’s The Engine
Neighboring institutions collaborate in a venture-capital firm seeing to tackle tough technological challenges.
by John S. Rosenberg
Caroline Buckee: Can Mobile-phone Data Help Control the Spread of the Coronavirus?
Anonymized location data can help guide strategies for protecting public health in a pandemic.
The Upside
President Bacow remains positive despite the pandemic.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Forms Committee on Renaming Principles
Toward guidelines for how to proceed in an era of reconsidering past associations
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Professors Elected to the National Academy of Medicine
More than a dozen Harvard faculty members are honored.
by Jonathan Shaw
Crimson Red Ink
Harvard reports lower revenues and a loss for the year, as the pandemic’s sweeping effects begin to take hold.
by John S. Rosenberg