University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Retains Winthrop Name
Committee undecided on whether owning slaves merits denaming
by Max J. Krupnick
Harvard Explores Slavery Connections Further
The president announces a $5-million initiative.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Graduate Students Are Getting Ready to Strike
After more than a year negotiating, the union sets a deadline of December 3.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
A First-Gen First
Alumni share their moving stories through the first interest-group “class report.”
by John S. Rosenberg
Can the Catholic Church Help Explain Western Psychology?
A social-science analysis of how Catholicism transformed Western culture
by Drew Pendergrass
Nitin Nohria to Conclude Business School Deanship
Will step down at the end of this academic year
by John S. Rosenberg
An Overseers Challenge Slate—and More on Fossil-Fuel Divestment
Young alumni and others advance an agenda of governance change and divestment from fossil-fuel investments.
Debating Divestment in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
A formal, docketed discussion as proponents of divestment intensify their campaign
by John S. Rosenberg
A Commitment to Radicalism
A Radcliffe Institute conference looks back on the legacy of activist icon Angela Davis and ahead to freedom struggles at Harvard and around the globe.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Medicine for an Ailing Democracy
How to reform voting and elections in the United States to create a representative democracy
by Jonathan Shaw
Taking Stock of Harvard’s Athletics Culture
Outgoing athletics director Bob Scalise on recruitment, sports and society, and the educational role of sports
by Jonathan Shaw