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
James Breyer Concludes Corporation Service
Further transition for the senior governing board
by John S. Rosenberg
"Effective Treatment Everywhere"
A joint Harvard-University of Michigan summit addresses opioids stigma, drug marketing, and race.
by Lydialyle Gibson
What They Earned
The University discloses top employees’ pay in its annual tax filing.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Jorge Domínguez Loses Emeritus Status after Misconduct Investigation
The former government professor was found to have engaged in sexual harassment for nearly 40 years.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2019-2020 Fellows
Scholars from diverse disciplines will spend a year devoted to research.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Harvard Adopts Quantitative Reasoning, Studies Preregistration
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences enacts a full agenda of undergraduate academic and social policies.
by John S. Rosenberg
Eric Lander and Dan Chiasson at Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises
The Broad Institute president and Wellesley poet will speak at the annual Commencement event.
by John S. Rosenberg
Al Gore Named 2019 Class Day Speaker
The climate-change advocate and former vice president will address graduating seniors on May 29.
The Work of Art
At a seminal conference, black creative intellectuals explore white supremacy, the arts, and justice.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Apollo 11, Up Close and Personal
An exhibition in Houghton Library shows Apollo 11 in context, and at its most intimate.
by Jacob Sweet