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
Lowell, Not Coming to Dinner
A meaningful change in the images on display in the renewed Lowell House
by John S. Rosenberg
In Beijing, President Bacow Affirms Academic Freedom
The president addresses fraught issues at a delicate time in China.
by John S. Rosenberg
The Lost History of Iberia
Ancient DNA reveals Bronze Age replacement of Iberian men, raising new questions.
by Bennett McIntosh
One Shoe, No Problems
7,700 meters of grit and pain
by Jacob Sweet
American Repertory Theater Moving to Harvard’s Allston Properties
A $100-million gift catalyzes a surprising theater relocation.
by John S. Rosenberg
Allston ArtLab Prepares to Open
An “interdisciplinary laboratory devoted to creativity, innovation, collaboration, and connection”
by Jonathan Shaw , Marina N. Bolotnikova
Adams House Advances
A complex, four-year plan for renewing a complicated House
by John S. Rosenberg
Of Dumplings, Bok Choy, and the Politics of Emoji
Jennifer 8. Lee ’99 on the world of “emoji activism”
by Jacob Sweet
Min Jin Lee on Her New Novel and Writing about the Korean Diaspora
“I worry a great deal about how Koreans are perceived,” the author says.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Martha Whitehead Appointed Harvard Librarian
A new leader for the library system
by John S. Rosenberg