University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Eating for the Holidays, the Planet, and Your Heart
“Sustainable eating,” and healthy recipes you can prepare for the holidays.
Michelle Williams appointed Harvard public health dean
A faculty member and alumna becomes a leader in Longwood.
Graduate School Doubles Paid Time Off for Student Parents
The annnouncement comes amid a movement to form a graduate student labor union.
Lowell House Renewal to Last Two Years
Lowell residents will live in swing housing from the fall of 2017 through the spring of 2019.
Harvard Graduate Students Move to Unionize
Graduate students seek to form a labor union.
Frank Gehry to Receive Harvard Arts Medal
Gehry is the first architect to earn the distinction.
An Overseers’ Challenge?
Petitioners pursuing election to Harvard’s board seek to change admissions and tuition policies.
Fed Chair Janet Yellen to Receive Radcliffe Medal
The Radcliffe Institute will honor the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve.
Harvard and largest union reach contract deal
The deal marks the end of nearly a year of strained negotiations between the University and its largest labor union.
Harvard's Hasty Pudding names Kerry Washington Woman of the Year
The Hasty Pudding picks the Scandal actress for its famous pot.
by Laura Levis
Curriculum overhaul at Harvard College
Harvard prepares to reset its undergraduate curriculum—again.