University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
John Goldberg named Dean of Harvard Law School
A professor at HLS since 2008, he steps up from the interim role.
by Vivian W. Rong
Continuity and Change
Lawrence S. Bacow named Harvard’s twenty-ninth president
by John S. Rosenberg
University People
FAS dean to step down, John Lewis to speak at Commencement, Hillary Clinton at Radcliffe, and more
Emma Dench Named Harvard GSAS Dean
Interim leader of the graduate school now succeeds Xiao-Li Meng.
by John S. Rosenberg
Klarman Construction
Harvard Business School’s evolving campus
News Briefs
Allston development, advanced standing, Medical School monies
by John S. Rosenberg
Brevia
Grad-student unionization, sexual assault, and more
New Grad Student Union Election Will Be April 18-19
The election will replace the results of the unionization election that took place in November 2016.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Harvard Must Hold New Graduate-Student Union Election
A final vote tally finds that 1,526 students voted against forming a labor union and 1,396 voted in favor.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Federal NLRB Rejects Harvard’s Appeal in Grad-Student Union Case
In July, the regional NLRB had ruled to invalidate the results of Harvard’s November 2016 graduate-student union election and order a new election.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Kennedy School Reconstructed
A campus remade in the course of the capital campaign