University News

Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.

Harvard Graduate Student Workers Strike

Union demands higher pay, protections for non-citizen members, and changes to the harassment complaint process.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Radcliffe fellow Trethewey named poet laureate

Natasha Trethewey was a 2001 Radcliffe Institute Fellow.

Vaccine Delivery System Wins Harvard's President’s Challenge

Vaxess Technologies will receive $70,000 to support its research

Harvard 50th reunion focuses on ethics and integrity

Lawrence Lessig and others discuss questions of diminished integrity in contemporary life.

Radcliffe Day panel focuses on law and social change

Brings together alumnae from law, journalism, and academia

Radcliffe Medalist Margaret Marshall says judiciary's impartiality is in danger

The former Massachusetts chief justice's Radcliffe Medal acceptance speech

by Laura Levis

Harvard endowment managers pay disclosed

Harvard Management Company discloses portfolio managers' annual compensation

Harvard Commencement week 2012: events for Friday, May 25

Radcliffe Day panel and luncheon with keynote speaker Margaret Marshall

Cure injustice as well as disease, Don Berwick tells Harvard Medical graduates

Urges new doctors to consider curing injustice as part of their role

Fareed Zakaria shares hopeful message in Harvard Commencement speech

Says the world is "at peace—profoundly so." Plus, speeches by Drew Faust and student orators

Harvard Medalists 2012: Collier, Gordons, Parker, Wallach

The medal recognizes outstanding service to the University.