University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Kennedy School Unveils American Service Fellowship
Will fund degrees for 50 public servants and military veterans
by Max J. Krupnick
Facing Risks for the Public Good: The Kennedy School Graduation Address
President Felipe Calderón of Mexico speaks of the challenges and costs of public service. [video link]
Reality and Optimism at Harvard Business School
Speakers at the Harvard Business School Class Day ceremony referenced both the current economic turmoil and potential paths to prosperity and justice. [audio]
The 2010 Centennial Medalists
This year's honorands are Shakespeare scholar David Bevington, East European historian Stephen Fischer-Galati, economist Eric Maskin, and classical philologist Martha Nussbaum.
President of Mexico Is Kennedy School Commencement Speaker
Felipe Calderón, M.P.A. ’00, will deliver the 2010 graduation address.
Nitin Nohria Appointed Harvard Business School Dean
An appointment from within to lead management education
Architecture and Urbanism: Shanghai and Beyond
A panel discussion with Mohsen Mostafavi, Alex Krieger, Lin Wang, John C. Portman III, Wu Jiang, and Yu Kongjian
The Law School’s Northwest Corner Shapes Up
The building’s façade is now visible.
Point Woman for Consumer Protection
Law School professor and congressional adviser Elizabeth Warren promotes a Consumer Financial Protection Agency.
Faculty Diversity Developments
The annual report of the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity shows gains for women, slow progress elsewhere
Business School Dean Jay O. Light to Step Down
Light joined the HBS faculty in 1969 and has been dean since 2005.