University News

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

Harvard’s Hiring Freeze Continues

University Leaders Say $1 Billion Per Year Is At Risk Due to Federal Actions

by Vivian W. Rong

Athletics Director Robert L. Scalise will Retire in June

Scalise has been Nichols Family Director of Athletics for the past 18 years.

by Jonathan Shaw

Campus Survey: Sexual Assault, Harassment Remain Serious Problems

Results from the second campus survey of sexual misconduct show that sexual assault and harassment remain serious problems at institutions of higher education nationwide.

by Jonathan Shaw

Lightning Strikes Twice

Professor Michael Kremer shares the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences with two scholars from MIT.

"Stories Are Powerful"

Harvard and the University of Michigan’s second joint summit on opioids addresses stigma, race, and access to care.

by Lydialyle Gibson

A Middling Year

The endowment rises to $40.9 billion in a year of more modest investment returns.

by John S. Rosenberg

News Briefs

Tackling harassment, athletics, and barriers to international scholars and students

by John S. Rosenberg

Brevia

New HUHS director, public-service pair, social-club-sanctions lawsuit, and more

The Community’s Conversations

Opening-days messages focus on free speech and civil discourse within Harvard.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard’s Admissions Process Upheld

The College’s admissions office does not discriminate against Asian-Americans, a federal judge ruled on October 1.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

William Kaelin Wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

Kaelin is the forty-ninth Harvard faculty member to win the Nobel.