University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Five Questions with Willy Shih
A Harvard Business School professor unpacks the economics of semiconductors.
Harvard College Won't Offer Programming for January "Experience"
At least for January 2010, the first break in the calendar created by the University's new academic schedule, Harvard College has announced it will not offer courses or other programs.
Chu to Speak at Commencement
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will be the principal speaker at Commencement on June 4.
Endowment Distribution to Be Reduced 8 Percent; Budget Cuts Loom
Distributions from the endowment will be reduced 8 percent in each of the next two fiscal years; that action sets the stage for significant budget cuts.
A Walk through History, with Justice Ginsburg as Guide
The Supreme Court justice speaks at a Radcliffe Institute conference on gender and the law.
Cherry A. Murray Named SEAS Dean
Murray comes to Harvard from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and was previously a senior vice president at Bell Laboratories.
Vice President Sally Zeckhauser to Retire
The University's longest-serving senior administrator, Sally Zeckhauser, vice president for administration, will retire at the end of the academic year.
Stanford Imposes Deeper Cuts, Too
Updated. Citing the deepening economic and financial crises, Stanford has decided to make deeper expense cuts in the next fiscal year; Yale recently imposed deeper cuts, too.
Jim Yong Kim Named Dartmouth President
Kim directs Harvard's François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, and is known for his involvement in tuberculosis and AIDS relief work.
In the Hole
Harvard assesses the feasibility of completing capital projects now under way, and the timing of other parts of its institutional master plan.
A Vision for the Arts
A University-wide task force recommends new degree programs, courses, and spaces for art production.