University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences Faces a $350 Million Deficit
At a faculty meeting, Dean Hopi Hoekstra advocates for long-term, structural solutions.
President Bacow's Harvard Baccalaureate Remarks
“This has not been a typical year”—but a tradition resumes, virtually.
Assessing gender and racial equality today
A discussion on progress and retreat with Danielle Allen, Margaret Marshall, and Jane Mendillo
Harvard Reports Top Administrators’ and Investment Managers’ Pay
The annual disclosure of the most highly compensated University leaders
Matthew Potts Appointed Harvard Pusey Minister
A successor leader of the Memorial Church
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2021-2022 Fellows
Dean Brown-Nagin emphasizes fellows who will “reckon with this moment and its meaning.”
Harvard Requires Student Vaccination for Fall
President Bacow releases directive to the community.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Rule Changes Teaching Awards
Honors teaching excellence, and the memory of Nathan Glazer, in last regular meeting of the academic year
Jeremy Lin to Speak at Harvard College Class Day
The former NBA star headlines the undergraduates’ virtual celebration May 26.
Harvard May Avoid FY 2021 Operating Loss Despite Pandemic
Reduced expenses offset declines in revenue for FY 2021, helping Harvard avoid the layoffs that have eliminated one in eight jobs within higher education.
Harvard to Launch Quantum Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program
Renovation of 60 Oxford Street will create a quantum hub where theorists and engineers work side by side.