University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Sign of the Times: Harvard Quarterback Jaden Craig Will Play for TCU
Out of eligibility for the Crimson, the star entered the transfer portal.
Boston Globe honors Warren, Paulus
The newspaper recognizes the financial watchdog, and picks American Repertory Theatre's Diane Paulus as a runner-up.
President Faust hints changes in Harvard Corporation
Suggestions of a new, more open order in Harvard governance
Houghton retires from Harvard Corporation
A shift at the top of Harvard's governance structure
The Designated Driver Turns 21
Harvard School of Public Health professor Jay Winsten enlisted popular TV shows to reduce drunk-driving fatalities.
Harvard FAS eases budget contraints slightly
A bit of breathing room for compensation, graduate students, and the library system.
Harvard delays Allston construction, campus development
The University will halt construction on its Allston science complex, and—significantly—revisit plans for campus development more broadly.
Harvard faculty retirement offers
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences and four professional schools offer incentives for senior professors to plan their retirements.
Harvard Business School Dean Jay Light to Step Down
Light joined the HBS faculty in 1969 and has been dean since 2005.
Harvard library system faces restructuring
The intellectually extraordinary but decentralized system needs administrative, financial, and technological reorganization, according to the Task Force on University Libraries.
Harvard reports on women, minorities, faculty diversity
The annual report on faculty development and diversity shows gains for women, but slow progress for black and Latino professors. Further progress, ironically, may come from senior-faculty retirements.