University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Free Speech, the Bomb—and Donald Trump
A Harvard cardiologist on the unlikely alliances that shaped a global movement to prevent nuclear war
Honoris Causa
Harvard’s 2022 honorary-degree recipients
The Speeches 2022
President Bacow on humility, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on democracy and social media, and Attorney General Merrick Garland on civic engagement and threats to U.S. democracy
Harvard’s Ties to Slavery
A long-awaited, unsparing picture
Views from the Top
President Bacow and Senior Fellow Lee on Harvard today
Brevia
The EVP retires, new Overseers leaders, Stanford’s sustainability school, and more
“No Going Back to Normal”
Addressing the complexities of children’s mental health
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships
Four seniors win scholarships to Cambridge University.
Harvard Alumni Day Debuts
New event draws alumni back to campus, in-person and virtually.
by Jacob Sweet , Nancy Walecki
A Multiverse of Might-Have-Beens
A 2021 graduate returns to campus for a belated Commencement that feels more like a reunion.
“People Were Making Bricks Out of Straw”
Radcliffe Medalist Sherrilyn Ifill on the challenges of racism and the potential for progress