University News

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

Trump Administration Appeals Order Restoring $2.7 Billion in Funding to Harvard

The appeal, which had been expected, came two days before the deadline to file.

by Jonathan Shaw

In “Renga for Obama,” an exquisite corpse and a literary wake

Harvard Review editor Major Jackson, RI ’07, linked 200 poets in this verse tribute to the president.

by Sophia Nguyen

A Decade of Faculty Diversity

A slow but steady increase in women and minority faculty

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

A Snapshot of Environmental Sustainability at Harvard

The University reports progress on a variety of fronts.

by Jonathan Shaw

A celebration of computer science at Harvard in honor of Harry Lewis

Former students, friends, family, and colleagues gather to celebrate Harry Lewis on the occasion of his seventieth birthday.

by Jonathan Shaw

Grad Student Union Revote?

An NLRB report calls for a new graduate-student union election. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Terence Davies captures Emily Dickinson's life and spirit in "A Quiet Passion"

In his film A Quiet Passion, Terence Davies illuminates Emily Dickinson’s daily life and eternal poetry.

by Sophia Nguyen

Joe Biden will be Class Day speaker

The former vice president will address graduating seniors on May 24. 

Fahrenthold, Whitehead, and Desmond Win Pulitzer Prizes

Journalist, novelist, and social scientist honored

by Oset Babür

Charles River bridge lit up

The Charles River, lit

We Remember World War I

Firsthand accounts of Harvard men and women who lived through it, 100 years after the United States entered the Great War

by Adam Goodheart