University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Thomas Andrew “Tom” Lehrer
The mathematician and satirist kept Harvard in his thoughts—and lyrics
Arts and Sciences: Strong Finances, and an Aging Faculty
Highlights from the dean’s annual report
Breaking Ground in Allston
Building begins for the enterprise research campus.
What Can Be Done About Gun Violence?
ATF director Steven Dettelbach discusses background checks, assault weapon bans, and an “overwhelming problem.”
A Smaller Surplus—and Endowment Returns Turn Positive
Harvard’s new financial team reports fiscal 2023 results.
AI and Democracy
The implications for campaigns and elections raise concern
by Aden Barton
New Dean for Public Health
Environmental scientist and endocrinologist Andrea Baccarelli studies the biological impacts of pollution.
“Let Us Be Courageous Together”
Claudine Gay’s presidential installation
Real Estate by Design
A new Graduate School of Design degree
News in Brief
New Divinity and Engineering and Applied Sciences deans, Kennedy School and Art Museums departures, and more
AI in the Academy
Generative AI can enhance teaching and learning but augurs a shift to oral forms of student assessment.