University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
The Latest In Harvard’s Fight with the Trump Administration
Back-and-forth reports on settlement talks, new accusations from the government, and a reshuffling of two federal compliance offices
A “Scholar’s Scholar”
A profile of Harvard’s thirtieth president
The New Crew
The 2023-24 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows.
The Elephant in the Room
Conservative undergraduates’ campus debates
Picking Team Players
A test can identify these productivity-boosting personnel.
Tracing the Enslaved to Modern Descendants
A new technique for connecting ancient DNA to living relatives may have implications for institutions with legacies of slavery.
Not-So-Free Parking
New book discusses how free parking spoiled cities for walkers, drivers, and residents
“Joyous Protest Posters”
The Royal Chicano Air Force’s activist art at Houghton Library
Tackling the Dental Care Desert
Harvard alumnae establish a college of dental medicine in rural Missouri.
Saving the News—and Democracy
Should government bolster the free press?
Post-COVID Learning Losses
Children face potentially permanent setbacks