University News

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

Harvard Kennedy School Unveils American Service Fellowship

Will fund degrees for 50 public servants and military veterans

by Max J. Krupnick

Is the Law a Creature of Corporations?

Harvard Law students, and others, critique legal practice.

by Juliet Isselbacher

Harvard Law School Partners with Royall House and Slave Quarters

Medford museum spotlights the historic link between wealth and human bondage.

by Nell Porter-Brown

The State of Unions

New Harvard Law center focuses on unionization and equitable labor law

by Nancy Walecki

Harvard Kennedy School Reverses Position on Human-Rights Fellowship

Dean Elmendorf to extend offer to Kenneth Roth, review fellowship procedures

by John S. Rosenberg

Diagnosing the “Skills Gap”

Educators and employers aren't collaborating well—and what to do about it

by Nancy Walecki

Hybrid Work’s Sweet Spot

A business school study finds hybrid workers generate more novel and useful information.

by Colleen Walsh

A Fitter FAS

The dean’s annual report, plus updates on the faculty and its finances

by John S. Rosenberg

The Happiness Revolutionary

Arthur Brooks moved beyond policy—to something deeper.

by Nancy Walecki

Three New University Professors

Catherine Dulac, Robert J. Sampson, and Arlene Sharpe receive highest faculty appointment

“Make Elections Boring Again”

Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger on the future of democracy

by Lydialyle Gibson