University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
The Overseers’ Higher Profile
Prospective candidates and their diverse views of Harvard’s future and the Board’s role
by John S. Rosenberg
“Harvard Failed Her”
A searing conclusion about sexual harassment on campus
by Lydialyle Gibson
“A Prayer for Our Country”
Author Isabel Wilkerson kicks off a Harvard speaker series on storytelling and public health.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Universities in a Polarized Era
President Bacow speaks out on U.S. political conditions—and universities’ rightful role.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Forward Candidates Gain Place on Overseers’ Ballot
For the second consecutive year, petitioners have qualified to be candidates in the Board of Overseers election.
by John S. Rosenberg
How Many Undergraduates Are at Harvard Now?
Far fewer students in residence than the number invited back to campus for spring
by John S. Rosenberg
Peabody Museum Discovers Possible Slave Remains in Its Collections
“We must begin to confront the reality of a past in which academic curiosity and opportunity overwhelmed humanity,” Harvard president Lawrence Bacow wrote.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
A Senior Makes It Back to Campus
What’s changed—and what hasn’t
by Meena Venkataramanan
Prospective Overseers State Their Views
Responses to Harvard Magazine’s questionnaire about the University’s challenges and opportunities—and Overseers’ role in leading the institution forward
by John S. Rosenberg
U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik Removed from IOP Advisory Committee
“Elise has made public assertions about voter fraud in November’s presidential election that have no basis in evidence,” Harvard Kennedy School dean Doug Elmendorf wrote.