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
Public Health Dean to Step Down
Michelle Williams led the School of Public Health during the pandemic.
by Jonathan Shaw
Arts and Sciences’ Post-Pandemic Prowess
A robust financial report sets the stage for strategic choices to come.
by John S. Rosenberg
The Faculty Resumes Growing
But the annual trends report shows surprising reliance on non-ladder faculty in the classroom, and continuing struggles with diversity.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Divinity Dean Hempton to Step Down
Plans to depart at end of academic year
by John S. Rosenberg
Justice Elena Kagan, in Dissent
Ebbing trust in the Supreme Court, and what to do about it
by Lincoln Caplan
Finishing Kick
President Bacow’s agenda during his last fall term
Will Global Democracy Survive?
Scholars on the current rise of fascism, domestically and abroad
by Nancy Walecki
What Does It Mean To Be a Corporate Citizen?
A Harvard conference considers the question of ESG investing.
by Lydialyle Gibson
“Our History Is a Treasure Box”
150 years of creating knowledge at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
by Nancy Walecki
Harvard Launches Science and Engineering Startup Program
The Grid will provide funding, mentoring, educational programming, and dedicated workspace to support startups from Harvard labs.
by Jonathan Shaw