University News

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

Harvard President Alan Garber Helps First-Years Move In

As a potential settlement with the Trump administration looms, Garber gets students settled. 

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard’s budget surpluses and endowment challenges

An analysis of the annual financial report, and of Harvard Management Company’s transformation

by John S. Rosenberg

Sexual-misconduct survey results, athletics director to retire

Sexual-misconduct survey results, and the athletics director to retire

by Jonathan Shaw

Preparing Harvard students for professional education

Online summer programs get students ready for inclusive M.B.A., J.D., and M.Ed. studies.

by John S. Rosenberg

Nobel laureates, HBS dean stepping down, Allston options, and more

Nobel laureates, HBS dean stepping down, Allston options, and more

Harvard alumni pioneer new journalism models

New models for newspaper journalism in the Internet era

by Mark Travis

Harvard graduate students go on strike

HGSU-UAW members go out on strike two days before reading period. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard Square under reconstruction

A familiar place’s new faces

Harvard Faculty Motion on Divestment

Debate elicits ideas from an apolitical, science-based call to action, to a lower-carbon-footprint endowment portfolio.

by John S. Rosenberg

Institute of Politics Discussion on Reconciliation in American Public Life

An Institute of Politics discussion on the possibility of reconciliation in American public discourse

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard faculty divestment motion

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has a formal motion to divest from fossil-fuel production.

by John S. Rosenberg