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

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Harvard’s New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths

A summer course for first-years focuses on academic success, diverse viewpoints.

by Jonathan Shaw

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Pamelyn Bennett’s Journey, From Marriott to Harvard Law School

Harvard Law School's "fairy godmother" on hospitality

by Max J. Krupnick

Noah Feldman and Derek Penslar pictured in a lecture room with blackboards in the background

American Jewish Life After October 7

Professors Derek Penslar and Noah Feldman reflect on a difficult year

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard University Professor Gary Ruvkun is jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology. Victoria Ruvkun (from left) with dog Barnaby, Gary Ruvkun, and Natasha Staller are pictured the morning of the announcement at their home in Newton.

Gary Ruvkun Shares Nobel Prize in Medicine

Harvard Medical School genetics professor honored  

by John S. Rosenberg

Hopi Hoekstra

Arts and Sciences: Aspirations and Anxieties

Harvard faculty’s first meeting focuses on speech, governance, AI, and other concerns.

by John S. Rosenberg

Martha Muñoz and Dorothy Roberts

Two Harvardians Win 2024 MacArthur Fellowships

A legal scholar studying inequality and an evolutionary biologist honored.

by Lydialyle Gibson

A building on Harvard's campus pictured with a blue sky

Fostering Civil Discourse

How should Harvard stimulate difficult conversations?

by Max J. Krupnick

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U.S. Representative Blasts Harvard’s Discipline

Continuing attack on campus protests and antisemitism

by John S. Rosenberg

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Harvard’s Lowered Voice

The University details its policy on institutional neutrality.

by John S. Rosenberg

25 Years of the Radcliffe Institute

A “messy experiment” in creative, interdisciplinary research

by Nina Pasquini

U.S. Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Antisemitism Deborah Lipstadt speaks at the Harvard Jewish Alumni Alliance summit.

Antisemitism on Campus—And Beyond

Harvard Jewish Alumni Alliance’s summit

by Max J. Krupnick