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 online learning update

From HarvardX to the classroom, Harvard Medical teaching online, and more

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard graduate-student unionization

The status of a contested election

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard faculty diversity

Documenting a decade of gradual evolution in the professoriate

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

University People

New Board of Overseers leaders, top teachers, Pulitzer Prize winners, and more

Harvard College quantitative requirement

The vexatious business of defining a gen-ed course in quantitative literacy

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard College final club sanctions

The College’s final-club sanctions: an update

by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Law names John Manning dean

The faculty member succeeds Martha Minow.

by John S. Rosenberg

Joe Biden, to Harvard students: “There’s Nothing Beyond Our Capacity”

In his Class Day address, the former vice president urged graduating seniors, “You have to engage.”

by Sophia Nguyen

Sherry Turkle and Mark Doty speak at Harvard PBK Literary Exercises

At the 2017 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises, Sherry Turkle and Mark Doty spoke about connection and conscience.

by Sophia Nguyen