University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard’s New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths
A summer course for first-years focuses on academic success, diverse viewpoints.
Plans for a Harvard Faculty Senate Move Forward
And annual awards for excellence in teaching, advising, mentoring, and scholarship
A Magna Carta at Harvard Law School
A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment.
Harvard Discloses Top Administrator and Investment Manager Compensation
Investment pay drops—top six managers’ earnings total a little more than $25 million
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2025-2026 Fellows
Scholars pursue projects ranging from reducing ethnic violence to searching for an undiscovered super-Earth.
Harvard Allocating Additional $250 Million to Research
University increasing its research funding by 50 percent after grant revocations
David Deming Announced as Harvard College Dean
Economist, Kirkland House faculty dean to succeed Rakesh Khurana
Harvard President Responds to Secretary of Education
Alan Garber outlines steps the University has taken, and emphasizes compliance with the law.
Jodie Foster Honored at Radcliffe Day 2025
The actress and director discussed her film career and her transformative time at Yale.
Suzanne Glassburn Named University Secretary
Suzanne Glassburn will manage the work of the Corporation and Board of Overseers.
FAS Dean Outlines Preparations for Loss of Federal Funding
“To preserve our mission, we must act now,” Hoekstra says at faculty meeting