University News

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

House Committee Subpoenas Harvard Over Tuition Costs

The University must turn over all requested materials related to tuition and financial aid by mid-July. 

by Tamara Evdokimova

Closing the Gap

Expiring federal funds can address pandemic learning losses. 

by Nina Pasquini

Peabody Museum Removes Native American Funerary Objects

Responds to federal rules requiring tribal consultation and consent

by Lydialyle Gibson

Defending Civil Discourse on Campus

PEN America organizes free speech summit at Harvard 

by Max J. Krupnick

Clarifying the Rules of Protest

A pair of University announcements regarding recent campus upheavals

by Lydialyle Gibson

Learning How to Disagree

Fostering healthy debate at the Kennedy School

by Max J. Krupnick

Education School Dean Bridget Terry Long to Step Down

Returning to scholarship after 10 years of leadership

by Nina Pasquini

Overseer Candidates’ 2024 Harvard Priorities

Nominees for the governing board explain their experiences and detail their perspectives on the University’s challenges.

by John S. Rosenberg

Overseer and Elected Director 2024 Slates

Annual election opens on April 1

by Nell Porter-Brown

“An Extraordinarily Painful and Disorienting Time for Harvard”

Interim President Alan Garber’s community message

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns

Steps down amid controversies over campus conduct during the Middle East war and criticisms of academic integrity

by John S. Rosenberg