University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard’s Hiring Freeze Continues
University Leaders Say $1 Billion Per Year Is At Risk Due to Federal Actions
by Vivian W. Rong
Standing Out, United
Harvard affinity celebrations honor graduates’ diverse journeys.
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
“Today You Join Something That Is Larger than Yourself”
Sixteen graduates were commissioned into the armed services at the ROTC ceremony.
by Nell Porter-Brown
“The Wise Person Learns from All People”
In his valedictory baccalaureate address, President Bacow emphasizes the value of humility.
by Jonathan Shaw
In Defense of Academic Freedom
Natalie Diaz and Adam Falk at the Phi Beta Kappa Exercises
by Lydialyle Gibson
The Student Commencement Speakers
A classicist-become venture capitalist, an enzyme scientist, and a Native American who survived a shocking trauma
by Max J. Krupnick
Saluting the 2023 Centennial Medalists
Six alumni of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences are honored.
by Jonathan Shaw
A Dean’s Adieu
Claudine Gay’s perspective on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, shortly before she becomes Harvard’s president
by John S. Rosenberg
Henry Rosovsky Memorial Service May 31
President Bacow invites the community to remember a Harvard giant.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Discloses Administrator and Investment Manager Pay
The annual report on leaders’ compensation
by Jonathan Shaw
Fixing a “World on Fire”
Addressing the climate crisis at the Salata Institute’s first symposium
by Jonathan Shaw