University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Retains Winthrop Name
Committee undecided on whether owning slaves merits denaming
by Max J. Krupnick
Katie Lapp Steps Down as Executive Vice President
After more than a decade, an institutional voice departs.
by Jacob Sweet
The Black Hole at the Center of the Galaxy
Scientists affiliated with the Event Horizon Telescope publish the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
by Jonathan Shaw
The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes
Erin Kelly and Salamishah Tillet honored for “searing” and “stylish” writing in biography and criticism
by Lydialyle Gibson
After Slavery Report, What Next?
A conference considering next steps in Harvard’s reparative process
by Lydialyle Gibson
The End of Shopping Week
After much debate, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences votes to adopt a system of previous-term registration for classes.
by Jonathan Shaw
“Ukraine Today, Taiwan Tomorrow?”
The East Asian implications of the Russia-Ukraine War
by Jacob Sweet
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Named Class Day Speaker
"Defender of equity, inclusion, and opportunity" to address Class of 2022
by Nancy Walecki
Harvard’s Slave Legacy
A searching examination of the places kept “outside history,” and steps to come to terms with the University’s past
by Lydialyle Gibson
Harvard Medalists
Four alumni honored for extraordinary service to the University
by Nell Porter-Brown
Harvard’s Undergraduate Council Kerfuffle
Amid controversy, the representative student body is replaced.
by Jacob Sweet