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

Nobel Laureate Michael Kremer Relocates to University of Chicago

Development economist pulls up roots.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard’s Financial Outlook in an Unprecedented Semester

In volatile circumstances, plans are upended and remade.  

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Discloses Top Earners

The annual report details administrators’ and endowment investment managers’ compensation.

by Jonathan Shaw

How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic

Fall semester interrupted, a century ago

by Matteo Wong

Nancy Coleman Appointed Dean of Continuing Education

A new leader for the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ large extension operation

by John S. Rosenberg

What to Expect

The choices and challenges facing the University and the Harvard community

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Will Guarantee Staff Pay and Benefits Past June 28

“[W]e will not be pursuing any furloughs or layoffs of our employees at this time,” executive vice president Katie Lapp wrote in an email. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

The Coronavirus Campus

The factors influencing the fall semester—and beyond

by John S. Rosenberg

Several Harvard Professional Schools Move Online for Fall

…and the endowment distribution is decreased, as the College completes its plans.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard’s Incredible Shrinking Executive-Education Programs

An acute casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic  

by John S. Rosenberg