University News

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

Five Questions with Willy Shih

A Harvard Business School professor unpacks the economics of semiconductors.

by Olivia Farrar

Economist Kenneth Rogoff prescribes a heterodox cure for the recession

A prominent economist prescribes a heterodox cure for the persistent recession.

The Harvard Corporation’s three new members

The Harvard Corporation’s three new members

Harvard issues a new blueprint for its Allston property

The University has issued a new set of recommendations for its landholdings there.

Drew Faust on Harvard’s aims at 375

A president in her fifth year surveys the University on the eve of its 375th.

New Settings for Fine Art at Harvard

As a redesigned museum rises, curators choose works for display and plan to increase faculty involvement in the process.

Harvard at 400

Visions of the University in 2036

by Craig Lambert

Roundup of recent Harvard news

Marc Hauser resigns, Kennedy School celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary, new organ for Memorial Church, Fay House renovations, and other Harvard news

In U.S. Politics, the Color Line Persists, Says Randall Kennedy

Harvard law professor Randall Kennedy's book calls Obama “enigmatic” on race.

Bob Slate Stationer To Reopen

Alumna will reopen longtime Harvard Square business this fall.

Nobel laureate Baruj Benacerraf, Dana-Farber leader, dies at 90

The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's former head was a leader in immunology and cancer research.