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

Psychologist Marc Hauser returns to Harvard, but not to teaching

The psychology professor returns to Harvard, but not to teaching.

Faculty consulting for Qaddafi government prompts academic-principles debate

Faculty consulting for the Qaddafi government prompts a debate on academic principles.

Three new members enlarge the Harvard Corporation

New members enlarge the Harvard Corporation

Alan M. Garber named new Harvard provost

An experienced Stanford administrator, an expert on health policy and economics, returns to take a big job at his alma mater.

Harvard Commencement 2011: Vignettes from the dais

Human touches within Commencement's pomp

Harvard Commencement Confetti 2011

An omnium-gatherum of notes and statistics, vital and otherwise

Harvard's honorary-degree recipients of 2011

The honorary-degree recipients of 2011

Highlights from Harvard's 360th Commencement

Highlights from Harvard's 360th Commencement

Major new Allston plan announced

Commercial development of housing, a "private-sector enterprise research campus," and a hotel and conference center would replace much of the academic expansion Harvard envisioned earlier.