University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
12,000 Harvard Alumni File Amicus Brief in Funding Freeze Lawsuit
Alumni from every Harvard school and class since 1950 rally behind the University
by Nina Pasquini
“Anyone Can Be an Activist”
Alumni get involved in politics.
by Isabel Mehta
Seeking the First Speakers of Indo-European Language
Ancient DNA sheds new light on the origins of a lingua franca.
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard Presidential Search Committees Named
Faculty and staff advisory committees appointed; students to follow
by John S. Rosenberg
Re-Wilding Harvard
Bringing native plant species back to campus.
by Kristina DeMichele
Harvard Business School Expands Financial Aid
Ten percent of MBA students to receive full tuition scholarships
by Lydialyle Gibson
President Bacow Plans to Step Down
A post-pandemic transition, an early assessment, and the search for Harvard’s new leader
by John S. Rosenberg
Victor Clay
The new police chief introduces a new policing culture.
by Jonathan Shaw
Brevia
Ethnicity appointments, Radcliffe roster, faculty honorands, and more
Underwriting Sustainability Studies
A $200-million gift for the Salata Institute
by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw
2022-23 Ledecky Fellows
The 2022-2023 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows