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
Former Crimson Star Spearheads New Soccer League
Charles Altchek ’07 moves from the field to the front office.
by Isabel Mehta
Harvard's Black-Hole Debunker
Astrophysicist Kareem El-Badry challenges scientific mistakes.
by Isabel Mehta
Public Health Messaging in a Pandemic
How much intervention is too much, or not enough, when addressing a politically and socially diverse population?
by Isabel Mehta
$200 Million Gift Underwrites Climate and Sustainability Institute
Vice provost James Stock to direct Harvard’s new Salata Institute
by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw
Finding Harvard’s Next President
How the search for Lawrence S. Bacow’s successor might be structured
by John S. Rosenberg
President Lawrence S. Bacow to Step Down in 2023
Plans to conclude five-year Harvard presidency at the end of the coming academic year
by John S. Rosenberg
Conferring and Confirming
Harvard’s 371st Commencement, and a celebration for the classes of 2020-2021
by John S. Rosenberg
Honoris Causa
Harvard’s 2022 honorary-degree recipients
The Speeches 2022
President Bacow on humility, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on democracy and social media, and Attorney General Merrick Garland on civic engagement and threats to U.S. democracy
Harvard’s Ties to Slavery
A long-awaited, unsparing picture
by Lydialyle Gibson