University News

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

Harvard Football: Harvard 59, Stetson 7

In season opener, the Crimson dispatch the overmatched Hatters.

by Dick Friedman

Chan Zuckerberg grant for Harvard public service

A grant for Phillips Brooks House

by John S. Rosenberg

A New Cast for the Harvard Semitic Museum

A replica of the Dream Stele, part of Egyptologist Peter Der Manuelian’s efforts to revitalize the museum

by Sophia Nguyen

Harvard Final Clubs: Toward a Vote

The faculty votes down a limit on regulating single-gender social organizations.

by John S. Rosenberg

Taxing university endowments

Harvard and other private universities are in Republicans’ sights.

by John S. Rosenberg

A Transformative Gift of Dutch Drawings

George Abrams ’54, J.D. ’57, donates his collection to the Harvard Art Museums. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard Law 200th in divisive era

The spirit of Harvard Law School, at 200, in a divisive era

by Lincoln Caplan

Community Voices Rise in Harvard Square’s Redesign

Cambridge residents are speaking up and demanding a say in the future of the public space. 

by Oset Babür

Harvard Education and Radcliffe dean searches

Harvard seeks new leaders for the Graduate School of Education and Radcliffe Institute.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard reports budget surplus amid worries

A large surplus last year—but cautions about the future

by John S. Rosenberg

FAS’s Inequality Initiative

The initative includes interdisciplinary conversation, annual symposia, and a postdoc program. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova