University News

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

Trump Administration Unveils New Attacks on Harvard

Government tightens financial oversight of Harvard, threatens to pull student aid.

by Lydialyle Gibson

University People

New Board of Overseers leaders, top teachers, Pulitzer Prize winners, and more

Harvard College quantitative requirement

The vexatious business of defining a gen-ed course in quantitative literacy

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard College final club sanctions

The College’s final-club sanctions: an update

by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Law dean, House leaders, executives’ compensation

New Law School dean, new House leaders, Harvard’s top salaries, and more

Harvard online learning update

From HarvardX to the classroom, Harvard Medical teaching online, and more

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Law names John Manning dean

The faculty member succeeds Martha Minow.

by John S. Rosenberg

Joe Biden, to Harvard students: “There’s Nothing Beyond Our Capacity”

In his Class Day address, the former vice president urged graduating seniors, “You have to engage.”

by Sophia Nguyen

Sherry Turkle and Mark Doty speak at Harvard PBK Literary Exercises

At the 2017 Phi Beta Kappa Literary Exercises, Sherry Turkle and Mark Doty spoke about connection and conscience.

by Sophia Nguyen

New Harvard Overseers and HAA Elected Directors Announced

There are five new members of the Board of Overseers, and six new directors.

by Oset Babür