University News

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

The Harvard AI Debate Heats Up

The University has pushed the adoption of AI into teaching and operations, but faculty resistance is growing louder.

by Schuyler Velasco

Public Health’s Past and Future

Michelle Williams, a year into her role as Public Health School dean

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Disappointing returns for Harvard endowment amid restructuring

CEO N.V. Narvekar assesses Harvard Management Company’s most recent fiscal-year performance, and the road ahead.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard leaders stress community values at start of the academic year

Harvard’s leaders stress community values at the start of the academic year.

by Sophia Nguyen , Marina N. Bolotnikova

Kennedy School offer to controversial figure provokes uproar

A “visiting fellow” invitation provokes an uproar.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Final Clubs, Continued

Unrecognized single-gender social organizations dominate another Faculty of Arts and Sciences monthly meeting.

by John S. Rosenberg

Peers outperform Harvard endowment returns

More evidence that fiscal 2017 returns were “disappointing”

by John S. Rosenberg

The State of the Harvard Final-Club Debate

Continuing, heated differences over single-gender social organizations

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard FAS debt deal and inequality initiative

The dean’s annual report provides financial details on House renewal, the faculty census, and a new inequality initiative.

by John S. Rosenberg

Radcliffe Institute Dean Cohen Stepping Down

An advocate of common spaces and the arts moves on.

by John S. Rosenberg

One Step Closer to a New Alma Mater

Twenty submissions have been selected as semifinalists to replace the final line in Harvard’s alma mater. 

by Oset Babür