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.
Harvard Files Amicus Brief with NLRB in Graduate Student Unionization Case
The University argues that the relationship between graduate students and universities should remain academic, not managerial, and student labor unions would “damage private sector graduate education.”
Harvard House Masters Renamed Faculty Deans
The change follows months of debate on diversity and inclusion at the College.
Petitioners challenge Harvard Board of Overseers
A five-member slate challenges Harvard admissions and tuition policies.
Harvard spring 2016 news briefs
Shirley Tilghman on the Corporation, Jane Yellen at Radcliffe, encouraging entrepreneurs, aiming at endowments, and more
Harvard Spring 2016 news briefs
An Overseers' challenge slate, reengineering admissions, and General Education revised
Harvard confronts the challenges of inclusion
The Harvard community confronts the challenges of inclusion.
Harvard Kennedy School campus construction
Building capacity, literally, at the public-policy campus
Michelle Williams appointed Harvard public health dean
A faculty member and alumna becomes a leader in Longwood.
Graduate School Doubles Paid Time Off for Student Parents
The annnouncement comes amid a movement to form a graduate student labor union.
Lowell House Renewal to Last Two Years
Lowell residents will live in swing housing from the fall of 2017 through the spring of 2019.