University News

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

Harvard Law School Releases Digital Archive of Nuremberg Trials

Thousands of documents chronicle the Nazi regime and the legal effort to exact justice.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Mahindra Humanities Center erects “poetry posts” to commemorate 9/11

The Mahindra Humanities Center erects eight “poetry posts” to prompt reflection about loss and recovery.

Harvard redistributes financial aid among lower- and higher-income students

The College redistributes aid among lower- and higher-income undergraduates, and introduces a new family financial-planning tool.

Systems pharmacology, new drug discovery initiative, at Harvard Medical School

Harvard Medical School announces a new initiative in systems pharmacology to quicken the pace of drug discovery.

Gift from Gustave and Rita Hauser launches new learning and teaching initiative

The Hausers invest $40 million to launch the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching.

Gustave and Rita Hauser, donors who funded initiative on learning and teaching

The benefactors who launched the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching

Pedagogy, classroom design, evaluation: the recent history at Harvard

The context for a major new initiative on teaching skills, classrooms, learning technology, and evaluation

Harvard's 375th anniversary celebration, in words and photographs

Harvard's 375th anniversary celebration, in words and photographs

Fareed Zakaria named 2012 Harvard Commencement speaker

The international affairs expert, writer, and television host holds a Harvard Ph.D. in government.

Harvard economist Martin Feldstein urges $350 billion mortgage relief program

Harvard economist urges $350-billion program to counter recession.

Stephen Greenblatt and other Harvardians are finalists for National Book Awards

The Cogan University Professor's recent book, and works by other Harvard authors, reach the finals of the prestigious competition.