University News

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

Sylvia Mathews Burwell and Michael S. Chae to Join Harvard Corporation

The alumni will fill two vacancies on the University’s governing board.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Medal of Honor winners recognized

The University’s Medal of Honor recipients are memorialized.

Harvard construction update

An update on Harvard construction

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences academic progress, financial problems

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith outlines academic progress and details financial problems in his 2009 annual report.

Harvard Suffers Billions More in Losses

The endowment, the University's cash accounts, large swap losses, and more.

HSPH Professor Stephen Lagakos Killed in Car Accident

Professor of biostatistics Stephen Lagakos joined the faculty more than 30 years ago.

Articles about John Adams, Larry Summers, and The Elms at DePauw University

Recent articles from the New Yorker and the New York Times feature people with Harvard connections.

Nobel Peace Prize Obama

President Barack Obama, a Law School alumnus, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, particularly for his work on nuclear weapons.

Szostak Nobel prize in medicine

Jack W. Szostak, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School, is one of three co-winners of the 2009 prize.

FAS financial dean

Leslie Kirwan fills a critical position as the faculty works to close a $110-million budget gap.

President Faust on the state of Harvard

An "opening-of-year" address points toward Harvard's "new normal" in light of financial constraints.