University News
This is How Universities Die
Higher ed thrived in Berlin and Beijing. Then government stepped in.
by William C. Kirby
John Harvard Statue Undergoes Restoration
The well-loved statue gets spiffed up for the new school year
by Nancy Walecki
edX Exit
Harvard and MIT sell to a for-profit company, and pursue their mission with a new model.
by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw
Sailing Solo
James Hammitt ’78, is a professor at the School of Public Health—and a superb sailor.
by Juliet Isselbacher
Harvard Class of 2025 Needs Overflow Housing
The College announces additional housing, move-in protocols for oversized first-year class.
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard’s Commercial Campus Comes into Focus
Tishman Speyer details its Allston plans.
by Jonathan Shaw
Landmark Bio Breaks Ground
A Boston-area collaboration on advanced life-sciences techniques
by Jonathan Shaw
Governance Reform and Shared Value
Michael Porter on the new business agenda
by Juliet Isselbacher
Harvard Art Museums Will Reopen This Fall
The musems will welcome students back on September 1, and the public on September 4.
by Lydialyle Gibson
The “Talking Feds” Podcast
Former U.S. attorney Harry P. Litman ’80 and guests’ lively take on legal and political issues.
by Juliet Isselbacher
Amartya Sen, a Memoir
The book covers the first thirty years of the Nobel-prize winning economist’s life.
by Sugata Bose