University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
12,000 Harvard Alumni File Amicus Brief in Funding Freeze Lawsuit
Alumni from every Harvard school and class since 1950 rally behind the University
by Nina Pasquini
New Overseers and HAA Directors Announced
Alumni showed increased interest in this year’s elections.
by Nell Porter-Brown
Harvard Ramps Up Fundraising as Research Cuts Deepen
This week in the battle between Harvard and the Trump administration
by Nina Pasquini
Government Revokes Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students
Harvard sues federal government in response.
by Jonathan Shaw
Plans for a Faculty Senate Move Forward
And annual awards for excellence in teaching, advising, mentoring, and scholarship
by Jonathan Shaw
An Original Magna Carta, Hidden in Plain Sight
A rare original surfaces at Harvard at an “almost providential” moment.
by Nina Pasquini
Harvard Discloses Top Administrator and Investment Manager Compensation
Investment pay drops—top six managers’ earnings total a little more than $25 million
by Jonathan Shaw
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2025-2026 Fellows
Scholars pursue projects ranging from reducing ethnic violence to searching for an undiscovered super-Earth.
by Olivia Farrar
Harvard Allocating Additional $250 Million to Research
University increasing its research funding by 50 percent after grant revocations
by Max J. Krupnick
David Deming Announced as Harvard College Dean
Economist, Kirkland House faculty dean to succeed Rakesh Khurana
by Max J. Krupnick
Harvard President Responds to Secretary of Education
Alan Garber outlines steps the University has taken, and emphasizes compliance with the law.
by Jonathan Shaw