University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Stand-Up to Simmer Down
In comedy groups, students find ways to be absurd, present, and a little less self-conscious.
by Nina Pasquini
Defeat by Truth Is Victory
President Lawrence S. Bacow’s fall Morning Prayers address at Memorial Church
by Jonathan Shaw
Re-Wilding Harvard
Bringing native plant species back to campus.
by Kristina DeMichele
Harvard Files Brief in Affirmative Action Appeal
The Supreme Court will hear arguments this fall.
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships
Four seniors win scholarships to Cambridge University.
A Multiverse of Might-Have-Beens
A 2021 graduate returns to campus for a belated Commencement that feels more like a reunion.
by Meena Venkataramanan
Somethings Old, Somethings New
Familiar preliminaries, but with many post-pandemic wrinkles for Harvard’s 371st Commencement, in-person again
by John S. Rosenberg , Jacob Sweet
Forrest Gander and Theda Skocpol at Phi Beta Kappa Exercises
Both poet and orator consider the “fundamental threats” facing graduates as Commencement begins.
by Lydialyle Gibson
Katie Lapp Steps Down as Executive Vice President
After more than a decade, an institutional voice departs.
by Jacob Sweet
The End of Shopping Week
After much debate, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences votes to adopt a system of previous-term registration for classes.
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard’s Undergraduate Council Kerfuffle
Amid controversy, the representative student body is replaced.
by Jacob Sweet