University News

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

Sam Liss to Head Harvard’s Office for Technology Development

Technology licensing and corporate partnerships are an important source of revenue for the University.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard alumni pioneer new journalism models

New models for newspaper journalism in the Internet era

by Mark Travis

Harvard graduate students go on strike

HGSU-UAW members go out on strike two days before reading period. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard Square under reconstruction

A familiar place’s new faces

Harvard Portrait: Shawon Kinew

Connecting European Old Masters with the new landscape of art history 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard faculty divestment debate and Overseer challenge

A faculty debate, and a challenge slate for the Board of Overseers

by John S. Rosenberg

Honoring artists and writers

An appreciation for outstanding work

Harvard’s budget surpluses and endowment challenges

An analysis of the annual financial report, and of Harvard Management Company’s transformation

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Faculty Motion on Divestment

Debate elicits ideas from an apolitical, science-based call to action, to a lower-carbon-footprint endowment portfolio.

by John S. Rosenberg

Institute of Politics Discussion on Reconciliation in American Public Life

An Institute of Politics discussion on the possibility of reconciliation in American public discourse

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard faculty divestment motion

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has a formal motion to divest from fossil-fuel production.

by John S. Rosenberg