University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Mark Carney on the Limits of Soft Power
At the 2026 Davos summit, the Canadian prime minister echoes Harvard’s Joseph Nye.
Harvard faculty divestment motion
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences has a formal motion to divest from fossil-fuel production.
Potential Partners in Allston Commercial Zone Narrowed to Three
From among three finalists, a partner is expected to be chosen by the end of December.
How a Young Alumni Movement Wants to Change Harvard’s Investment Policies
An emerging, expansive view of socially responsive endowment investments
Harvard and Life Sciences Partners to Build a Center for Biological Therapies
A new center aims to bring cutting-edge medicines “from laboratory to approved therapy.”
Harvard, Yale Students Delay Second Half of The Game
Student protestors for fossil-fuel divestment delay the second half of The Game.
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard president enables more research into University's slavery ties
The president announces a $5-million initiative.
A Harvard Graduate Student Union Strike?
After more than a year negotiating, the union sets a deadline of December 3.
Harvard First-Generation Student Alumni Stories
Alumni share their moving stories through the first interest-group “class report.”
Can the Catholic Church Help Explain Western Psychology?
A social-science analysis of how Catholicism transformed Western culture
Harvard Business School Dean Nohria to Step Down
Will step down at the end of this academic year