University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Faculty Debate Plan to Cap A Grades
At a lively meeting, faculty members weighed a grade inflation plan that most agreed is imperfect.
Harvard Business Law, Schools Prepare Entering Students
Harvard professional schools help their incoming students thrive.
Harvard Public Service Leaders Announced
An inaugural faculty director and an assistant dean direct a broader civic-engagement effort.
Scholars Advocate “Managed Retreat” from Flooding Coastlines
The question is no longer if, but when and how.
Harvard Memorial Church Interim Minister
Stephanie Paulsell is the successor, for now, to Jonathan Walton.
Crows Know How to Have Fun
Surprising research about highly adept birds making and using tools
Harvard president Lawrence S. Bacow’s first year
President Bacow assesses his inaugural year.
Hansjörg Wyss boosts biologically inspired engineering
The Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering gets another boost.
The new person at the Peabody, early admissions, AI, and more
The Peabody’s new director, early admissions, AI, endowment taxation, and more
Updates on Peter Brand, Roland Fryer, the graduate-student union, and more
A coach cashiered, a professor sanctioned, an Allston update, and more
Harvard summer construction boom
New construction in Allston, and renewal everywhere else, from Adams House to Andover/Swartz Hall