University News

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

The Harvard AI Debate Heats Up

The University has pushed the adoption of AI into teaching and operations, but faculty resistance is growing louder.

by Schuyler Velasco

Arts join sciences in Harvard Allston

Alongside a huge applied-sciences center, a toehold for art-making

SFFA v. Harvard lawsuit could determine the fate of affirmative action

The lawsuit that could determine the fate of affirmative action

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Ruth Okediji, intellectual property law expert

A Nigerian-born professor who brings unusual perspective to intellectual-property law

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Blavatnik gift accelerates Harvard Medical School research

A $200-million gift from the Blavatnik Family Foundation paves the way.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Finances 2018

A survey of the University’s annual financial report

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard scientists and others honored

National Academy and NIH notables, and a pioneering Crimson leader

New Radcliffe dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin has a blueprint for action

New Radcliffe dean Tomiko Brown-Nagin has a blueprint for action.

by Oset Babür

Single-Gender Groups Sue Harvard

Two lawsuits allege the College’s sanctions policy constitutes sex-based discrimination. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard Allston Land Development Company

New organization, management focus efforts for “enterprise research campus.”  

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Pushes to Advance Basic and Applied Quantum Physics

Harvard thinks bigger about the odd realm of matter at the very smallest scale.

by Jonathan Shaw