University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Judge Extends Block on Trump’s Travel Ban for Harvard’s International Students
A longer-term decision is expected within a week.
by Nina Pasquini
Adams House Will Be Renewed after Lowell
Renewal will make Adams wheelchair-accessible and add new social and activity spaces.
A Literary Wake for the Obama Era
Harvard Review editor Major Jackson, RI ’07, linked 200 poets in this verse tribute to the president.
by Sophia Nguyen
A Decade of Faculty Diversity
A slow but steady increase in women and minority faculty
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Harvard Sustainability by the Numbers
The University reports progress on a variety of fronts.
by Jonathan Shaw
A Tribute to Harry Lewis
Former students, friends, family, and colleagues gather to celebrate Harry Lewis on the occasion of his seventieth birthday.
by Jonathan Shaw
Grad Student Union Revote?
An NLRB report calls for a new graduate-student union election.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
A Certain Slant of Light
In his film A Quiet Passion, Terence Davies illuminates Emily Dickinson’s daily life and eternal poetry.
by Sophia Nguyen
Joe Biden Will Be Class Day Speaker
The former vice president will address graduating seniors on May 24.
Fahrenthold, Whitehead, and Desmond Win Pulitzer Prizes
Journalist, novelist, and social scientist honored
by Oset Babür
Renovated, a Bridge Gives the Charles a New Look
The Charles River, lit