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

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

From the Archives: We Remember World War I

Firsthand accounts of Harvard men and women who lived through it, 100 years after the United States entered the Great War

by Adam Goodheart

Social-Club Saga

The College’s social-club sanctions remain highly controversial.

by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw

Cranes Crescendo

Still more construction projects on tap

by John S. Rosenberg

Graduate Admissions in Lower Gear

Financial pressures force the faculty to trim doctoral admissions.

by John S. Rosenberg

Allston Ambitions

The Business School dean is bullish on engineering and data-science collaborations, and online learning.

by John S. Rosenberg

Online Updates

Online learning, evolving at Harvard and beyond, attracts critical analysis.

by John S. Rosenberg

University People

Dunster departure, graduate-school deans, faculty writing-prize winners, and more