University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Magazine Questionnaire: The True Cost of Grade Inflation
A faculty committee is recommending changes to grading at Harvard College to limit an overabundance of A's. Add your voice to the conversation.
Harvard Class of 2025 Needs Overflow Housing
The College announces additional housing, move-in protocols for oversized first-year class.
by Jacob Sweet
The future of teaching
Pilot program points to the potential of hybrid instruction.
Harvard Graduation Morning Exercises Commencement 2021
The Morning Exercises—further adapted for the era of COVID and streaming—come with strong messages about racial justice.
The Baccalaureate—and Proliferating Graduations 2021
President Bacow on reconnecting with other people, and new First-Gen and LGBTQ+ graduation celebrations join the roster
Harvard Returns to Normal This Fall
University leaders announce that full, in-person operations will resume, with continuing public-health protocols.
President Bacow's Harvard Baccalaureate Remarks
“This has not been a typical year”—but a tradition resumes, virtually.
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Rule Changes Teaching Awards
Honors teaching excellence, and the memory of Nathan Glazer, in last regular meeting of the academic year
Jeremy Lin to Speak at Harvard College Class Day
The former NBA star headlines the undergraduates’ virtual celebration May 26.
Harvard pilots in-person teaching for fall
Faculty of Arts and Sciences tests hybrid classrooms and other pandemic adaptations.
Harvard College Announces Class of 2025 Admissions Decisions
Harvard admits a record-low 3.4 percent of applicants
by Jacob Sweet