University News

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

Harvard Football: Harvard 45, Penn 43

An epic finish ensures another Ivy title. Next up: Yale. And after?

by Dick Friedman

Studying Zika

Harvard researchers race to stem the disease’s deadly spread. 

by Matthew Disler

An Unpredictable Path to Student Unionization

A new election could take place as early as next fall. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Radcliffe Institute Announces 2017-2018 Fellows

Eleven of this year’s 52 fellows come from within the University.

by Oset Babür

Adams House to be renewed

Renewal will make Adams wheelchair-accessible and add new social and activity spaces. 

In “Renga for Obama,” an exquisite corpse and a literary wake

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

A Snapshot of Environmental Sustainability at Harvard

The University reports progress on a variety of fronts.

by Jonathan Shaw

A celebration of computer science at Harvard in honor of 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

Terence Davies captures Emily Dickinson's life and spirit in "A Quiet Passion"

In his film A Quiet Passion, Terence Davies illuminates Emily Dickinson’s daily life and eternal poetry.

by Sophia Nguyen