University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
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.
A Decade of Faculty Diversity
A slow but steady increase in women and minority faculty
A Snapshot of Environmental Sustainability at Harvard
The University reports progress on a variety of fronts.
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.
Grad Student Union Revote?
An NLRB report calls for a new graduate-student union election.
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.
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