University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
The Celts in Art and Imagination
A new exhibition at the Harvard Art Museums traces 2,500 years of Celtic art.
Harvard and the working class
The chasm between elite academia and working-class Americans—and how to bridge it
Harvard College class schedule math requirement
The College adopts a new class schedule, and renews the quantitative requirement with a nod toward data science.
Harvard graduate students to receive lower stipend increases
Harvard limits stipend increases to 1.5 percent for the next academic year.
Engaging with “Inclusion” at Harvard
President Faust’s task force hosts a University-wide discussion on April 5.
by Oset Babür
Harvard College Admits 5.2 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2021
The admission rate decreased, barely, to 5.20 percent, from last year’s 5.22 percent.
Ashton Carter to Harvard Kennedy School
The former U.S. Secretary of Defense rejoins the faculty in a new role.
Harvard plans significant data science institute
Unveiling a University research initiative
We’ve Heard All about Fake News—Now What?
The Berkman Klein Center hosts a panel on concrete tools to combat fake news.
by Oset Babür
Harvard social club sanctions update
Still more developments in the College’s winding path toward changing single-gender social clubs
Harvard PBK literary exercises will feature Sherry Turkle and Mark Doty
Harvard’s Phi Beta Kappa ceremony kicks off Commencement week on May 23.