University News

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

Mark Carney on the Limits of Soft Power

At the 2026 Davos summit, the Canadian prime minister echoes Harvard’s Joseph Nye.

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard degree-program affiliates in the 115th Congress

Harvard’s congressional contingent gains five new members.

How surveillance changes people’s behavior

Assaults on privacy and security in America threaten democracy itself.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard faculty defers vote on final-club sanctions

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will extend its contentious deliberations into the spring semester.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Final Club disputes

Unresolved issues as faculty vote on sanctions approaches

by John S. Rosenberg

The presidency will be televised: "Jackie" and the paradox of American royalty

The screenplay, by Today Show producer Noah Oppenheim ’00, traces how the Camelot myth was made.

by Sophia Nguyen

Trump and Clinton campaign managers go head to head

Trump and Clinton campaign managers dissect election strategy, and argue about racism.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Hundreds protest Trump advisers at Harvard Kennedy School

Protesters at the Kennedy School called for the dismissal of Trump adviser Steve Bannon.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard Corporation on strategic challenges

William F. Lee discusses governance reform, and the Corporation’s emerging focus on the University’s strategic challenges.

by John S. Rosenberg

“The Impression that You Exist”

Neil Rudenstine on the humanities, at Dumbarton Oaks

by Bailey Trela

Clinton Campaigners Reflect on a Lost Election

Students and alumni who worked for the Clinton campaign reflect on their defeat, and the way forward. 

by Matthew Disler