University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Paul Ryan Warns Congress Is Losing Power—and Blames Both Parties
At Harvard Kennedy School, the former House speaker reflected on executive overreach, DEI, and “wokeism.”
Harvard Law Dean Minow to Step Down
The school's leader since 2009 will conclude her service at the end of the academic year.
Graduate Student Union Election Too Close to Call
The National Labor Relations Board will conduct hearings to determine the results of the election.
“A Category of One”: The Enigma of Edward Gorey
A new play captures the enigma of Edward Gorey ’50.
Harvard final clubs sanctions academic challenges
Difficult choices in applying the new College policy on final clubs and other single-gender social organizations
College admits 14.5 percent of early applicants
Harvard briefly abandoned early action a decade ago. Now, the admissions dean says the program is the “new normal.”
Harvard faculty divisions social clubs
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences remains sharply divided about sanctions and multiple, conflicting goals.
Greenhouse gas reduction goal achieved at Harvard
Harvard reduced greenhouse-gas emissions 30 percent in a decade despite 15 percent growth.
Harvard President Faust on “these unsettling times”
President Drew Faust addresses the faculty on undocumented students, research funding, endowments in a new era
How surveillance changes people’s behavior
Assaults on privacy and security in America threaten democracy itself.
New Harvard entrepreneurship center
Harvard's three-legged encouragement of entrepreneurship