University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
When Code Meets Canvas
In brushstrokes and bytes, a symposium at Harvard explores data, perception, and art.
by Olivia Farrar
News Briefs
Action against sexual assault, the Law School drops its shield, “Faculty Deans” now lead the Houses, and more
by John S. Rosenberg , Jonathan Shaw , Marina N. Bolotnikova , Laura Levis
Campus Campaign
Free Harvard/Fair Harvard and the Coalition for a Diverse Harvard square off in the Board of Overseers election.
by John S. Rosenberg
University People
A new dean for public health, a new director for the art museums, and more
Editing an End to Malaria?
A technique for pushing genetic alterations through entire species of plants and animals may herald a future in which humans manage ecosystems through molecular biology.
by Jonathan Shaw
“When You Hear These Lectures, They're All Me”
This week, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison concluded her Norton Lecture series on race and literature—and made a presidential endorsement.
by Sophia Nguyen
Michael Pollan’s Crooked Writing Path
At Radcliffe, the author talks on nature, food, and altered states of consciousness.
by Laura Levis
Harvard’s Slave Connections
A plaque begins an official acknowledgment of the University’s past.
by John S. Rosenberg
Title IX and the Critique of the Neoliberal University
The AAUP critiques the influence of “corporatization” on sexual-assault policy.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
The Overseers and Optics
A coincidence of leadership at Harvard, at a contested moment
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Responds to Congressional Endowment Queries
A letter from President Faust details endowment restrictions, management plans, and other nuggets.
by John S. Rosenberg