University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Graduate Student Workers Strike
Union demands higher pay, protections for non-citizen members, and changes to the harassment complaint process.
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
New Harvard entrepreneurship center
Harvard's three-legged encouragement of entrepreneurship
More tumultuous Harvard labor relations
A strike, negotiations, and a vote on wages, benefits, and union recognition
Harvard final clubs and sports sexism
The College struggles with single-gender final clubs—and sexist behavior by sports teams.