University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
The State of the Libraries
Robert Darnton, retiring University Librarian, assesses the collections in a digital era.
An Endowment Manager’s Pay Exceeds $11 Million
Harvard Management Company and University administrators’ compensation reported
by John S. Rosenberg
Radcliffe Fellows for 2015-2016 Announced
More than 50 fellows will pursue projects in the humanities, creative arts, sciences, and social sciences.
by Laura Levis
Francis J. Doyle III Appointed Engineering Dean
New leader of Harvard’s School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Craig Lambert’s “Shadow Work”
A Harvard Magazine alumnus on the new world of “middle-class serfdom”
by John S. Rosenberg
The Privacy of the Classroom
A follow-up to last year’s observation of Harvard classrooms—and emerging issues from course-management software
by John S. Rosenberg
Faculty Honored for Teaching and Advising
Harvard College and GSAS recognize teachers and mentors.
Harvard Horizons Spotlights Eight Scholars
TED-type talks on topics ranging from lizards to “micro-activism,” from doctoral candidates likely to define the futures of their fields.
by Sophia Nguyen
General Education under the Microscope
Sharply critical faculty review of the College’s flagship general-education curriculum
by John S. Rosenberg
Winter, East and West
Harvard Alumni Association’s poet laureate on the campus climate in Cambridge—and Palo Alto.