University News

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

The School of Public Health, Facing a Financial Reckoning, Seizes the Chance to Reinvent Itself

Dean Andrea Baccarelli plans for a smaller, more impactful Chan School of 2030.

by Jonathan Shaw

Rewriting labor law from a clean slate

A Harvard Law School initiative calls for a revitalized labor law “to shift power from corporations to workers.”

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard Allston developer Law School shield and more

The Law School launches a “Shield Working Group,” Allston update, keeping tabs on “fake news,” and more

Sexual Harassment Survivors Condemn Harvard's Investigation Process

Accusers of former Harvard government professor Jorge Domínguez speak out about their experiences. 

by Lydialyle Gibson

One Hundred Years of Educating Educators

At its centennial, the Harvard Graduate School of Education celebrates and looks ahead. 

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard graduate students go on strike

HGSU-UAW members go out on strike two days before reading period. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Preparing Harvard students for professional education

Online summer programs get students ready for inclusive M.B.A., J.D., and M.Ed. studies.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard president enables more research into University's slavery ties

The president announces a $5-million initiative.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard First-Generation Student Alumni Stories

Alumni share their moving stories through the first interest-group “class report.”

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Business School Dean Nohria to Step Down

Will step down at the end of this academic year

by John S. Rosenberg

Sexual Assault and Harassment on College Campuses

Results from the second campus survey of sexual misconduct show that sexual assault and harassment remain serious problems at institutions of higher education nationwide.

by Jonathan Shaw