University News

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

Harvard’s Standoff: The History

From campus protests to policy clashes, a timeline of Harvard’s tensions with Washington

by Olivia Farrar

The Senior Fellow Takes Stock

From the capital campaign to strategic priorities: a Harvard Corporation perspective on the institution at year-end

Kara Walker “Sweet Talks” Harvard

At the Radcliffe Institute, the artist unraveled some of the mysteries of her installation, A Subtlety.

by Sophia Nguyen

A Difficult Defense

Harvard bests BU.

by David L. Tannenwald

Anti-obesity Drugs within Reach?

Using a stem-cell based screening method, Chad Cowan has found drugs that convert white fat cells to energy-consuming brown fat.

The Sanctity of the Classroom, Continued

More disclosures about the study of attendance in Harvard courses

Harry R. Lewis Named Interim Engineering Dean [Updated]

Will lead Harvard's applied-sciences faculty during search

Two Harvard Students Named Marshall Scholars

Michael George and Anna Hagen will study at Oxford and Cambridge, respectively.

Two Tests Passed

Harvard men’s basketball team defeats Houston and UMass.

by David L. Tannenwald

Three Harvard Students Win Rhodes Scholarships [Updated]

Seniors Ruth Fong and Benjamin Sprung-Keyser win two or three years of study at Oxford.

Football: Harvard 31, Yale 24

A hard-won victory caps a perfect season.

by Dick Friedman