University News

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

Getting to Mars (for Real)

Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case.

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard arts sciences deanship endowed

The Edgerleys’ campaign gifts recognized

PayPal Co-founder Peter Thiel Talks Entrepreneurship at Harvard Business School

Paypal co-founder and venture capitalist offers contrarian business views in a talk at Harvard Business School.

HILT conference on engagement and distance in learning and teaching

Harvard explores learning, teaching, and institutional change.

Harvard Faculty member, three alumni win MacArthur genius grants

Professor Lurie and graduates Eberhardt, Oppenheimer, and Gentry are awarded $625,000 fellowships.

Times columnist Nicholas Kristof speaks with Harvard president Drew Faust

The Harvard president touches on key issues in higher education.

Harvard Campaign Exceeds $4.3 Billion

A robust first year of public fundraising

Harvard design school’s $110-million capital campaign

Local and global ambitions for "grounded visionaries" in architecture, landscape design, and urban planning

“The Roosevelts,” and Harvard

Historian Geoffrey Ward provides a Crimson backdrop for the new Ken Burns miniseries.

Harvard faculty on climate change

Further faculty-administration communications—and actions on other campuses

Harvard freshmen tackle an Instagram scavenger hunt

On a scavenger hunt, freshmen find their sense of home.