University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Graduates Can Donate Directly to Their Houses on Housing Day
A new initiative encourages small-dollar donations for improving student life.
Harvard faces coronavirus impact
The sudden dispersal from Cambridge and Boston, Commencement postponed, and the looming financial consequences
All College Spring Semester Grades Will Be Satisfactory-Unsatisfactory
“We cannot proceed as if nothing has changed,” FAS dean Claudine Gay wrote. “Everything has changed."
College Admits 4.9 Percent of Applicants to Class of 2024
And the term bill exceeds $70,000 for the first time.
Harvard College class remote learning
On taking a Harvard Gen Ed class remotely with William C. Kirby
Teaching Academic Honesty in CS50
In a paper aimed at fellow educators, David Malan reports on interventions designed to teach academic honesty in the wildly popular introductory computer science course he teaches at Harvard.
Harvard Closes Classes Coronavirus
Students transition to online learning—perhaps for the rest of the semester—and are asked not to return after spring break.
Grass-roots organizing is focus of new book
Undergraduates contribute to a new book on grass-roots organizing at the center of American politics.
Sexual Harassment Survivors Condemn Harvard's Investigation Process
Accusers of former Harvard government professor Jorge Domínguez speak out about their experiences.
Harvard president enables more research into University's slavery ties
The president announces a $5-million initiative.
Harvard First-Generation Student Alumni Stories
Alumni share their moving stories through the first interest-group “class report.”