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.
Juan Manuel Santos at Harvard
Former president of Colombia Juan Manuel Santos addresses Harvard Kennedy School graduates
Sarah Whiting Named Dean of the Graduate School of Design
Currently dean of the Rice University School of Architecture, Whiting will assume her new post on July 1.
Howard Gardner et al. on higher education in the twenty-first century
Howard Gardner and colleagues release a seven-year study of higher education in the twenty-first century.
Harvard renames art film department
Renaming Visual and Environmental Studies to signal a clearer focus on making art and film
Will future online education become limited to professional degrees?
Harvard and MIT experiences suggest a more constrained vision for massive free courses.
Ruth Okediji, intellectual property law expert
A Nigerian-born professor who brings unusual perspective to intellectual-property law
Blavatnik gift accelerates Harvard Medical School research
A $200-million gift from the Blavatnik Family Foundation paves the way.
Harvard Allston Land Development Company
New organization, management focus efforts for “enterprise research campus.”
Harvard Medical Record $200 Million Research Gift
Foundation of Len Blavatnik, M.B.A. ’89, makes record pledge for basic and applied science.
Harvard Design Dean to Step Down
Mohsen Mostafavi plans to step down after leading the Graduate School of Design since 2008.