University News

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

Harvard Faculty Discuss Tenure Denials

New data show a shift in when, in the process, rejections occur

by Joanna M Weiss

Arts and Sciences: Aspirations and Anxieties

Harvard faculty’s first meeting focuses on speech, governance, AI, and other concerns.

by John S. Rosenberg

How Should Harvard Teach Disagreement?

Annual teaching conference discusses dialogue.

by Max J. Krupnick

Academic Freedom and Free Speech

Robert Post explains how they differ—and why it matters, especially now

by Lincoln Caplan

Nutrition education at Harvard Medical School

Will Harvard Medical School return nutrition instruction to pre-eminence?

by Jack R. Trapanick

Harvard physicians on the digital healthcare revolution

Harvard physicians on the future of medicine

by Olivia Farrar

Dream Renovations to Harvard Yard Libraries

An ambitious plan for the next century of learning

by Nina Pasquini

A New Norton Anthology of World Literature Reimagines the Global Literary Tradition

A new Norton Anthology, edited by Harvard’s Martin Puchner, reimagines the global literary tradition. 

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard Radcliffe Institute Announces 2024-2025 Fellows

Scholars will pursue interdisciplinary research on climate change, the Supreme Court, and more. 

by Nina Pasquini

Finding Harvard’s Voice

Danielle Allen’s educational vision

by Max J. Krupnick

Making the Public Record Public

Harvard legal database released

by Max J. Krupnick