University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Undergraduates Discuss a Changing University
A student panel grapples—civilly—with shifting policies and differing opinions.
Court Upholds Harvard’s Race-Conscious Admissions Program
Harvard’s admissions policies do not discriminate against Asian-American applicants, a federal judge ruled today.
Lowell House Renovations: An Inside Look
Historic Lowell House’s renovations bring a mixture of old and new, painstakingly refurbished and constructed.
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard Reviews Athletics
Dean Claudine Gay focuses on student experience, sports culture, and strategic planning.
Harvard President Bacow Morning Prayers Free Speech
President Bacow, at Morning Prayers, and deans, welcoming students, open the semester by addressing community values in a time of divisive discourse.
Harvard College Debuts Gen Ed
The College’s required curriculum relaunches with dozens of new experiential, case-based courses.
Convocation 2019
First-year Convocation for the class of 2023
Harvard Public Service Leaders Announced
An inaugural faculty director and an assistant dean direct a broader civic-engagement effort.
The Movement for Open Syllabi
“It’s kind of like when you go to the library to check out one book, but it’s actually the book next to the book you were looking for that was the important one. A syllabus sets up that opportunity.”
Harvard Appoints Interim Winthrop House Leaders
After a tumultuous semester, Mark and Mary Herlihy-Gearan take up the reins.
Harvard Testing Tool for Curricular Exploration
Researchers with metaLAB (at) Harvard will test a new course exploration tool that presents the curriculum as a rich network of connections.