University News

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

Harvard Law School Releases Digital Archive of Nuremberg Trials

Thousands of documents chronicle the Nazi regime and the legal effort to exact justice.

by Lydialyle Gibson

RSS Creator and Reddit cofounder Aaron Swartz dead at 26

The former Safra Lab fellow was a leader of the open-access movement.

Harvard begins search for new dean of graduate school of education

Harvard president appoints advisory committee.

HarvardX offers Justice, Classics courses

New Harvard online courses go beyond quantitative subjects to include "Justice," ancient Greece

Gun law research has science behind it, at the Harvard School of Public Health

David Hemenway of the Harvard School of Public Health has approached gun laws scientifically.

Harvard proposal Barry's Corner in Allston released

Harvard-developer proposal for mixed residential, retail, and gathering spaces in Allston

Harvard announces Social Choice Fund in wake of fossil fuel divestment fight

The University announces a new Social Choice Fund on the heels of fossil-fuel divestment controversy.

Harvard news: Nobelists, Rhodes and Marshall winners, Leah Rosovsky, and more

Harvard news: Nobelists, Rhodes and Marshall winners, edX update, and more

Harvard's evolving plans for fundraising drive

Major academic and building priorities come into focus.

Harvard's annual financial report 2012

A blunt picture of universities' altered circumstances—and a forecast of changed operations to come

Recognizing three outstanding "Harvard Magazine" contributors

Recognizing three outstanding Harvard Magazine contributors