University News

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

Harvard Alumni Affairs Databases Breached

The University is investigating the cyberattack, which may have compromised the personal information of alumni, donors, students, faculty, and staff.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard arts and sciences 2012 annual report

Dean Michael Smith's annual report to the faculty

Harvard library new portal and reorganization

Internal “services-held-in-common” organization and single point of online entry to the library are unveiled.

Harvard academic leaders address College cheating investigation

The president and deans discuss the College's academic-integrity challenges in a Faculty of Arts and Sciences meeting.

Harvard's Raj Chetty and Benjamin Warf Win 2012 MacArthur Grants

The Harvard economist and neurosurgeon are among 23 national winners

Harvard 2012 endowment return trails Stanford, Yale

Modestly stronger investment results at peer institutions

Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi gave a speech at Harvard's Kennedy School

The Burmese activist speaks at the Kennedy School.

2012 Harvard endowment results:value declines to $30.7 billion, return flat

Harvard Management Company reports on a challenging year.

Aung San Suu Kyi at Harvard

Connections to Cambridge, and the University's emerging engagement with Burma

Harvard governing board Jessica Mathews, Theodore Wells Jr.

The senior governing board reaches full membership, as envisioned in reforms announced in late 2010.

Class action complaint filed against harvard faculty club as waitstaff sue

Case is similar to the one filed against the Harvard Club of Boston that was recently settled for $4 million.