University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Five Questions with Willy Shih
A Harvard Business School professor unpacks the economics of semiconductors.
Harvard library staffers protest after possible layoffs are announced
The threat of library staff layoffs, absent details, leads to consternation and protests.
The Nieman Journalism Lab probes the future of journalism
The Nieman Journalism Lab tracks innovations in journalism, online, in print, and on the business side.
Harvard Medical School problems caring for research primates
Harvard Medical School's primate research center encounters repeated, serious lapses of proper procedure and safe animal care
Harvard faculty and alumni named 2012 Guggenheim fellows
Faculty members and alumni named 2012 fellows
Cohen and Hempton named deans of Radcliffe Institute and Harvard Divinity School
Lizabeth Cohen named Radcliffe dean; David N. Hempton named Divinity School dean
Stephen Greenblatt, Tracy K. Smith win Pulitzers in general nonfiction, poetry
The professor wins for general nonfiction, the 1994 alumna for poetry; two former Nieman Fellows also honored.
Making art in Harvard classrooms
Art-making moves into the Harvard College curriculum
Harvard mulls new undergraduate degrees in electrical and mechanical engineering
Harvard develops two new courses of study.
Harvard President's Challenge social entrepreneurship finalists announcewd
The social entrepreneurship contest’s winner will be revealed next month.
Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg is HBS Class Day speaker
The Facebook COO will address degree candidates on May 23.