University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Pete Buttigieg Calls For a Politics of ‘Belonging’
A Kennedy School panel discusses polarization and the uncertain future of American democracy.
First round of HILT grants for learning and teaching announced
Chosen from a field of 255, 47 awards will stimulate innovation in learning and teaching.
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.