University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Medical School Renames Diversity Office, Revamps Recruitment Program
The latest in a broader rollback of DEI at the University
by Nina Pasquini
Graduate Admissions in Lower Gear
Financial pressures force the faculty to trim doctoral admissions.
by John S. Rosenberg
Allston Ambitions
The Business School dean is bullish on engineering and data-science collaborations, and online learning.
by John S. Rosenberg
Graduate-Student Squeeze
Harvard limits stipend increases to 1.5 percent for the next academic year.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Ashton Carter Returns to Kennedy School
The former U.S. Secretary of Defense rejoins the faculty in a new role.
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard Dives Into Data Science
Unveiling a University research initiative
by Jonathan Shaw
Why the Grad Student Union Election Is Still Contested
Harvard and the union disagree over whether more than 300 ballots should be counted.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Brevia
The Law School dean steps down, graduate-student union balloting, divestment, and more
Trends in Harvard’s Hiring and Promotion of Women and Minority Faculty
Progress reported on gender, but with notable areas of concern remaining for some minority hires
by Jonathan Shaw
Graduate Student Union, Continued
Nearly two months after Harvard’s election, unionization still appears remote.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Harvard Law Dean Martha Minow to Step Down
The school's leader since 2009 will conclude her service at the end of the academic year.
by John S. Rosenberg