University News

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

Harvard Kennedy School Unveils American Service Fellowship

Will fund degrees for 50 public servants and military veterans

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Law names John Manning dean

The faculty member succeeds Martha Minow.

by John S. Rosenberg

An Unpredictable Path to Student Unionization

A new election could take place as early as next fall. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

A celebration of computer science at Harvard in honor of Harry Lewis

Former students, friends, family, and colleagues gather to celebrate Harry Lewis on the occasion of his seventieth birthday.

by Jonathan Shaw

Grad Student Union Revote?

An NLRB report calls for a new graduate-student union election. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard reduces graduate-student admissions

Financial pressures force the faculty to trim doctoral admissions.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard Business School academic growth plans

The Business School dean is bullish on engineering and data-science collaborations, and online learning.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard graduate students to receive lower stipend increases

Harvard limits stipend increases to 1.5 percent for the next academic year. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Ashton Carter to Harvard Kennedy School

The former U.S. Secretary of Defense rejoins the faculty in a new role.

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard plans significant data science institute

Unveiling a University research initiative

by Jonathan Shaw

Graduate Student Union Challenges

Harvard and the union disagree over whether more than 300 ballots should be counted.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova