University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Mark Carney on the Limits of Soft Power
At the 2026 Davos summit, the Canadian prime minister echoes Harvard’s Joseph Nye.
Sue Goldie, Daniel Lord Smail, George Whitesides featured in New York Times
Professors Goldie, Smail, and Whitesides all work on topics featured in one day’s New York Times
The Lab @ Harvard’s fall exhibition featured innovative ideas
The Lab @ Harvard’s fall exhibition featured innovative ideas from students across the globe.
Douglas Melton, Rebecca Henderson named Harvard University Professors
The stem-cell biology specialist and the scholar of organizational change are honored for wide-ranging work.
A Contest for Supremacy: Aaron L. Friedberg on the Sino-American rivalry
Aaron L. Friedberg writes that the U.S.-China power balance is a cause for concern.
Stanford endowment growth beats Harvard's
Endowment, growing faster than Harvard's, rises 19.5 percent to $16.5 billion.
2011 Harvard endowment results: value rises $4.4 billion to $32 billion
A "strong" investment performance in a year of robust markets—but with warnings about current conditions
Radcliffe Institute dean search is launched, Drew Faust announces
Nominations are solicited, and an advisory committee is named.
Allston work team recommendations endorsed by Harvard Corporation
A multiyear process of planning, community engagement, and prospective development is outlined.
Five Harvard MacArthur winners
Professors Fryer, Greiner, and Nock, and graduates Gang and Miles are awarded $500,000 fellowships.
John Lithgow talks on the arts to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The actor talks on the arts to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.