University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Five Questions with Javier Ortega-Hernández
A professor of evolutionary biology on what shaped life more than 500 million years ago
Overseer Candidates’ 2024 Harvard Priorities
Nominees for the governing board explain their experiences and detail their perspectives on the University’s challenges.
Overseer and Elected Director 2024 Slates
Annual election opens on April 1
Harvard Interim President Alan Garber's Community Message
Interim President Alan Garber’s community message
Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns
Steps down amid controversies over campus conduct during the Middle East war and criticisms of academic integrity
Harvard Admits 8.7 Percent of Undergraduate Early Applicants
The College class of 2028 begins to form in a new admissions era.
Free Speech on Campus
Amid complaints of antisemitism at Harvard, a discussion on the limits of political speech
The Collapse of Gaza's Healthcare System
British-Palestinian surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah on working in Gaza’s hospitals
Harvard Corporation Supports President Gay
The Harvard Corporation issued a statement of support for President Claudine Gay Tuesday morning.
News in Brief
Nobel laureate in economics, public-health dean, breaking ground in Allston, and more
FAS: Faculty and Fisc
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences’s fisc—and aging professoriate