University News

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

Trump Says a Deal with Harvard Is Close

Administration squeezes Harvard finances, and a federal judge blasts deportation efforts as unconstitutional.

by Joanna M Weiss

Harvard Historians on Trump

Harvard historians’ Supreme Court brief 

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Researchers on How to Use Federal Funding to Reduce Disparities in Pandemic Learning Losses

Expiring federal funds can address pandemic learning losses. 

by Nina Pasquini

Peabody Museum Removes Native American Funerary Objects

Responds to federal rules requiring tribal consultation and consent

by Lydialyle Gibson

Defending Civil Discourse on Campus

PEN America organizes free speech summit at Harvard 

by Max J. Krupnick

Clarifying the Rules of Protest

A pair of University announcements regarding recent campus upheavals

by Lydialyle Gibson

Fostering Healthy Debate at the Harvard Kennedy School

Fostering healthy debate at the Kennedy School

by Max J. Krupnick

Harvard Education School Dean Bridget Terry Long Steps Down

Returning to scholarship after 10 years of leadership

by Nina Pasquini

Overseer Candidates’ 2024 Harvard Priorities

Nominees for the governing board explain their experiences and detail their perspectives on the University’s challenges.

by John S. Rosenberg

Overseer and Elected Director 2024 Slates

Annual election opens on April 1

by Nell Porter-Brown

Harvard Interim President Alan Garber's Community Message

Interim President Alan Garber’s community message

by John S. Rosenberg