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

John Harvard statue beneath a large American flag outside of University Hall

Trump Administration Appeals Order Restoring $2.7 Billion in Funding to Harvard

The appeal, which had been expected, came two days before the deadline to file.

by Jonathan Shaw

Records of Harvard alumni who hold military awards for valor sought

Advocates for Harvard ROTC seek information on Harvard alumni who hold military awards for valor.

Harvard financial losses extend beyond the endowment

The Harvard University Financial Report for fiscal year 2009 documents losses not previously detailed.

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences annual decanal report

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences Michael D. Smith presents his annual report.

Harvard faculty diversity update

The annual report of the Office of Faculty Development and Diversity shows gains for women, slow progress elsewhere

Jay O. Light

Roundup of recent Harvard news

Short takes on recent Harvard news

Panelists at the tenth-anniversary symposium discuss how their time as Radcliffe Fellows helped them bridge boundaries between genres. From left to right: English professor Leah Price, painter Beverly McIver, filmmaker Jeanne Jordan, composer Tarik O’Regan, filmmaker Anne Makepeace, and lawyer Hauwa Ibrahim.

Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study tenth anniversary

Harvard’s former sister college celebrates its first decade as an institute for advanced study.

These views (above and below) of the Xenith football helmet show the disc-shaped shock absorbers that adapt to the magnitude and direction of the hit, adjusting the helmet’s compression accordingly.

New football helmet protects the brain

Vin Ferrara ’95 manufactures the Xenith football helmet to protect players from concussions.

by Craig Lambert

Outside the Caspersen Room at the Harvard Law School Library: Ess Librarian and professor of law John G. Palfrey VII with University Library director and Pforzheimer University Professor Robert Darnton.

Harvard libraries under pressure

The University's financial crisis is exacerbating existing problems in expanding, coordinating, and technologically improving the collections.

Boston Globe honors Warren, Paulus

The newspaper recognizes the financial watchdog, and picks American Repertory Theatre's Diane Paulus as a runner-up.

President Faust hints changes in Harvard Corporation

Suggestions of a new, more open order in Harvard governance