University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Five Questions with Peter R. Girguis
A Harvard professor of evolutionary biology on what lurks in the deep sea
"If You Love Rats"
The Harvard Medical School Class Day address
"Resizing," before "Reshaping"
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences tackles a massive budget crisis.
University People
Honors, arrivals, and departures
Printed Catalogs: R.I.P.
A Harvard fixture bites the dust.
Brevia
Short takes on recent news
Harvard Layoffs Update (June 30, 2009)
School-specific news on layoffs; FAS cost-cutting working groups; and the endowment's forward commitments
Layoffs Begin
The University has begun laying off employees, part of its efforts to reduce costs to cope with the projected 30 percent decline in the value of the endowment.
Vautin Named Acting VP for Administration
Thomas E. Vautin, who has logged more than 31 years of service to the University, will take the reins on July 1, after Sally Zeckhauser retires.
Martha Minow Appointed Dean of Harvard Law School
Martha Minow, a member of the law school faculty since 1981, has been appointed dean, succeeding Elena Kagan, now solicitor general of the United States.
The Early Retirees
The University has disclosed information on the staff members, by school, who were offered and who accepted its voluntary early-retirement incentive program.