University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Kennedy School Dean Elmendorf to Step Down
Plans to conclude service at end of academic year
by John S. Rosenberg
A “Romper Room” Diploma
President Claudine Gay’s first semester-opening Morning Prayers
by John S. Rosenberg
Convocation 2023: The New Crew
Welcoming the class of 2027—and several first-year Harvard leaders
by John S. Rosenberg
Parkes Named Harvard Engineering and Applied Sciences Dean
The computer and data scientist is known as a listener and a leader.
by Jonathan Shaw
The Burst of the South Sea Bubble
A Harvard Business School exhibit documents the first global financial crisis.
by Ryan Doan-Nguyen
Marla Frederick Named Dean of Harvard Divinity School
The scholar of the African American religious experience will become dean January 1.
by Jonathan Shaw
Embracing AI
The dawn of the virtual teaching fellow
by Jonathan Shaw
Honoring Alumni Interviewers
Miller-Hunn Award recipients
A “Scholar’s Scholar”
A profile of Harvard’s thirtieth president
by John S. Rosenberg
The New Crew
The 2023-24 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows.