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
FAS Dean Details $220-Million Budget Gap
At a "town hall" meeting for Faculty of Arts and Sciences professors, staff members, and students, Dean Michael Smith outlined daunting financial...
Dalai Lama to Speak at Harvard
The University is holding a lottery for faculty and staff members and students; there will also be a live webcast of the April 30 talk.
"A New Economic Reality"
The University’s financial gap measures in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Financial Update: Harvard Retains Triple-A Rating, Princeton Foresees Deeper Cut
In affirming Harvard's credit rating, Moody's detailed recent and current financial challenges; Princeton, in the meantime, adopted a more pessimistic outlook on its finances and reined in its budgets further.
Harvard College Won't Offer Programming for January "Experience"
At least for January 2010, the first break in the calendar created by the University's new academic schedule, Harvard College has announced it will not offer courses or other programs.
Chu to Speak at Commencement
U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu will be the principal speaker at Commencement on June 4.
Endowment Distribution to Be Reduced 8 Percent; Budget Cuts Loom
Distributions from the endowment will be reduced 8 percent in each of the next two fiscal years; that action sets the stage for significant budget cuts.
A Walk through History, with Justice Ginsburg as Guide
The Supreme Court justice speaks at a Radcliffe Institute conference on gender and the law.
Cherry A. Murray Named SEAS Dean
Murray comes to Harvard from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and was previously a senior vice president at Bell Laboratories.
Vice President Sally Zeckhauser to Retire
The University's longest-serving senior administrator, Sally Zeckhauser, vice president for administration, will retire at the end of the academic year.