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
Stanford Imposes Deeper Cuts, Too
Updated. Citing the deepening economic and financial crises, Stanford has decided to make deeper expense cuts in the next fiscal year; Yale recently imposed deeper cuts, too.
Jim Yong Kim Named Dartmouth President
Kim directs Harvard's François-Xavier Bagnoud Center for Health and Human Rights, and is known for his involvement in tuberculosis and AIDS relief work.
In the Hole
Harvard assesses the feasibility of completing capital projects now under way, and the timing of other parts of its institutional master plan.
A Vision for the Arts
A University-wide task force recommends new degree programs, courses, and spaces for art production.
The Fiscal Crunch
Harvard and its schools are preparing for broad and potentially deep cost reductions.
A Global Health View
A profile of Julio Frenk, new dean of the Harvard School of Public Health
Brevia
News of the University and the Harvard community
Citing Recession, Yale Makes Deeper Cuts
Yale has announced a second, deep set of austerity measures; its reasons for doing so may cast light on the financial choices confronting Harvard.
Faust: University Will Slow Pace of Construction in Allston
Harvard will continue construction through 2009 while examining its options, which include pausing construction entirely.
Early-Retirement Program and Other Cost-Cutting Measures
The University unveiled incentives for staff members to retire early, and the president and Faculty of Arts and Sciences dean discussed other pending financial measures.