University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Five Questions with Javier Ortega-Hernández
A professor of evolutionary biology on what shaped life more than 500 million years ago
Educating Professionals
In speeches at Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School, President Drew Faust outlines her vision of professional education, service, and responsibility.
Harder Times
An update on the University’s initial responses to the worsening economic climate
Educating Students for Life
Harvard College rolls out the new general education curriculum for undergraduates.
Gore Boosts a Greener Harvard
With a public appearance and speech in Tercentenary Theatre, Nobel Prize-winning environmental activist Al Gore ’69, LL.D. ’94, helped launch Harvard’s commitment to sustainability.
Brevia
News of the University and the Harvard community
Samuel P. Huntington Dies at Age 81
Political scientist Samuel P. Huntington died on December 24.
Harvard Borrows $2.5 Billion: The Costs and Rationale
The University moved quickly to sell new bond issues, to refund existing short-term debt, to increase financial flexibility, and as it turns out to extricate itself from expensive interest-rate swap agreements.
Up Next: The Harvard Center for Gastrophysics?
With his creative cuisine, Ferran Adrià probes the intersection of science and cooking. On a visit to campus last week, the world-renowned chef taught undergraduates, visited science labs, and signed an agreement for an ongoing collaboration with Harvard.
Professor Holdren to Be Nominated as White House Science Adviser
John P. Holdren, an expert in energy, global warming, and nuclear weapons, will be nominated as science adviser by President-elect Barack Obama.
Endowment Managers' Compensation Reported
Harvard Management Company has issued its annual report on the compensation of its highest-earning investment professionals...