University News

Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.

Trump Administration Appeals Order Restoring $2.7 Billion in Funding to Harvard

The appeal, which had been expected, came two days before the deadline to file.

by Jonathan Shaw

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.

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.