University News

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

Jerome Powell Talks Risk, Resilience, and AI at Harvard

The Fed Chairman laid out the U.S. central bank’s approach to global conflict and an unpredictable future.

by Schuyler Velasco

Medal of Freedom to Edward M. Kennedy, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, others

President Obama confers the Medal of Freedom on Senator Kennedy, Archbishop Tutu, and others.

New Harvard undergraduate courses

Harvard’s new undergraduate General Education curriculum takes shape.

Promoting diversity in the field of architecture

A summer program at the Graduate School of Design aims to attract more minority students to architecture.

by Melanie E. Long

King, Kirschner Named University Professors

A social scientist and a systems biologist are honored for their research.

A Worldly Week

Commencement celebrants and celebrations faced up to real world problems.

"If You Love Rats"

The Harvard Medical School Class Day address

"Resizing," before "Reshaping"

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences tackles a massive budget crisis.

University People

Honors, arrivals, and departures

Printed Catalogs: R.I.P.

A Harvard fixture bites the dust.

Brevia

Short takes on recent news