University News

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

FAS Overhaul Brings Deep Cuts to Social Sciences, Phillips Brooks House

After a final round of layoffs, University leaders say 165 staff jobs were eliminated across the division.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Harvard Medal of Honor winners recognized

The University’s Medal of Honor recipients are memorialized.

Harvard construction update

An update on Harvard construction

SEAS dean Cherry Murray fosters strategic planning

The School of Engineering and Applied Sciences develops a 10-year strategic plan.

The endowment’s swoon

A status report on the state of the endowment

Harvard FAS financial update

An early-semester financial talk by the dean

Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences academic progress, financial problems

Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Michael D. Smith outlines academic progress and details financial problems in his 2009 annual report.

Harvard Suffers Billions More in Losses

The endowment, the University's cash accounts, large swap losses, and more.

HSPH Professor Stephen Lagakos Killed in Car Accident

Professor of biostatistics Stephen Lagakos joined the faculty more than 30 years ago.

Articles about John Adams, Larry Summers, and The Elms at DePauw University

Recent articles from the New Yorker and the New York Times feature people with Harvard connections.

Nobel Peace Prize Obama

President Barack Obama, a Law School alumnus, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, particularly for his work on nuclear weapons.