University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Alumni Affairs Databases Breached
The University is investigating the cyberattack, which may have compromised the personal information of alumni, donors, students, faculty, and staff.
Harvard Management Company Names New President
Jane Mendillo will become HMC’s president and chief executive officer, effective July 1. Mendillo has served as chief investment officer of Wellesley College...
Faust Tells Congress: Don't Downsize Research
University President Drew Faust testified before a Congressional committee this morning, urging lawmakers...
Hammonds Named Dean of the College
Full text of the announcement as well as Harvard Magazine's previous coverage of Hammonds...
Doctoral Director
Allan M. Brandt became dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), within the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), on January 1. A...
Focusing on the Ph.D.
During her tenure as dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), from mid 2005 through last December, Theda Skocpol says, “I...
Brevia
Endowment Manager EarningsHarvard Management Company’s (HMC) annual disclosure of the salary, bonus, and benefit payments to its president...
GSAS Alumni Day
On April 5, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni and their guests are invited to a day-long celebration featuring afternoon symposiums on...
Law School, Looming Larger
Photograph by Jim Harrison (View larger) Subsurface construction proceeds on Harvard Law School's northwest building, which extends along...
Boosting College Financial Aid
Harvard’s new undergraduate financial-aid policies, affecting even students from high-income families, were announced on December...
Raising the Ante
In the wake of Harvard’s December announcement, a host of other institutions—Haverford, Penn, Pomona, and Swarthmore among...