University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Graduate Student Workers Strike
Union demands higher pay, protections for non-citizen members, and changes to the harassment complaint process.
"Noble Exertions": Law and Public Service
As celebrants gathered in a huge tent on Holmes Field on October 23 to toast Harvard Law School's (HLS) record-setting capital campaign, President Drew Faust used the occasion to address the public-service aspects of legal practice and education...
Gore Speaks on Sustainability
Former vice president Al Gore ’69, LL.D. ’94, will be at Harvard on October 22 for a University-wide celebration of sustainability...
Shore Appointed Vice President for Finance
Edward C. Forst, executive vice president, announced that Dan Shore, who has been acting vice president for finance since May...
Three Stonecutters: On the Future of Business Education
As part of its centennial celebration, Harvard Business School (HBS) addressed the future training of business leaders during morning presentations...
Business Leadership and the Future of Markets: Helping “Capitalism Save Itself from Itself”
It seemed urgently timely, and strangely disorienting, for the Harvard Business School (HBS) Centennial Global Business Summit to engage the alumni who lead JP Morgan Chase and General Motors...
Bill Gates on “Creative Capitalism”
Highlights from an armchair discussion between Bill Gates and Robinson professor of business administration emeritus James Cash
Financial Crisis: Confidence—and Some Cautions
This post summarizes the October 13 panel discussion on "Leadership for the Twenty-First Century," moderated by journalist and television host Charlie Rose and a pair of addresses on globalization...
FAS Dean Outlines Priorities
Michael D. Smith, dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), outlined his priorities for the academic year in his first forward-looking annual letter, published on October 9...
$125-Million Gift for Bioengineering
Hansjörg Wyss, M.B.A. ’65 has given the University $125 million—the largest donation in its history—to create a research institute for biologically inspired engineering...
Financial Crisis, Faculty Perspectives: Part 2
President Drew Faust hosted a discussion on "Understanding the Crisis in the Markets: A Panel of Harvard Experts" before a full house in Sanders Theatre and a webcast audience...