University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Chan School of Public Health Department Chair Departs for UCLA
Kari Nadeau, an environmental health leader, will serve as the dean of the Fielding School of Public Health.
Memorial for Henry C. Moses
Alumni, faculty, staff, and friends are invited to remember Henry C. Moses, dean of freshmen at Harvard College from 1977 to 1991.
Harvard Tops U.S. News Rankings
As the Globe's Peter Schworm notes, in grandiose language, Harvard has finished second to Princeton for the last two years, but "today, order has been restored to the universe...
SEAS Interim Dean Appointed
Spaepen is Franklin professor of applied physics and director of the Rowland Institute at Harvard. He previously....
Passages: Julius Richmond, Founding Director of Head Start
Julius B. Richmond, MacArthur professor of health policy emeritus and a revered figure among scholars and politicians, died Sunday...
Frenk Appointed Dean of School of Public Health
President Drew Faust announced on July 29 the appointment of Julio Frenk as dean of the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)...
Faust Appoints VP for Government, Community, and Public Affairs
President Drew Faust appointed Christine Heenan, founder and president of Clarendon Group, a Providence, Rhode Island-based public and government relations firm...
University Vows to Cut Greenhouse Gases
Harvard aims to cut its greenhouse-gas emissions by 30 percent in the next eight years, President Drew Faust announced today...
Benefactor Katherine Loker Dies at 92
Katherine B. Loker, whose gifts to Harvard underwrote the renovation of the Widener Library main reading room and the transformation of the Memorial Hall basement, died June 26 at her home in Oceanside, California...
A Giant's Gift
David Rockefeller gives $100 million for international and arts education...
On the University's Agenda
University leaders in various forums outlined Harvard priorities and impending business concerning Allston, a new science initiative, and the University’s international aims.