University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Graduate Students Union Begins Strike Authorization Vote
Amid contract negotations, two unions are discussing a joint walkout this fall.
$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...
Financial Crisis, Faculty Perspectives: Part 1
Harvard faculty members participated in two panel discussions this week focused on the roiling crisis in the nation's financial markets, the...
Gore to Speak at Sustainability Celebration
The event will celebrate Harvard's past achievements, present efforts, and future goals, including President Drew Faust's commitment to cut greenhouse-gas emissions 30 percent by 2016...
Harvard Endowment Rises 5.7 Percent to $36.9 Billion
Harvard Management Company (HMC) reported that the University's endowment had increased by $2.0 billion, or 5.7 percent, during the fiscal year ended June 30...
Allegations of lowering of academic standards and improper recruiting
See the statement issued by the Ivy League on September 3, as well as background links...
Ecophilic Initiatives
Examples of how the University and its constituent parts have been going green during the past several years...
Harvard by the Numbers
As FAS dean Michael D. Smith illustrated with these figures, social sciences (economics, government, history, and so on) attract the largest number of College concentrators...
The Liberal Art of Engineering
The 10-year tenure of Venkatesh Narayanamurti, dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS), will end in September...
Brevia
The first Allston science laboratories, now under construction, will present a rectilinear face to the surrounding streets...