University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
College Leaders Outline Overhaul Plan
A new proposed structure, layoffs, and a five-day-a-week in-person work mandate will take effect by fall.
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...
Public Health Horizons
When Barry Bloom looks around at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), he sees an institution that is more internationally engaged, more generous to its students, and home to more prizewinning researchers than when he arrived 10 years ago.
Endowments--Under a Tax?
The rising value of endowments belonging to private institutions of higher education is attracting critical political attention—a special challenge for Harvard, whose $34.9-billion endowment is much the largest.
What Makes (and Remakes) a House
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), in planning a major renovation of the 12 undergraduate residential Houses, has appointed a House Program Planning...
A "Pause" and Progress in FAS
During spring faculty meetings, dean Michael D. Smith explained his approach to leading the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS), with important implications for the growth of professorial ranks.
A Dominant Dean
Reflecting on the service of Jeremy R. Knowles, two-time dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences