University News

Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.

Harvard’s New Online Orientation Emphasizes Intellectual Paths

A summer course for first-years focuses on academic success, diverse viewpoints.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard College honor code

Implementing Harvard College’s honor code

Harvard's Winthrop House renovation to include five-story addition to Gore Hall

Renovation will include a five-story addition to Gore Hall.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard College grants early admission to class of 2019

As early applications soar, 977 candidates are admitted to the class of 2019.

More disclosures of surveillance in Harvard classrooms

More disclosures about the study of attendance in Harvard courses

Harry R. Lewis appointed applied sciences interim dean at Harvard

Will lead Harvard's applied-sciences faculty during search

Seniors Michael George and Anna Hagen win Marshall Scholarships for U.K. study.

Michael George and Anna Hagen will study at Oxford and Cambridge, respectively.

Rhodes Scholarships awarded to two Harvard seniors

Seniors Ruth Fong and Benjamin Sprung-Keyser win two or three years of study at Oxford.

Professors protest monitoring of Harvard students

At the Arts and Sciences meeting, objections to monitoring of students—and changes in health benefits

HGSE announces new teacher training program for undergraduates

With the largest gift in the school’s history, and $14.5 million in hand, the undergraduate program will launch next fall.

Harvard arts and sciences enrollment, faculty growth

Highlights from Dean Michael D. Smith’s annual report