University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Faculty Group Proposes Limits on A Grades
The grade inflation measure requires a full faculty vote, expected in the spring.
Hopi Hoekstra Appointed Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean
President-elect Claudine Gay names a life scientist as her successor—and fills a crucial leadership position.
Harvard Art Museums Now Admission-Free
The new policy includes all visitors, effective immediately.
Behind the Curtain of A.R.T.’s “Evita”
A revived production for a new era
Enterprise Research Campus Underway
Construction will begin next week.
Is Harvard Campus Conversation Constrained?
Some faculty members and students express concern
When Wildfires Make Your Air Unhealthy
Joseph Allen emphasizes that retreating indoors is an incomplete solution.
A New Contract for HUCTW
A year-plus of hard-fought negotiations yield pay raises and other benefits for union members.
Spotting Pollutants from Space
A satellite-mounted instrument developed at the Center for Astrophysics will track air pollution hourly across North America.
Harvard Appoints Ritu Kalra as New CFO
University finance executive succeeds Thomas Hollister as vice president.
News in Brief
Corporation changes, Overseers’ leaders, the Mass. Hall chief of staff, Graduate School naming gift, and more