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

Student-led teams Nucleik and MUSEY win 2013 Harvard challenges

Student-led teams Nucleik and MUSEY win Harvard challenges.

Sarah Thomas from Oxford University named first Harvard Library vice president

Sarah Thomas of Oxford's Bodleian Libraries named to new post.

Anne Harrington and John Durant new masters of Harvard's Pforzheimer House

Scholars Anne Harrington and John Durant step into their new roles in the fall.

Harvard learning and teaching innovations

Highlights from the second University-wide Harvard Initiative on Learning and Teaching conference

Soledad O’Brien Named Harvard College Class Day Speaker

The class of 2013 will hear a star of the twenty-fifth-reunion class.

Harvard College Class of 2017 Yield Reaches 82 Percent

Wait-listed applicants may be out of luck.

Harvard College proposes modified honor code

How Harvard College might adapt academic-integrity expectations for students

Harvard Undergraduates Honoring Veterans place flags in front of Memorial Hall

Student organization honors first-ever Veterans Mental Health Awareness Week.

Harvard news: Oprah Winfrey, Cass R. Sunstein, College costs, and more

Harvard news: Oprah at Commencement, Cass R. Sunstein, College admissions and costs, union contract, quiz-show titles overturned, sustainable-investing vice president, and more

More Harvard e-mail investigations disclosed

Fallout from cheating investigation widens as additional reviews of a resident dean’s accounts are reported to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.