University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard College Shutters Dudley Community, Lays Off Writing Center Director
FAS leaders say restructuring will be complete by mid-October.
News in Brief
New Arts and Sciences dean, chief financial officer, Allston construction, and more
Honoring Alumni Interviewers
Miller-Hunn Award recipients
A “Scholar’s Scholar”
A profile of Harvard’s thirtieth president
The New Crew
The 2023-24 Ledecky Undergraduate Fellows.
Tracing the Enslaved to Modern Descendants
A new technique for connecting ancient DNA to living relatives may have implications for institutions with legacies of slavery.
Not-So-Free Parking
New book discusses how free parking spoiled cities for walkers, drivers, and residents
“Joyous Protest Posters”
The Royal Chicano Air Force’s activist art at Houghton Library
Tackling the Dental Care Desert
Harvard alumnae establish a college of dental medicine in rural Missouri.
Saving the News—and Democracy
Should government bolster the free press?
Post-COVID Learning Losses
Children face potentially permanent setbacks