University News

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

Harvard Symposium Tackles 400 Years of Homelessness in America

Professors explore the history of homelessness in the U.S., from colonial poor laws to today’s housing crisis

by Olivia Farrar

Harvard Presidential Search Student Advisers Named

The third advisory committee is formed, joining faculty and staff cohorts.

by John S. Rosenberg

“My Time in the Paint”

An athlete contends with injury and identity.

by Rachel Levy

What Does It Mean To Be a Corporate Citizen?

A Harvard conference considers the question of ESG investing.

by Lydialyle Gibson

“Our History Is a Treasure Box”

150 years of creating knowledge at the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

by Nancy Walecki

Saving Lives in Ukraine

Brooks Newmark ’80 evacuates women, children, and the elderly with his “Dunkirk-like fleet” of humanitarian buses.

by Gordon F. Sander

America’s Riven Politics

 A Harvard Magazine Q & A with Evan Osnos ’98, author of Wildland: The Making of America’s Fury

Harvard Launches Science and Engineering Startup Program

The Grid will provide funding, mentoring, educational programming, and dedicated workspace to support startups from Harvard labs.  

by Jonathan Shaw

Quantum SCIENCE Quarters

 New home for the quantum science and engineering doctoral program.

Defeat by Truth Is Victory

President Lawrence S. Bacow’s fall Morning Prayers address at Memorial Church

by Jonathan Shaw

“Anyone Can Be an Activist”

Alumni get involved in politics.

by Isabel Mehta