University News

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

Harvard Football: Harvard 31, Columbia 14

The Crimson stay unbeaten with a workmanlike win over the Lions.

by Dick Friedman

Harvard’s Ties to Slavery

A long-awaited, unsparing picture 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Views from the Top

President Bacow and Senior Fellow Lee on Harvard today

by John S. Rosenberg

Brevia

The EVP retires, new Overseers leaders, Stanford’s sustainability school, and more

“No Going Back to Normal”

Addressing the complexities of children’s mental health

by Jacob Sweet

Harvard-Cambridge Scholarships

Four seniors win scholarships to Cambridge University.

Newly elected Overseers and HAA directors

Announcing the winners

Harvard Alumni Day Debuts

New event draws alumni back to campus, in-person and virtually.

by Jacob Sweet , Nancy Walecki

A Multiverse of Might-Have-Beens

A 2021 graduate returns to campus for a belated Commencement that feels more like a reunion.

by Meena Venkataramanan

“People Were Making Bricks Out of Straw”

Radcliffe Medalist Sherrilyn Ifill on the challenges of racism and the potential for progress

by Lydialyle Gibson

“Wade in the Water”

Public health leader Joia Mukherjee addresses Harvard Medical and Dental Graduates at Class Day.

by Nancy Walecki