University News
Plans for a Faculty Senate Move Forward
And annual awards for excellence in teaching, advising, mentoring, and scholarship
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard Articulates Principles for “Denaming”
Faust-led committee addresses building and professorship naming decisions “profoundly antithetical” to present values.
by John S. Rosenberg
News Briefs
Legacies challenged, campus sustainability, affirmative-action litigation, and honored scientists
by John S. Rosenberg
Brevia
No more Harvard Teacher Fellows, universities and slavery, and more
Thank the Rich for Low Rates?
High savings rates among the wealthiest U.S. earners may represent a macroeconomic risk
by Jonathan Shaw
On Firmer Footing
Robust financial results despite the pandemic, and historic endowment returns
by John S. Rosenberg
The Faculty Faces Its Future
Better results than expected during the pandemic, and a sweeping effort to plan for academic improvements
by John S. Rosenberg
Chan Zuckerberg Commits $500 Million to Harvard Neuroscience and AI Institute
A 15-year investment in biomedical and applied science research
by Jonathan Shaw
Curating a More Diverse Campus Environment
A report and recommendations, from the FAS task force on signage and visual culture issues
by Lydialyle Gibson
Against Delta, Moderna Edges Pfizer, but Omicron Looms
A head-to-head comparison in 440,000 vaccinated veterans finds Moderna’s vaccine is slightly more effective than Pfizer’s at preventing a range of COVID-19 outcomes.
by Jonathan Shaw
Celebrating the Classes of ’20 and ’21
The coronavirus short-circuited their Commencement. Harvard plans a do-over.
by John S. Rosenberg