University News

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

Betsy Fischer Martin Will Lead Harvard’s Institute of Politics

The Emmy-winning journalist was a mainstay of political coverage at NBC for two decades.

by Schuyler Velasco

Rising Risks with COVID Reinfection

Emerging evidence on severe complications

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard’s “Treehouse” in Allston

Unveiling a new conference center in Allston

by Jonathan Shaw

Diagnosing the “Skills Gap”

Educators and employers aren't collaborating well—and what to do about it

by Nancy Walecki

Report to Readers

The publisher and editor on changes in the magazine’s design—and its evolving service to readers in its 125th anniversary year

"A Very Intimate and Painful Reckoning"

Dean Claudine Gay on the Native American hair clippings in Harvard’s holdings

by Lydialyle Gibson

A Fitter FAS

The dean’s annual report, plus updates on the faculty and its finances

by John S. Rosenberg

News in Brief

Rankled about rankings, acting on the slavery report, and more

The Happiness Revolutionary

Arthur Brooks moved beyond policy—to something deeper.

by Nancy Walecki

Deprivation’s Mark on the Brain

Neglected children’s neurodevelopmental impairments persist into young adulthood.

by Daniel Oberhaus

How Coupons Keep Drugs Costly

Pharmaceutical companies subsidize the cost of their drugs to keep prices high.

by Erin O’Donnell