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

The Dark Side of Daylight Saving

Harvard scientists warn against the health effects of abolishing standard time. 

by Rebecca E. J. Cadenhead

Harvard College Admits Class of 2026

Applicants notified as pandemic wanes

by John S. Rosenberg

Weezer Releases New EP, "SZNZ: Spring"

First of four seasonally inspired EPs make Shakespeare and Vivaldi rock

by Nancy Walecki

A Culinary Journey

At the Radcliffe Institute, chef Michael Twitty traces the food legacy of enslavement.

by Lydialyle Gibson

Being on "The Bachelor"

Kira Mengistu looks for love on reality television.

by Nancy Walecki

Merrick Garland to Address Classes of 2020-2021 Ceremony

The U.S. Attorney General returns to Harvard.

by John S. Rosenberg

Allston Agonistes

Rising political challenges to Harvard’s commercial development plans

by Jonathan Shaw

A Course for the Commercial Space Age

First-of-its-kind class at HBS examines the economic future of space exploration

by Nancy Walecki

Building Native Nations

A Harvard Kennedy School course tackles governance in sovereign Indian territories.

by Juliet Isselbacher

An Expansive Vision for the Future of Teaching and Learning

Post-pandemic, what Harvard might try in classrooms, course design, and global education

by John S. Rosenberg