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.
Harvard Goes Remote for January Term as Pandemic Intensifies
Rising coronavirus cases prompt a new round of precautions
College Admits 7.9 Percent of Early Applicants
Harvard goes test-optional through the class of 2030.
by Jacob Sweet
Seeing Allston Whole
Residents seek a more comprehensive vision and plan for Harvard’s development aspirations.
A Surge on Top of a Surge
Rising cases on campus—and in communities worldwide
Harvard Forward Won’t Contest 2022 Overseers’ Election
A “pause” after winning four seats in recent elections
Harvard Articulates Principles for “Denaming”
Faust-led committee addresses building and professorship naming decisions “profoundly antithetical” to present values.
News Briefs
Legacies challenged, campus sustainability, affirmative-action litigation, and honored scientists
Brevia
No more Harvard Teacher Fellows, universities and slavery, and more
The Saving Glut of the Rich
High savings rates among the wealthiest U.S. earners may represent a macroeconomic risk
On Firmer Footing
Robust financial results despite the pandemic, and historic endowment returns