University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Is the Constitution Broken?
Harvard legal scholars debate the state of our founding national document.
A Nearly Normal First-Year Move-In
Arriving students animate Harvard Yard
University Approves New Law School Shield
Moving beyond a symbol associated with slaveholding
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard Scientists’ Leadership in Fighting Infectious Diseases
Dan Barouch awarded $24.5 million for HIV research, Marc Lipsitch named to national center for public health forecasting
The Art of the Dean
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences leader’s plans before and beyond the pandemic
John Harvard Statue Undergoes Restoration
The well-loved statue gets spiffed up for the new school year
edX Exit
Harvard and MIT sell to a for-profit company, and pursue their mission with a new model.
Divinity School Launches New Degree Programs
The new Religion and Public Life initiative promotes "religious literacy" in the professions
Brevia
New personnel chief, Supreme Court appeal, Yale aims for zero greenhouse-gas emissions, and more
An Inclusive “One Harvard”
HAA president Vanessa Liu on harnessing power “for the greater good.”
Harvard Square's Best
What’s new—and unchanged—in the historic heart of Cambridge