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.
Sailing Solo
James Hammitt ’78, is a professor at the School of Public Health—and a superb sailor.
Harvard Class of 2025 Needs Overflow Housing
The College announces additional housing, move-in protocols for oversized first-year class.
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard’s Commercial Campus Comes into Focus
Tishman Speyer details its Allston plans.
Landmark Bio Breaks Ground
A Boston-area collaboration on advanced life-sciences techniques
Governance Reform and Shared Value
Michael Porter on the new business agenda
Harvard Art Museums Will Reopen This Fall
The musems will welcome students back on September 1, and the public on September 4.
The “Talking Feds” Podcast
Former U.S. attorney Harry P. Litman ’80 and guests’ lively take on legal and political issues.
Amartya Sen, a Memoir
The book covers the first thirty years of the Nobel-prize winning economist’s life.
by Sugata Bose
A Marathon Dream Deferred
Graduate student Stephen Bourguet has set his sights on running a personal best at the Boston Marathon in October.
Harvard and MIT to Sell edX for $800 million
Proceeds from the transaction will fund a nonprofit dedicated to addressing educational inequities.