University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
The Harvard AI Debate Heats Up
The University has pushed the adoption of AI into teaching and operations, but faculty resistance is growing louder.
Penny Pritzker Elected Harvard Corporation Senior Fellow
Succeeds William F. Lee
Philip Lovejoy to Step Down as Harvard Alumni Leader
Alumni Association executive director announces retirement at end of 2022.
Jacinda Ardern to Speak at Harvard Commencement
New Zealand prime minister scheduled to address graduates on May 26.
Brevia
ARTS FIRST, Supreme Court affirmative-action review, fading role for standardized texts, and more
News Briefs
A natural- and artificial-intelligence initiative, Allston agita, shopping week, reckonings on visual culture and “denaming”
Presiding during the Pandemic
President Bacow on pandemic and academic Harvard
A Bold Business Agenda
Business School dean Srikant Datar’s priorities for a globally engaged, digital future
The Omicron Semester
Staving off the surge
Hasty Pudding Theatricals Woman and Man of the Year
Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman received the 72nd annual honors.
Does Omicron Cause “Mild” COVID-19?
New evidence suggests the threat of severe infections.