University News

Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.

A Cap on A’s at Harvard? Students and Faculty Raise Concerns at Town Hall

Dozens debate the grade inflation proposal that faculty will discuss next week.

by Olivia Farrar

Yale students greet Harvard's CS50 in "educational experiment"

Notes from New Haven, where the most popular course this semester hails from Harvard.

by Maya Averbuch

Harvard MOOC online learning lessons from edX

Harvard and MIT researchers mine masses of data about online learning—and begin to address applications to campus classrooms.

by John S. Rosenberg

HILT conference on engagement and distance in learning and teaching

Harvard explores learning, teaching, and institutional change.

Harvard College admissions, business school center, endowment compensation

Harvard Business School’s Chao Center, College admissions, endowment managers’ compensation, and more

Assessing online course enrollments

The first analyses of online-course registrants—and "dropouts"—and other MOOC news

Harvard Business School launches HBX, a new online education platform

The first separate online-learning venture from one of the professional schools

HarvardX for Alumni to be launched in March

HarvardX for Alumni to be launched in March

Harvard faculty discuss edX online activities

Harvard discusses obligations and academic freedom

Harvard, MIT online education views changing

Harvard and MIT see learner needs driving change online—and on campus.

Harvard School of Public Health sponsors symposium on educational innovation

Harvard School of Public Health rethinks professional education in a digital age.