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.

by Lydialyle Gibson

National Concerns about Policing Reverberate at Harvard

Police chief Riley to retire, and the University commissions an external review of the department.

by Matteo Wong

New Faculty Deans for Cabot, Eliot, Kirkland, Quincy and Winthrop Houses

Cabot, Eliot, Kirkland, Quincy and Winthrop Houses will have new leadership starting July 1

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Scientists #Strike4BlackLives

Academia’s reckoning with anti-black racism

by Lydialyle Gibson

Searching for a COVID-19 vaccine

The when and how of vaccines

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Will Guarantee Staff Pay and Benefits Past June 28

“[W]e will not be pursuing any furloughs or layoffs of our employees at this time,” executive vice president Katie Lapp wrote in an email. 

by Marina N. Bolotnikova

Harvard Commencement 2020

Details of the virtual degree-conferral ceremonies

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard fall coronavirus decisions

The factors influencing the fall semester—and beyond

by John S. Rosenberg

Harvard “net-zero” climate-change policy

The University adopts a new goal for managing the endowment.

by Marina N. Bolotnikova , John S. Rosenberg

Leadership changes, new sexual-misconduct rules, and more

Leadership changes, new sexual-misconduct rules, and more

Jeffrey Epstein’s Harvard ties detailed in official report

The general counsel’s report recommended—and prompted—action.

by John S. Rosenberg