University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Thomas Andrew “Tom” Lehrer
The mathematician and satirist kept Harvard in his thoughts—and lyrics
Harvard Spending Cuts: A Pandemic Update
University belt-tightening announced, plus further information on the Faculty of Arts and Sciences—and higher education
Harvard Engineering Allston Move Deferred
As the pandemic halts construction, the move-in schedule for the fall semester has slipped.
Harvard faces coronavirus impact
The sudden dispersal from Cambridge and Boston, Commencement postponed, and the looming financial consequences
Harvard rethinks online education strategy
A push to emphasize learning rather than teaching
Baron and Gates at Commencement, a lawsuit renewed,
Baron and Gates planned at Commencement, new Corporation member, a lawsuit renewed, and more
Divestment developments at Harvard
Developments at Harvard, Brown’s changed investments, and Yale’s engagement with companies in its portfolio
Harvard Overseer and HAA director elections
The official 2020 slates
Toward a Pharmacology of Resolution
An HMS symposium highlights the immune system’s role in ending inflammation.
President Bacow on Harvard in pandemic
Larry Bacow puts Harvard in the perspective of the pandemic.
Harvard Design Dean Whiting Cancer Treatment
The new dean has been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.