University News
Breaking developments, leadership announcements, and policy changes from across Harvard’s schools and administration.
Harvard Funds Student “Bridges” Projects
Eight new initiatives to build community on campus will get underway early next year.
Diana Nelson named to Harvard Corporation
The former chair of Carlson Inc. has long been active in alumni affairs and in nonprofits focused on education, the arts, and children.
by Jacob Sweet
Professor arrested, giving guidelines, and a grad-student union update
A professor arrested, gift-giving guidelines, and an update on the graduate-student union
Harvard Allston developer Law School shield and more
The Law School launches a “Shield Working Group,” Allston update, keeping tabs on “fake news,” and more
Rewriting labor law from a clean slate
A Harvard Law School initiative calls for a revitalized labor law “to shift power from corporations to workers.”
An Online Extension School Course for High-school Students
Literature professor Elisa New spearheads an online poetry course for talented students in underserved high schools.
Grass-roots organizing is focus of new book
Undergraduates contribute to a new book on grass-roots organizing at the center of American politics.
Sexual Harassment Survivors Condemn Harvard's Investigation Process
Accusers of former Harvard government professor Jorge Domínguez speak out about their experiences.
Harvard faculty vote, governing board divestment
FAS votes for divestment, and perhaps a contending Overseers’ slate
One Hundred Years of Educating Educators
At its centennial, the Harvard Graduate School of Education celebrates and looks ahead.
by Jacob Sweet
Harvard President Bacow on University in Contentious Times
President Bacow on the challenges to higher education in a polarized era