Jonathan Shaw

Jonathan Shaw is Managing Editor.
Graduates of the Harvard School of Education

Commencement |

Harvard Commencement Day 2025

The 374th Commencement exercises 

Back row from left: Rita Moreno, Elaine H. Kim, Abraham Verghese, Richard Alley, and Esther Duflo Front row from left: Provost John F. Manning, President Alan M. Garber, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Commencement |

Harvard Confers Six Honorary Degrees at Commencement

Abdul-Jabbar, Moreno join scholars in climate, poverty, immigration

wallet with several cards and a harvard ID at the top, in the background passports from various countries

University News |

Government Revokes Harvard’s Ability to Enroll International Students

Harvard sues federal government in response.

University Hall

University News |

Plans for a Harvard Faculty Senate Move Forward

And annual awards for excellence in teaching, advising, mentoring, and scholarship

Harvard University

University Finances |

Harvard Discloses Top Administrator and Investment Manager Compensation

Investment pay drops—top six managers’ earnings total a little more than $25 million

Harvard in the Crosshairs |

Harvard President Responds to Secretary of Education

Alan Garber outlines steps the University has taken, and emphasizes compliance with the law.

Suzanne Glassburn

University News |

Suzanne Glassburn Named University Secretary

Suzanne Glassburn will manage the work of the Corporation and Board of Overseers.

FAS shield in the foreground with University Hall in the background

University Finances |

FAS Dean Outlines Preparations for Loss of Federal Funding

“To preserve our mission, we must act now,” Hoekstra says at faculty meeting

Massachusetts Hall

University News |

Centralizing University Discipline

Harvard establishes new disciplinary procedures for campus protest violations.

Harvard Gates

Harvard in the Crosshairs |

Harvard’s tax-exempt status threatened

Ability to host foreign students also in jeopardy

Man in suit blocking smokestack with one hand, holding wind turbine with the other

Right Now | May-June 2025

Making Green Energy Projects Financially Viable

A proposed “green” swap enables decarbonization of emerging market development projects.

Buildings engulfed in flames in the Palisades fire

Social Sciences |

Housing in the Climate Crosshairs

A Harvard briefing on climate change and the U.S. housing crisis