What Can Be Done About Gun Violence?

ATF director Steven Dettelbach discusses background checks, assault weapon bans, and an “overwhelming problem.” 

by Lydialyle Gibson

A Smaller Surplus—and Endowment Returns Turn Positive

Harvard’s new financial team reports fiscal 2023 results.  

by John S. Rosenberg

AI and Democracy

The implications for campaigns and elections raise concern

by Aden Barton

New Dean for Public Health

Environmental scientist and endocrinologist Andrea Baccarelli studies the biological impacts of pollution.

by Max J. Krupnick

“Let Us Be Courageous Together”

Claudine Gay’s presidential installation

Real Estate by Design

A new Graduate School of Design degree

by John S. Rosenberg

News in Brief

New Divinity and Engineering and Applied Sciences deans, Kennedy School and Art Museums departures, and more

AI in the Academy

Generative AI can enhance teaching and learning but augurs a shift to oral forms of student assessment.

by Jonathan Shaw

Harvard Responds to Violence in Israel

As war in the Middle East rages, a war of words is fought at Harvard.

by Max J. Krupnick

Economist Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel Prize in Economics

She identified key drivers of gender differences in the labor market.

by Jonathan Shaw