University News


Unionizing Harvard Academic Workers

Pay, child care, workplace protections at issue 

by Lydialyle Gibson

Serving a “Truly Mission-Driven” Institution

Retiring Harvard Corporation senior fellow William F. Lee on the University and its governance

by John S. Rosenberg

What Can Be Used to Treat COVID-19?

Harvard experts weigh in on the state and future of COVID-19 therapies.

by Nancy Walecki

Katie Lapp Steps Down as Executive Vice President

After more than a decade, an institutional voice departs.  

by Jacob Sweet

The Black Hole at the Center of the Galaxy

Scientists affiliated with the Event Horizon Telescope publish the first image of Sagittarius A*, the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.

by Jonathan Shaw

The 2022 Pulitzer Prizes

Erin Kelly and Salamishah Tillet honored for “searing” and “stylish” writing in biography and criticism

by Lydialyle Gibson

After Slavery Report, What Next?

A conference considering next steps in Harvard’s reparative process

by Lydialyle Gibson

The End of Shopping Week

After much debate, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences votes to adopt a system of previous-term registration for classes.

by Jonathan Shaw

“Ukraine Today, Taiwan Tomorrow?”

The East Asian implications of the Russia-Ukraine War

by Jacob Sweet

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu Named Class Day Speaker

"Defender of equity, inclusion, and opportunity" to address Class of 2022

by Nancy Walecki

Harvard’s Slave Legacy

A searching examination of the places kept “outside history,” and steps to come to terms with the University’s past

by Lydialyle Gibson