Health & Medicine
Loneliness—Bad for Body and Mind
Harvard study finds link between loneliness and increased risk of stroke among older adults.
by Jack R. Trapanick
Harvard and MIT Sue to Overturn Order Banning International Students from Online Learning in Residence
Attack U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement directive
by John S. Rosenberg
Harvard College to Accommodate 40 Percent of Students Each Semester
Freshmen and others on campus this fall, seniors in spring; plus calendar changes, no change in cost of attendance, and other details released
by John S. Rosenberg
College Yield Drops 3 Percent During COVID-19
Some students have deferred their enrollment to next year.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova
Straws in the Wind?
Fall academic plans from four different New England institutions—and what Harvard faces
by John S. Rosenberg
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
Fall semester interrupted, a century ago
by Matteo Wong
What to Expect
The choices and challenges facing the University and the Harvard community
by John S. Rosenberg
The Pandemic’s Economic Fallout
How the COVID-19 economic crisis has been fundamentally different from past recessions
by Matteo Wong
Harvard College Outlines Fall Options—with Instruction Remaining Remote
Dean Claudine Gay outlines “minimal,” “moderate,” and “full” residential scenarios, and the hurdles that have to be overcome.
by John S. Rosenberg
Ending an Epidemic
The when and how of vaccines
by Jonathan Shaw
Harvard Will Guarantee Staff Pay and Benefits Past June 28
“[W]e will not be pursuing any furloughs or layoffs of our employees at this time,” executive vice president Katie Lapp wrote in an email.
by Marina N. Bolotnikova