University News
Breaking Bread
Alexander Heffner ’12 plumbs the state of democracy.
by Jack R. Trapanick
Breaking Ground in Allston
Building begins for the enterprise research campus.
by Jonathan Shaw
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