Nancy Coleman Appointed Dean of Continuing Education
Nancy Coleman Dean Harvard Continuing EducationJohn S. Rosenberg Nancy Coleman Dean Harvard Continuing EducationFaculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) dean Claudine Gay today announced that Nancy Coleman,...
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How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu Pandemic
How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu PandemicMatteo Wong How Harvard Handled the 1918 Flu PandemicOn September 23, 1918, when Harvard College opened its doors for the new school year, the Spanish flu had...
View ArticleCollege Yield Drops 3 Percent During COVID-19
College Yield Drops 3 Percent Since COVID-19Marina N. Bolotnikova College Yield Drops 3 Percent Since COVID-19The College’s yield for the class of 2024, or the share of admitted students who indicated...
View ArticleHarvard Single-Gender Social-Club Rules Rescinded
Harvard Single-Gender Club Rules RescindedJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Rescinds Single-Gender Club RulesThe University announced Monday that in light of seemingly insuperable legal challenges, it is...
View ArticleMuch Bigger Than the Police
Much Bigger Than the PoliceLydialyle Gibson A Racliffe Institute panel on protest and policing“Policing, at present, is trapped in an intractable dilemma caused by the gap between a just society and...
View ArticleHarvard College to Accommodate 40 Percent of Students Each Semester
Harvard Allows 40 Percent of Undergraduates Return Fall SemesterJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Allows 40 Percent of Undergraduates Return Fall SemesterAbout 40 percent of Harvard undergraduates—entering...
View ArticleIvy League Announces No Sports in Fall
Ivy League Announces No Sports in FallJacob Sweet Ivy League Announces No Sports in FallThe first domino has fallen. The Ivy League announced today that athletic competition will not resume during the...
View ArticleCoastal Banks Shed Risky Mortgages—Putting the Financial System at Risk
Risky Lending in Flood ZonesBennett McIntosh Coastal Banks Are Selling Off Mortgages Threatened by Rising SeasWarming oceans—and the storms and rising sea levels they bring—will have their most severe...
View ArticleHarvard Discloses Top Earners
Harvard Top EarnersJonathan Shaw Harvard Highest Paid EmployeesThe University’s annual tax filings covering the fiscal year ended June 30, 2019, and the accompanying disclosures released today, include...
View ArticleFirst-Year International Students Won't Be Allowed on Campus This Fall
First-Year International Students Won't Be Allowed on Campus This Fall First-Year International Students Won't Be Allowed on Campus This FallFirst-year international students will not be allowed to...
View ArticleBalancing Mental Health and COVID Safety
Balancing Mental Health and COVID SafetyMatteo Wong Balancing Mental Health on Campus and COVID SafetyThere were stretches in the spring, sometimes for days, when Lucy Wickings ’22 could barely bring...
View ArticleFailing the Coronavirus-Testing Test
New Test Paradigm Needed for SARS-CoV-2Jonathan Shaw COVID-19 test for public health“At the moment, the United States has no semblance of public-health testing” for the coronavirus, says Michael Mina,...
View ArticleRe-naming Lowell House?
Re-naming Harvard’s Lowell House?John S. Rosenberg Re-naming Harvard’s Lowell House?As they prepared to assume the faculty deanship of the renovated Lowell House last summer, David Laibson and Nina...
View ArticleFall Comes into Focus
Harvard fall student and staff conditionsJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard fall student and staff constraintsWhen students begin arriving in Cambridge, about three weeks hence, they will enter a community...
View ArticleBoard of Overseers Campaign Hotly Contested
Board of Overseers Campaign Hotly ContestedJohn S. Rosenberg Board of Overseers Campaign Hotly ContestedAs voting in this year’s election for members of the Board of Overseers concludes—the deadline is...
View Article“Hands On” with Fragile Glass Sea Creatures
Blaschka Glass Sea Creatures Rendered in 3DMatteo Wong Blaschka 3D sea creaturesWhen James Hanken became the director of Harvard’s Museum of Comparative Zoology (MCZ) two decades ago, the museum’s...
View ArticleThe 40 Percent Solution
Preview of Harvard fall term 2020An unprecedented 2020 fall termJohn S. RosenbergSeptember-October 2020 jhj-40-percent-solutionFollowing an academic year in which campus was hurriedly emptied over...
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University People
University PeopleSeptember-October 2020 jhj-university-people-so20Danielle S. AllenPhotograph by Kris Snibbe/HPAC Dani RodrikPhotograph by Stephanie Mitchell/HPACHonor RollConant University Professor...
View ArticleNews Briefs
New Harvard gift policy and moreJohn S. RosenbergSeptember-October 2020 jhj-news-briefs-so20Giving GuidanceIn the wake of the “Varsity Blues” admissions scandal (which did not touch Harvard) and gifts...
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Brevia
New diversity and inclusion officer and other Harvard newsSeptember-October 2020 jhj-brevia-so20CDIOSheri Ann Charleston has been appointed Harvard’s first chief diversity and inclusion officer,...
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