Online Takes Off
Online education at Harvard—a status reportJohn S. RosenbergMarch-April 2021 jhj-online-education-takes-offThe pandemic’s effects on classroom teaching were immediate and binary: given the dangers of...
View ArticleBaking Sourdough Bread Is a Survival Instinct
Baking Sourdough Bread is a Survival InstinctJacob Sweet Baking Sourdough Bread is a Survival InstinctWhen Noah Evers ’22 ran into problems with his final project for Psychology 15 (“Social...
View ArticleSFFA Asks Supreme Court to Review Harvard Admissions Lawsuit
SFFA Supreme Court Appeal of Harvard Admissions LawsuitJohn S. Rosenberg SFFA Supreme Court Appeal of Harvard Admissions LawsuitStudents for Fair Admissions (SFFA), which has pursued litigation against...
View ArticleEndowment Exposure to Fossil-Fuel Production Less than Two Percent of Assets
Harvard Endowment Fossil-Fuel Holdings Net-Zero ProgressJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Endowment Fossil-Fuel Holdings Net-Zero ProgressSome 10 months after the University announced its 2050 “net-zero” goal...
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Harvard Commencement to Be Virtual Again
Harvard Commencement Virtual Again Ruth Simmons SpeakerJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Commencement Virtual Again Ruth Simmons SpeakerPresident Lawrence S. Bacow informed the community this morning that...
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A Roadmap for Reforming Civic Education
The Crisis in Civic EducationSpencer Lee Lenfield civic-educationSeveral months before the invasion of the United States Capitol threw the nation’s seat of legislative power into peril, the Annenberg...
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Harvard COOP’s Major Makeover
Harvard COOP’s Major MakeoverKristina DeMichele harvard-coop-major-makeoverTaking advantage of the pandemic-induced reduction of activity in Harvard Square, the Harvard Coop has closed its main store...
View ArticleA Vision for Post-Pandemic Harvard
A Vision for Post-Pandemic HarvardJohn S. Rosenberg President Bacow on post-pandemic HarvardAs a president twice, and adviser to many other university leaders, Lawrence S. Bacow says he often counsels...
View ArticleReckoning with Repair
Reckoning with RepairLydialyle Gibson Radcliffe Institute discussion on Harvard and slavery's legacy A year and a half after President Lawrence Bacow announced an initiative to explore the legacy of...
View ArticleScrubbing Supply Chains
LEED Platinum and ILFI recognition for Science and Engineering ComplexJonathan Shaw SEC GREENHarvard leveraged construction of its massive new Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) in Allston in order...
View ArticleHarvard Staff to Return August 2
Harvard Return to Campus August 2John S. Rosenberg Harvard Return to Campus August 2The University announced today that if conditions permit, the majority of remote workers will be authorized to return...
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Making Voters Care About Climate Change
Making Voters Care About Climate ChangeJonathan Shaw making-voters-care-about-climate-changeOne day about four years ago, John Marshall’s youngest son came home from a class on climate change at...
View ArticleMartin Nowak Sanctioned for Jeffrey Epstein Involvement
Martin Nowak Sanctioned for Jeffrey Epstein InvolvementLydialyle Gibson Martin Nowak Sanctioned for Jeffrey Epstein InvolvementIn an email sent this afternoon to faculty members, graduate students, and...
View ArticleBalloting Begins
Harvard Overseer Balloting BeginsJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Overseer Election BeginsThe annual balloting for members of the Board of Overseers and elected directors of the Harvard Alumni Association...
View ArticleThe Fight for the Republic
A Failed Peaceful Transfer of Presidential PowerJonathan Shaw KristolIn 2021, the United States failed for the first time in its history to achieve a peaceful transfer of presidential power. The events...
View ArticleHarvard College Announces Class of 2025 Admissions Decisions
Harvard College Announces Class of 2025 Admissions DecisionsJacob Sweet Harvard College Announces Class of 2025 Admissions DecisionsThe College has admitted 1,968 of 57,435 applicants to the class of...
View ArticleRapid Tests, in Time for Fall Surge
Rapid Tests, in Time for Fall SurgeJonathan Shaw Rapid tests approvedLast week, the first rapid, inexpensive, coronavirus tests were finally approved for home use by the Food and Drug Administration....
View ArticleCOOP Conversion
Renovation and consolidation at Harvard COOPMay-June 2021 jhj_COOP_renovationTaking advantage of pandemic-reduced customer traffic, the Harvard COOP has accelerated a renovation. It is consolidating...
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Allston expansion, admissions litigation, center for citiesMay-June 2021 jhj-news-briefs-mj21Enlarged Allston AmbitionsEven as work proceeds toward construction of the first commercial buildings in...
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Brevia
Less construction ahead, quantum science and engineering, and moreMay-June 2021 jhj-brevia-mj21Town and GownThe section on capital projects in the 2020 edition of Harvard’s annual “Town Gown Report” to...
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