This Spring, Next Fall
Harvard’s COVID-19 spring and fall outlookThe outlook—at the momentJohn S. RosenbergMay-June 2021 jhj-harvard-spring-fall-2021-outlookIn academic terms, the pandemic maintained its sway over campus...
View Article“Neither Comfort nor Cover”
Harvard and sexual harassment: an apology for the past; new steps to end it nowA withering investigation of sexual harassmentLydialyle GibsonMay-June 2021 jhj-harvard-sexual-harassmentIn a February...
View ArticleEducation, Reschooled
Harvard’s new education master’s programJohn S. RosenbergMay-June 2021 jhj-new-education-masters-programNext fall, as K-12 schoolchildren throughout the country resume full-time classes, however...
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Climate-Change Changes
Harvard reports on “net-zero” investment processHarvard Management Company issues its first “Climate Report,” and an update on other institutions’ progressJohn S. RosenbergMay-June 2021...
View ArticleHAA Honors Three Alumni for Service
Harvard Alumni Medalists AnnouncedNell Porter Brown Harvard Alumni Medalists AnnouncedThe Harvard Alumni Association (HAA) has recognized three alumni as the 2021 Harvard Medalists, honoring their...
View ArticleHarvard Pilots In-Person Teaching for the Fall Semester
Harvard pilots in-person teaching for fallFaculty of Arts and Sciences tests hybrid classrooms and other pandemic adaptations.John S. Rosenberg Harvard pilots in-person teaching for fallOn the first...
View ArticleKevin Young to Address Harvard Alumni Association
Kevin Young Addresses Harvard Alumni AssociationJohn S. Rosenberg Kevin Young Address Harvard Alumni AssociationThe Harvard Alumni Association (HAA), which previously disclosed that its annual meeting...
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A Net-Zero-Energy Victorian Home Makes History
A Net-Zero-Energy Victorian Home Makes HistoryThe brand-new—but historic—house at 60 Stearns Street in Cambridge, MassachusettsKristina DeMichele net-zero-energy-victorian-home-cambridgeEarth Day...
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Harvard to Launch Quantum Science and Engineering Ph.D. Program
Harvard to Launch Quantum Science and Engineering Ph.D. ProgramJonathan Shaw Quantum doctoral programHarvard will launch a Ph.D. program in quantum science and engineering, one of the first in the...
View ArticleHarvard May Avoid FY 2021 Operating Loss Despite Pandemic
Harvard May Avoid FY 2021 Operating Loss Despite PandemicReduced expenses offset declines in revenue for FY 2021, helping Harvard avoid the layoffs that have eliminated one in eight jobs within higher...
View ArticleJeremy Lin to Speak at Harvard College Class Day
Jeremy Lin to Speak at Harvard College Class DayJohn S. Rosenberg Jeremy Lin Harvard College Class DayRemember Linsanity? It’s returning to campus: Jeremy Lin ’10, the Harvard basketball stalwart (he...
View ArticleFaculty of Arts and Sciences Tidies Up Pandemic and Single-Gender Policies
Faculty of Arts and Sciences Rule Changes Teaching AwardsJohn S. Rosenberg Faculty of Arts and Sciences Rule Changes Teaching AwardsThe Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) cleared up its remaining...
View ArticleHarvard Requires Students to Be Vaccinated for Fall
Harvard Requires Student Vaccination for FallJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Requires Student Vaccination for FallThe University announced today that Harvard, like at least a couple of hundred other...
View ArticleRadcliffe Institute Announces 2021-2022 Fellows
Radcliffe Institute Announces 2021-2022 FellowsJohn S. Rosenberg Radcliffe Institute Announces 2021-2022 FellowsAfter a year when the pandemic kept its fellows from convening on campus, the Radcliffe...
View ArticleMatthew Potts Appointed Harvard Pusey Minister
Matthew Potts Appointed Harvard Pusey MinisterJohn S. Rosenberg Matthew Potts Appointed Harvard Pusey MinisterMatthew Ichihashi Potts, professor of religious studies and literature, has been appointed...
View ArticleHarvard Reports Top Administrators’ and Investment Managers’ Pay
Harvard Reports Top Administrators’ and Investment Managers’ PayJohn S. Rosenberg Harvard Reports Top Administrator Investment Manager PayHarvard today released its 2019 tax filings, covering fiscal...
View ArticleAssessing Gender and Racial Equality Today
Assessing gender and racial equality todayLydialyle Gibson Danielle Allen, Margaret Marshall, and Jane Mendillo discuss equal rights“I sometimes feel that I’m Alice in Wonderland,” said Margaret...
View ArticlePresident Bacow’s Harvard Baccalaureate Remarks
President Bacow's Harvard Baccalaureate Remarks“This has not been a typical year”—but a tradition resumes, virtually.Lawrence Bacow commencement-tuesday-baccalauretate-bacow 2021Good afternoon, members...
View ArticleHarvard Returns to Normal This Fall
Harvard Returns to Normal This FallLydialyle GibsonJacob Sweet Harvard Returns to Normal This FallHarvard has announced that the University will essentially return to normal for the fall semester:...
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The Baccalaureate, and a Multitude of Distinct Graduations 2021
The Baccalaureate—and Proliferating Graduations 2021President Bacow on reconnecting with other people, and new First-Gen and LGBTQ+ graduation celebrations join the rosterJohn S. Rosenberg commencement...
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