Harvard University

Alan M. Garber, Harvard’s interim president since January and previously its longest-serving provost, will serve as president through the 2026-27 academic year, it was announced Friday following a meeting of Harvard’s governing…

President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced Thursday that John F. Manning ’82, J.D. ’85, has been appointed the next provost of the University. Manning, who has been a professor of law at Harvard Law School (HLS) since 2004 and HLS dean since…

Jennifer O’Connor, whose career includes service as legal and strategic counsel inside the White House and with several federal agencies, will become the University’s new vice president and general counsel on July 29, interim President Alan…

Sarah Ganz Blythe, a highly respected curator, educator, and scholar with more than 25 years of museum experience, will be the new Elizabeth and John Moors Cabot Director of the Harvard Art Museums, interim Provost John Manning announced…

Harvard announced today that Joseph Y. Bae ’94 and Janice Y. K. Lee ’94 have made a $20 million gift to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Their generosity will endow the inaugural Bae Family Dean of Arts and Humanities and support…

Five faculty members have been named Harvard College Professors for their commitment to undergraduate teaching. The scholars work in fields ranging from philosophy to regenerative biology. They are: Matthew Liebmann, Peabody Professor of…

Students applying to Harvard College for fall 2025 admission will be required to submit standardized test scores, the Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced on Thursday. This new policy will be applied to the Class of 2029 admissions cycle…

The Harvard Alumni Association has announced that Scott A. Abell ’72, Katherine N. Lapp, and M. Lee Pelton, Ph.D. ’84, will receive the 2024 Harvard Medal. First awarded in 1981, the Harvard Medal recognizes extraordinary service to the…

Starting Monday, the Presidential Task Force on Combating Antisemitism and the Presidential Task Force on Combating Anti-Muslim and Anti-Arab Bias will begin holding listening sessions to hear from members of the Harvard community. The…

Harvard University will provide funds to cover travel expenses incurred by Tribal representatives who come to campus for the repatriation of ancestors and associated funerary belongings. “From my conversations with Tribal…