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Harvard Investigates IT Security Breach
The security breach to Faculty of Arts and Sciences and central administration information technology networks may have compromised email login information.
Zoning Board Delays Decision on Campus Center Plans
Cambridge residents and members of the board at a public hearing on Thursday expressed mixed opinions of the plans.
Boston 2024 Downsizes Harvard’s Role in Olympic Bid
The change in plans represents a dramatic change from bid documents submitted to the U.S. Olympic Committee in December.
Harvard No Longer Slated as Boston 2024 Tennis Host
Dorchester’s Harambee Park, not Harvard, would host Olympic and Paralympic tennis if Boston is selected as the host city of the 2024 Summer Games, yet another sign that Harvard’s relationship with the bid is evolving.
Widener Library Celebrates Centennial
Attendees sang “Happy Birthday” to the library as they commemorated its 100th birthday with red balloons, rose-topped cupcakes, and jazz music.
Construction Underway, Kennedy School Targets Active Learning in Campus Expansion
Kennedy School of Government faculty and staff are working alongside an incessant “banging” noise as construction on the school’s dramatic campus expansion is underway.
Cambridge Planning Board Recommends Campus Center Plans
The unanimous vote to recommend Harvard’s plans to renovate the Smith Campus Center to the city’s Board of Zoning Appeal moves the construction plans one step closer to city approval.
MIT Committee Recommends Targeted Fossil Fuel Divestment
The report comes as environmental activists at Harvard and elsewhere call for colleges and universities to divest from fossil fuel companies.
Douglas Elmendorf, Former CBO Director, To Lead Kennedy School
Elmendorf, who previously co-taught Harvard’s popular introductory economics course Economics 10 with professor Martin S. Feldstein ’61, succeeds current Kennedy School Dean David T. Ellwood ’75, who is stepping down at the end of this month.
Radcliffe Raises $44 Million in Capital Campaign
The Radcliffe campaign goal of $70 million constitutes about 1 percent of the University-wide capital campaign goal of $6.5 billion.
Alumni Elect Five New Overseers
The five alumni, who will serve six-year terms as Overseers, are R. Martin Chávez ’85, Fernande R. V. Duffly, Brian Greene ’84, Beth Y. Karlan ’78, and John Silvanus Wilson Jr.
Patrick Urges Graduates to Feel ‘Uneasy’ About Society’s Issues
During Thursday’s Commencement Day Afternoon Exercises, former Massachusetts Governor Deval L. Patrick '78 told graduates that he wanted them to feel “uneasy” about problems facing society, such as income inequality and climate change.
Chan Gift Has Public Health Faculty Optimistic
A historic gift brings the School of Public Health promise for the future and optimism for the present.
Harvard Confers 7,736 Degrees at 364th Commencement
Ten people received honorary degrees from the University, including Yale President Peter Salovey and former Massachusetts governor Deval L. Patrick ’78.
The Politics of Drew Faust
In a year of campus challenges to her leadership, Drew Faust’s tactical side was on full display. The strategy of public non-engagement favored by Harvard’s eighth-year president has supporters fawning but some campus constituencies feeling disrespected.
An Autopsy of General Education
Deemed “failing on a variety of fronts,” Harvard College’s core curriculum was doomed to start.
Harvard's Global Footprint
Through a growing network of international offices, Harvard remains competitive globally.
FAS Creates International Affairs Deanship
Margot Gill, currently the administrative dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, will become the Faculty of Arts and Sciences’ first administrative dean for international affairs.
A Call to Arms
Law School professor Janet Halley is pushing back against Harvard and the government's approach to Title IX.
Caught Between Criticisms
As fervor and debate on Title IX increase, Harvard cannot please all critics.
An Incomplete Partnership
With Harvard’s developments in Allston approved, neighborhood residents question if their voices are being heard.
Harvard’s Legal Defenders: Behind OGC
As Harvard faces increased regulatory pressure, the influence of its internal legal apparatus grows.
A Seat at the Table
After two Mass. Hall decisions prompt controversy, some Harvard professors are calling for a centralization of faculty governance.
Boston's Olympic Bid
Harvard could factor into Boston’s plans for the 2024 Games, but its tumultuous history in Allston has some residents worried.
The Founders: The Evolution of edX at Harvard and MIT
While the two schools co-founded the online learning platform three years ago, some say its effect has been greater on MIT’s campus.