Bacow
As Admissions Trial Nears, Bacow Insists 'We Don't Discriminate Against Anybody'
The brand-new president said he is “confident” Harvard will prevail in court when the suit goes to trial on Oct. 15, though he is unsure what the Supreme Court may do should the case come before the nation's highest judges.
Bacow Heads to Home State of Michigan In Quest to Fix Harvard’s Image Problem
Bacow, a Michigan native, stopped through Detroit and Pontiac to make the case to locals that Harvard can positively impact their lives and neighborhoods. The trip comes at a perilous moment for higher education in America.
Bacow in Michigan
Students at International Technology Academy in Pontiac, Michigan give President Bacow and HGSE Dean Long a tour of the Robotics Lab.
Harvard Affiliates Will Huddle With Bacow to Strategize About Trump, DACA
A group of faculty, students, and staff will meet with President Bacow to discuss the Trump administration’s controversial policies on immigration.
Bacow Wastes No Time Making His Mark on Harvard
July and August can be sleepy and stifling in Cambridge — but the hot weather didn't deter University President Lawrence S. Bacow from a frenzied round of activity in his first two months as Harvard's 29th top leader.
Bacow 'Swooped' Into Opening Days With Instagram-Worthy Enthusiasm
Two months into his presidency — and days into his first semester — Bacow is taking an active, and very visible, role in undergraduate life.
Five Things You Need to Know About the Harvard Admissions Lawsuit
The case is set to go to trial on Oct. 15 in a Boston courthouse. A lot happened over the summer — so read up on the five major developments you need to know before the school year starts.
Bacow, Khurana Call for Civic Engagement in Challenging Times At Convocation
In his first speech to students as Harvard's president, Bacow gave the wide-eyed freshmen homework: registering to vote.
Bacow, Harvard Faculty Sign Letter Opposing Suggested EPA Rule
University President Lawrence S. Bacow and several Harvard professors spoke out this week against an Environmental Protection Agency rule that proposes making scientific data public, co-signing a public letter that asserts the rule would sow “confusion and chaos.”
During First Washington Trip as President, Bacow Pledges to Champion Higher Education
University President Lawrence S. Bacow spoke to lawmakers and Harvard affiliates on both sides of the political aisle during his first trip to Washington as Harvard’s president last week.
Claudine Gay Named Next Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences
Government and African and African American Studies Professor Claudine Gay will serve as the next Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Her appointment marks one of the first major decisions of Bacow's fledgling presidency.
With Home-Cooked Salmon, The Bacow Era Begins
The reins to the nation’s oldest university changed hands Sunday over plates of salmon — grilled by Harvard's 29th president Lawrence S. Bacow for its 28th, Drew G. Faust.
Q&A with Harvard President-elect Lawrence Bacow
Incoming Harvard University President Lawrence S. Bacow answers questions during the official press conference Sunday afternoon.
Bacow: Beginning of a New Era
Come behind-the-scenes during a photo session with President-elect Lawrence S. Bacow.
The Man For The Moment?
When Lawrence S. Bacow assumes Harvard's top job this summer, he will face a rising tide of anti-higher education sentiment around the country.
The Age of the Corporation
As the aftershocks of the Corporation’s decision continue to reverberate through campus, and as a former Corporation member prepares to take Harvard’s top job, some wonder whether the University is entering a new era: the age of the Corporation.
A Tale of Two Larrys
But for all of Bacow’s and Summers’s differences and similarities, one element will likely remain as constant for the second Larry as it did for the first: an attentive Faculty eager to push the boundaries of its governing power.
Nearly Half of Surveyed Faculty Ambivalent About Bacow
Roughly 45 percent of surveyed Harvard faculty reported feeling neither satisfied nor dissatisfied with the choice of Lawrence S. Bacow as Harvard’s next president.
Faust Forms Committee to ‘Review’ Lead-Up to Arrest of Black Student
Faust has formed a “review committee” to determine the exact “sequence of events” leading to the forcible arrest of a black undergraduate April 13 and to undertake a “systematic examination” of a wide variety of Harvard policies.
Faust Creates Committee to ‘Review’ Arrest of Black Student, "
Faust has formed a “review committee” to determine the exact “sequence of events” leading to the forcible arrest of a black undergraduate April 13 and to undertake a “systematic examination” of a wide variety of Harvard policies.
On a Run with Harvard’s Next President
Heavy rain qualifies as weather most runners would consider demoralizing. But rain plunges Bacow into a state of determination, calm, understanding, even zen.
Along the Charles River
Lawrence S. Bacow and Fifteen Minutes Magazine writer Luke W. Xu '20 run along the Charles River on a rainy Marathon Monday.
UC President on Unionization Election: 'Go Out and Vote'
UC leaders urged eligible students to vote in the student unionization election taking place Wednesday and Thursday.