FAS Launches Second $100 Million Drive for Ph.D. Fellowships After Meeting First Goal

Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences will begin a second $100 million fundraising challenge for endowed Ph.D. fellowships after donors helped the school meet its initial goal, FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra announced Thursday.

FAS To Increase Ph.D. Admissions After Year of Steep Cuts

The Faculty of Arts and Science plans to increase Ph.D. admissions next year, partially reversing steep reductions imposed across its divisions this academic cycle, FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra announced Tuesday.

GSAS Student Council Ratifies Executive Board Stipend After Monthslong Push

The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Student Council ratified the language for a new stipend for its executive board at its Thursday meeting, completing a monthslong effort to pay the body’s leaders for the first time.

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Harvard GSAS Student Council President Proposes Member Stipends to Boost Engagement

The president of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Student Council introduced a preliminary proposal at a Thursday meeting to provide stipends to council members in an effort to address long-standing attrition and low engagement.

Donors Raise $50 Million for Ph.D. Fellowships After FAS Admissions Cuts

Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences has raised $50 million from donors to endow new Ph.D. fellowships, an effort to stabilize graduate funding months after the school sharply reduced doctoral admissions amid financial pressure.

Harvard To Admit 50% Fewer Ph.D. Students in Science, Walking Back Deeper Cuts

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced Wednesday that it would reduce the number of Ph.D. admissions slots for the Science division by 50 percent for the current admissions cycle, walking back plans for even steeper cuts after faculty responded with frustration to the reductions.

Some Harvard Students Defer Grad School Plans As Universities Limit Admissions

Some Harvard students are delaying their applications to graduate school or planning to switch away from academia entirely as budget pressures push universities to offer fewer seats in graduate programs.

Harvard FAS Cuts Ph.D. Seats By More Than Half Across Next Two Admissions Cycles

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences slashed the number of Ph.D. student admissions slots for the Science division by more than 75 percent and for the Arts & Humanities division by about 60 percent for the next two years.

Harvard FAS To ‘Significantly’ Reduce Graduate Program Admissions Amid Budget Tightening

The Faculty of Arts and Sciences will admit new Ph.D. students “at significantly reduced levels” this year as Harvard shrinks its budgets in response to mounting federal funding pressures, according to a Tuesday email from FAS Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra.

‘Harder for All of Us’: Confusion Reigns After Harvard Excludes 900 Grad Students From Union

Harvard removed more than 900 students on research-based stipends from representation under its graduate student union in July. More than a month later, they’re still searching for clarity — and getting few answers.

Tom Lehrer ’47, Mathematician and Musician Who Set Wicked Satire to Cheery Tunes, Dies at 97

Thomas A. Lehrer ’47 — a beloved musician and mathematics instructor who set sardonic commentary to upbeat piano melodies — died on July 26. He was 97.

Graduate Student Council To Vote on Meeting Attendance Policy

Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences student government will vote on a motion to make its meeting attendance policy stricter after years of struggling with meeting attendance among its members.

‘A Responsible Pair of Hands’: Canales, Alvarado Elected To Lead Harvard Graduate Council

The Harvard Graduate Council elected Harvard Extension School student Bradley Canales and Harvard Graduate School of Education student Cynthia J. Alvarado as president and vice president for the 2025-26 academic year.

Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Will Deny All Waitlisted Candidates Amid Financial Uncertainty

The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences will reject all waitlisted candidates for its Ph.D. programs — the University’s latest response to federal funding cuts threatened by the Trump administration.

At Harvard, Grad Student Parents Navigate a Patchwork of Programs To Keep Up With Costs

Harvard has increased graduate student compensation to keep pace with rising costs of living. But many students still struggle with the costs of raising a family — whether because of scattered resources and program eligibility requirements at Harvard, or sky-high prices in Cambridge.

Garber Names Recipients of Inaugural Building Bridges Fund

President Alan M. Garber ’76 announced the four student-led projects receiving support from the inaugural President’s Building Bridges Fund in an email to Harvard affiliates Wednesday afternoon.

Harvard GSAS Student Council Aims To Boost Attendance at Meetings

The Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Student Council is looking for new ways to make sure elected student representatives attend its monthly meetings.

Judge Dismisses Hate Crime Charges Against Harvard Graduate Students

A Boston Municipal Court judge dismissed hate crime charges in an assault case involving two Harvard graduate students at a pro-Palestine protest, according to online court records.

Harvard Housing Raises Rent, Drawing Concerns Among Some Graduate Students

Harvard University Housing announced last week that it will impose up to 6.5 percent rent increases for renewing tenants in nearly 30 of its buildings for the upcoming leasing season.

GSAS Student Council Criticizes Harvard Housing Affordability

Members of the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Student Council criticized the Harvard administration for the high off-campus housing prices at a meeting Thursday night.

Harvard Graduate Council Launches Initiatives to Increase Engagement

The Harvard Graduate Council voted at a Monday night meeting to increase its engagement efforts with graduate students, such as by increasing the number of outreach emails and submitting op-eds to The Crimson.

GSAS Students Raise Complaints Over Dining Hall Restrictions and Reliability

At a November meeting, the GSAS Student Council raised concerns about the restrictive meal plan and expensive food prices at Lehman Hall Commons, the GSAS dining hall.

Harvard’s FAS Received $300 Million Last Year. Its Graduate School Has ‘Pretty Much No Funds.’

Despite bearing the name of billionaire Kenneth C. Griffin ’89, the Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences “has pretty much no funds,” Dean Emma Dench said in an interview with The Crimson last month.

GSAS Student Council Holds Special Elections, Laments Dining Options

The Harvard Graduate of Arts and Sciences Student Council held special elections and discussed upcoming events and advocacy issues at its third open meeting of the fall semester.